OCR Text |
Show ' 'Frctsmltiei fcl PvZ2i Sciscls. A tight Is being made on the members of the Ght-i Ght-i eago Board of Education because that body has issued is-sued an edict that niembera of school fraternities shall not be allowed to particrpafe.in athletic and. other contest. The object of the board is to break " tip the fraternities, and of course' its action ia re cented by the pupils that are members of them. v Fraternities have no plaee in the public schools. Even in colleges araf universities they are of que' tion'able benefit, although; the tendency is growing " to admit members because of their merit rather than because of their wealth or social position. We can . eee where a fraternity can be of benefit to a young man af college in enabling" him to make friends' and to enjoy society that he would otherwise be without, with-out, but in the public schools they are distinctly Bitwise. Bit-wise. t " ' - The public schools are for alt who attend them and the organization of fraternities among the pupils pu-pils tends to destroy the democratic atmosphere that we think is one of the greatest benefits to the pupils. :Fraternities make tittle aristocrat out of many of the young persons, who join then! They should be discouraged in all public schools . .:z That is eidenfly the view of the Chicago Board of-Education, and all parents who are anxious thai their children get a fair education and become man ly and womanly should support the board in the t-tantf ft has taken. |