The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-06-05
Schools Fail To
Receive Increased
Aid By Legislation
Daniels Cramer Bill
Passes House In
Reduced Amount

The Daniels -Cramer bill, which
finally passed the House in Column
bus last Thursday with a reduced
amount for the schools, affects every
teacher in the Caldwell and Noble
county system and in many respects
will be far reaching here.
After much political coniving, the
House members passed the bill, al
lowing $83,500,00 or less than the
Senate'S version, which is $4,000
GOO. T'NO0'
Superintendent H. c. Secrest of
the Noble county school, Superin-
tendent Dwain Dyer of the local
schools, in addition to several other
instructors, have made numerous
trips to Columbus, in the interest of
an increased amount for the schools.
If the Daniels Cramer bill. as Il
now stands, finally becomes a law.
1t is bound to affect both the county
and local system, for many teachers
have indicated that they will seek
more lucrative jobs.
Caldwell will probably be looking
around for a new coach and there
are bound to be designations this
summer.
State representative George c.
Philpot of Summerfield has drawn
an accurate picture of what really
happened in Columbus last week.
In his own words, this is what oc-
CURED:
"Wednesday night between eleven
and twelve o'clock, l learned that
the Daniels-Cramer bill, commonly
known as the school bill, would be
the second bill on the calendar,
Thursday. This was an unusual pro-
cedure. Members can tell by each
days calendar what bills will be I'D
next day. Furthermore, Monday and
Thursday sessions are devoted to
bills of local interest and less i'm
portance. Many members had gone
home after Wednesdays session, ex-
pecting to stay until Monday. These
members as well as many school
men were called during the night.
/ got to bed about two o'clock. Some
men worked most of the night. At
5:45 a. m, l was called out of bed
by Senator Daniels and asked to
come to his office. From then to
ten o'clock the members in favor of
4CSkOA A4IS ~. II. w. 10 W lIlC NO6IldLG
version, which is S88,000,000 a year
for school, marshalled their forces.
It was all lost labor. Not one of us
could get recognition to introduce
our amendments. The Speaker
recognized only members in favor
of the reduced bill of $50, ,500,0
Rep. Walter Tarr of Cincinnati
attempted to amend the whole bill
with a new bill, but was defeated
107 to Is. Rep. Rolf of the same city
attempted to amend, but was de-
feated. Rep. Collins of Lawrence
county attempted to remove the
provision for purchase of school
buses. Finally Rep. Robinson of
Marion got recognition and his mo-
ton on the previous question
carried. That put S. B. 48 up for
vote 1t passed 105-20. Many of the
los would have liked to vote in pro-
test against the steam roller tactics,
but knowing that the schools must
have immediate help and that the
present school financial school pro-
gram terminates next month, they
reluctantly went along.
'On a motion by Rep. Hayden, for
of the vote by which
S. B. No. 48 was passed, the vote
was 48 to reconsider and rs against.
This is more indicative of the feel
ing of the members.
IF the Senate holds the line for
$88,000,000 and they seemed to be so
inclined, the Legislature will be in
session for another month and a
conference will probably recon-
mend compromise amount"
A charge that Ohio property own
ers and 100000 school children
have been "victimized" by shame
full dictatorial techniques" in the
General Assembly was made Friday
by DR.. H. F. Valance, president of
the Ohio Education Association.
AS passed by the House, the bill
carried an appropriation of $83,50O,-
900 for a full school year. This was
approximately $4,500000 less than
the amount fixed by the Senate,
and $16,500,000 less than the $780,
100000 sought by the education as
sociation.
In a bitter denunciation of the
House action, DR.. Valance charged
the bill was "railroaded." He de-
clared:
''The latest $5,OO0,OOO slash in the
Daniels-C -Cramer school aid bill, rail-
roaded through the House this week
under the guidance of Gov. Herbert
and the prodding of corporate lob
byists, means a reduction of $17,00O,-
900 from the original 100000, 900
provided by the bill.
'Huey Long could not have inn
proved upon the shameful dictate
rial techniques which were en-
ployed by the House leadership in
its attack up the educational future
of Ohio's children.
so now we have the picture of
the state government, seated upon
a treasury surplus of $4,000, 900,
demanding that local taxpayers
greatly increase their real estate
taxing effort and, at the same time,
the Legislature lops off many mill
lions of dollars from the state con-