Hit False Campaign Issues

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Hit False Campaign Issues
We, the four candidates for the two places on the Cleveland Heights School District Board of Education which are to
toe filled by election November 6th, desire to make this joint
statement in the community interest:
We have been disturbed by reports that issues in no way
related to our election have been irresponsibly injected into
the campaign.
It is an irresponsible disservice to the community in this
campaign for anyone to raise questions concerning the religious beliefs or attitudes or the integrity or patriotism of the
candidates, or the religious beliefs or patriotism of their supporters.
Each of us recognizes the sincerity of our opponents,
and we join in asking all citizens of the Heights to discourage
the raising of false issues about the integrity, religious beliefs,
or patriotism of any of the School Board candidates.
We on our part pledge ourselves to present in the coming
weeks the real school issues facing our community vigorously
forthrightiy, and responsibly.
By Ronald Brown
I pledge that I will use my best
efforts to make sure that the new
Superintendent is afforded every
opportunity to succeed in his
work.
I pledge my best efforts to insure the establishment of a clear
line of authority so that Superintendent, Principals and Teachers
will work in an environm ent
which will encourage their finest
creative effort on behalf of our
children.
I pledge single'' allegiance  only
to the community of the Cleveland
Heights School District.
I pledge careful, thorough, objective consideration, of all controversial matters brought before
the board.
I pledge the. same care and consideration of the taxpayers' money
as I give to my own or my company's finances.
I believe, with the Founding
Fathers of our Nation, that any
governing body, whether a federal government or a local board
of education, should be representative of all points of view in
order to provide the checks and
balances necessary for sound democratic functioning in the interests
of all citizens. Therefore, I fear
and abhor a board composed of
people sponsored by one group, no
matter how meritorious the group
or its representative.
I believe, with those responsible
for the management of large universities, that a well-balanced
board of education must comprise
not only competent educators but
also competent businessmen.
By John P. Barden
The educational issues of the
School District campaign are
simple and clear. Barden and
Spilka, endorsed by the Committee for Educational Progress, support the policies of the present
Board of Education. The opposition candidates do not.
The Board has returned the
control of the Cleveland Heights
Schools to the people. Board meetings are open. The present Board
does not meet with small groups
in private homes, as previous
boards did. Within the current
year, the Board refused such a
secret meeting requested by
members of the opposition group
who were unwilling to raise their
questions in open meeting.
The Board has set up four ad-'
visory committees of citizens—
Finance, Curriculum, Human Relations, Buildings and Grounds. It
always considers the sound advice
of these committees before acting.
This gives it the broadest possible
community representation in its
deliberations.
The Board has created the basis
for effective guidance and counselling service in the schools, for
elementary school libraries, for
exceptional children, for smaller
classes, for healthy student social
organization, for improvement of
the teaching and curriculum which
encourage individual attention to
all school children as human
beings. These measures have general community approval. Even
the opposition will pay lip-service
to them.
The Board has provided a new
administration to bring effective
leadership for an excellent faculty.
With this vigorous leadership the
schools are again pulling together
and returning to high operational
standards. Staff morale has improved* salaries have been increased; clear lines of responsibility have been established. The
opposition group opposed the
change in administration.
Everybody with the interests of
their children and their schools in
mind will get out on November
6 and vote for Barden and Spilka.