S—THE MILL CITY ENTERPRISE
HUCKLEBERRY
Detroit School
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available here for a rea«onable settle
ment of this problem.
Aside from the gross unfairness to
the teachers, I do not believe suitable
replacements could be obtained by
this fall. The lack of adequate hous
ing, the distance to dental and med
ical care, the lack of recreational and
cultural facilities and our isolation, ail
represent drawbacks as far as attract
ing new teachers here.
We like these five teachers and
want to keep them. They have been
teaching here an average of four
years, know our children, have built
homes here and become part of the
community. They are excellent teach
ers and will be finding employment
elsewhere unless something is done
promptly. For these leasons I am
asking that an investigation be made
by your office as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
AMBER RUTHERFORD.
Oregon Education Association
Portland, Oregon
March 31, 9153
Dear Mrs. Rutheiford:
I am inclosing a copy of the report
prepared by the OEA Ethics Commis
sion on the Detroit school situation.
The commission has asked that I
transmit this to you.
Very truly yours,
RICHARD H. BARSS
gram. The school board had arbitra
rily decided in one motion, not to re
elect five members of the elementary
school staff for the 1953-54 school
year, seemingly as a result of the
conflict situation. In addition, one in
dividual requesting that the OEA ob
tain a public retraction of an alleged
statement implying that he was said
to be a communist and only co-oper-
lative with reluctance in an American-
j ism project of the Detroit school.
1953-54 school year. This action was
I said to have been taken because of
a need to reduce the teaching staff
by two members for the coming school
year and because some of the teachers
included in the motion were allegedly
disturbing influences. Following the
board action, another petition ap
pears to have been circulated in the
community to which a significant
number of signatures were obtained.
To the time of the commission investi
gations this petition, too, had not for
mally been presented to the board. It
apparently stated that the signers be
lieved the school board had been
elected to do its job as its members
saw fit. It implied, in effect, that
the signers sustained the school
board's actions.
Commission Procedure:
Vaiious individuals were contacted
by representatives of the Ethics Com
mission in the course of investigations
into the Detroit school situation. Two
trips were made into the Detroit area,
one on January 31 and a second on
February 13, and the commission rep
resentatives talked with persons rep Beliefs of the Commission:
resenting two oposing sides of the i
On the basis of the information ob-
Background Information:
school
controversy. They met with 1 tained, the commission believes the
On January 13, 1953, the OEA was
contacted by letter by a teacher in the individuals who had filed the com following points summarize the gen-
Detroit schools, requesting answers on plaints as well as many other persons. ’ eral situation:
1. There is a considerable commu-
behalf of herself and some fellow Information and Opinion Obtained:
teachers to questions involving admin
Opinions and/or information ob nity unrest over the Detroit schools.
2. The five teachers whom the board
istrator-teacher relationships. Follow tained indicates that the Detroit
ing a visit by an OEA field service schools have become a focal point for decided not to re-elect on Jan. 15 were
representative, three teachers and one a fairly widespread community con generally considered excellent teach
parent made formal requests for study troversy. The conflict appears to be ers in the class-room work.
3. There did not appear to be any
of the situation in Detroit by the broader than the schools, but the
OEA Ethics Commission. Their re schools have become a center of con belief on the part of any individuals
quests asked for impartial, outside troversy. A petition had been circu contacted that anyone in the commu
help which might resolve conflicts lated in the area which sought to pre nity considered any of the school’s
which were hurting tse school pro- vent the re-election of the distiict’s faculty members to be communistic
I er who might have been retired upon
superintendent for the 1953-54 school or unpatroitic.
4. The board acted within its legal reaching 65 years of age.
year. The petition had not, to the
time of the sub-committees' investi rights in re-electing the incumbent We Therefore Recommend:
WE SELL BETTER
gations,
been formally presented to i superintendent for another school year
CARS FOR LESS!
1. The school board should le-ex-
the school board as a whole. It had and in deciding not to re-elect the five amine its actions.
elementary
school
teachers.
been directed to two individual mem- (
2. It should re-open consideration
5. The petition seeking to replace
hers of the board. The district school
of
the positions of the five elementary
the
superintendent
should
have
been
board had, at its meeting of Jan. 15,
re elected the incumbent superinten presented to the board as a whole in teachers concerned and consider each
dent to a one-year contract for the the normal manner if it were to be case individually, not through a blan-
■ ket motion.
Stayton
1953-64 school year, and at the same given consideration by the board.
meeting the board acted on one motion ! 6. Prior to the board's actions on
3. The board give the teachers an
IT PAYS TO BUY AT
and passed it which put it on record > Jan. 15, so more all of the non-re- lopportunity to discuss their situations
HOME!
as decided not to re-elect five of the 1 elected teachers had unwisely allowed ’ in a fair and friendly atmosphere.
4. The teachers be given recom-
elementary school teachers for the themselves to become identified with
■ the group of citizens opposed to the 1 mendations emphasizing the good na-
present school administration, but ' ture of their teaching ability.
they appear not to have participated
5. The school board and or the
actively in opposition. Under the cir school administration should immedi-
cumstances of community conflict, we iately improve many questionable
believe it was unwise for the teachers practices now found in the district,
to have allowed themselves to have such as irregularity of board meetings
become identified with this opposition. l as far as time and place are concerned,
EVERYONE WELCOME
7. The school board acted hastily in placing of teacher dismissal notices in
the situation.
It should have talked open mail, and failure to give prompt
with the teachers before taking the official notice of actions taken con
action it did, and it should have had cerning teachers before such actions
a prior understanding with any teach- become general public gnowledge.
On Highway 222, Linn County Side
6. The community refrain from
further direct agitation of the re
Mil l. (H Y
election issue but determine its future 1
Shuffleboard
Good Music
Don t let difficult breathlnr. coughing
school situation by ballot in the next
George “Sparky" Diller
«nd wheetln«. du« to recurring spasms oi
Bronchial Asthma or almple Bronchitis
school
election in the district.
ruin your sleep and energy without trying
MENDACO. Works through your blood to
7. That local economic interests not
help loosen and remove thick, strangling
, be allowed to impinge on school af-
mucus Thus usually allays coughing which
permits freer brewthing end eounder sleep.
fairs as allegedly has occurred re-
Get MENDACO under money back guar
antee ft druggists.
cently.
GENE TEAGUE
CHEVROLET
PCN'T BE AFEAID,
HONEY----- RI6HT
THESE IS SOMEONE
WHO IS COI NO TO
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