Evening star., 1962-10-23
Stirred Up by TOTS

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TOTS" (Truth on the
Schools Committee), have
attempted to "set the rec
ord straight on Montgomery
County schools" with the
usual cry Of wolf"
BY what divine appoint
ment has this group been Sc
lected to develop the educa-
tional program in Montgom-
cry County? BY the use Of
the term 1--WE" in their letter
they take credit for all ac-
complishments in the county
education field during the
last 10 years. Will they also
accept responsibility for its
failures?
Does the questioning Of
fiscal stewardship make one
an enemy Of education? The
majority of the members Of
the Non-Partisan Taxpayers
League Of Montgomery
County have either children
or grandchildren in our
schools. They are just as in
terested in quality education
for their children as these
self-appointed politicos claim
to be.
Our league recognizes that
this county has had. and
probably will continue to
have, explosive problems in
providing adequate housing
and teaching for the school
population. 1t also recognizes
that the expenditures of 80
per cent of the local tax dol
lar for education imposes an
extremely high responsibility
on those officials charged
with this expenditure. It is
our aim not to attack, but to
help, these officials give q
satisfactory accounting to
the electorate for their stew
ardShip of public funds. This
we intend to do. We shall
require the same accounta-
bility from whomever the
voters may entrust with this
responsibility.
To call our organization
an enemy" of the Mont
gomery County school sys-
TEN is nothing less than
madness. No person who
would make such a charge
should have anything to do
or say about this county's
educational program.
The 1,500 plus membership
of the league will strongly
resent this devious and false
attack upon their honest and
fortnight motives.
Hal Lackey,
General Counsel,
Non-Partisan Taxpayers
League Of Montgomery
County
+ 4 4 =
May I add my braves in
response to the excellent let
ter published in The Star
from the four co-chairmen Of
the Truth on the Schools
Committee?
1t seems it is all too easy
for Montgomery Countians
to forget the split sessions,
non-qualified teachers, over
crowded classrooms and me-
diocre curriculum of just a
few short years ago.
Messrs. McIntire, Weed,
Able and Els have clearly
pointed out that the elimina-
ton of these conditions can
be directly attributed to our
excellent county budget and
necessary tax rate.
I, for one, am very proud
to add my vote Of conf
dence to those who have
made Montgomery County's
fine educational system what
1t is today.
Natalie B. Intrater.
One can appreciate the ef-
forts of the past presidents
of the Montgomery County
Council of the PTA as re-
Elected in their letter to The
Star. 1t is unfortunate, how
ever, that these individuals
wrote that those who dis
agree with them "oppose edu-
cation (they) are more
concerned with cutting their
own tax bill than in provid-
ing quality education" Are
those who agree with Ad-
miral Rickover's call for
higher academic standards
to be so described? Or how
about those who believe that
the Amidon School expert
ment in the District has
proved its worth and should
be adopted in Montgomery
County?
C. ID. Hill.