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m ' - ^M G E T jB R E E Revenue Suit s S S S ' l i ___________________________ S H 2 S i; '■ meetings I have ever attOTdrf. lt was siso one of the inpst Vilifying higherrcourts S; necessary. In' rfcause a great Wow was struck for (he cause of Liberty, Music, ----- —d Education, Common S e ^ OTd FreeporL It seemrf ttmt the invitatlOT extendeddo oim famous Freeport H.S. Batid'tb play at the;:Reptiblican Polltical '^ l l y at the ^liseum on October 23ttl, fealunrig tha;>great star.himself, Richard M. Nixon, President of the U.S., had tweaked the hoses of some of our local Democrats and set the judiciary juices in Sdiool Attorney itocky wall’s legal inttstihes Howing jike Niagara.Falls. What appeared as an uncomphcated honor and opportunity for a disciplined group of Freeport’s students to demonstrate their art and organization before a national audience, was alm(»t twisted into a diabolical plot to assassinate McGovern and distort public tax ihoney a con tribution to the Republican Campaign Fund. The extent to which the human animal can rationalize his basest motives behind a smokescreen of pretentious altruisms, is almost as remarkable as the capacity of an attorney to split the atoms of a legal hair into an ultimate paralysis of meaningless infinity. A strong case coutd be made for the Attorney Rocky Wall; he was only doing his job. Someone had to force the School Board to carefully assess all the possible legal and political ramifications of their “precedent-setting” decision in our complex world. It was never very popular or soul'-iiifl^ing to play the Devil's Advocate. But the gen tleman who proudly announc^ that he would forbid his two children, who are members of the Band, to participate in j^jralitical raliy because, “by their presence they were indirectly e n d u ing one party over another”, deludes no one but himself. What he really meant to say was — “I don’t care if it is the opportunity of a lifetime for a local musical company; I don’t care if the occasion affords Freeport a rare chance to gain some badly-needed image-building, positive publicity; I don’t care if the children are denied the thrill of performing before a President of the U.S. I am a man of PRINCIPLE. My personal prejudice comes fust! Besides 1 hate Republicans and I loathe Nixon more than I desire to see my children grow. ’’ Attorney Wall’s legal stew was of course more sincere but no less logically disposable. “Could a School Board allow a public school band, equipped with publicly supported teachers, uniforms and in struments, to perform at a partisan political rally, even though the band members unanimously voted to go, and from which excursion, any individual members could withdraw without pehalty?” School Superintendent, Don Costlow, wrapped it up veiy neatly Uie man^: ready to ' tolvo miy April, Fr^port announce that it was joining Lynbrook in the suit and this week .a Village spokesman told TtiE LEADER that there was no plans to drop from the fight!.:/ The suit s e d ^ tp' declare Ar ticle #4A of the N w York State Finance Law unconstitutional on the grounds that4he Village per capita aid of $3.60,_cQmpared to the Cities’ per capita aid of $8.60, is discriminatory and violative of the due process clause of the Constitution. Meanwhile, a joint legislative committee, headed by Assem blyman George J. Farrell Jr. and Senator Norman Levy is probing into the question with hearings being held throughout the state, R e fe ra n d u m a P ro m is e (Continued Crom 1) continued, “the most important part of the job is dealing with people, both the general public and employees. Remember the Mayor is the head of a large corporation for which h u n d r ^ of people work. When there is trouble in any department, the Mayor should be on the scene with the power of the office, not; the man;: ready to ' Solve ray LIONS GLAUCOMA PROGRAM, Despite rainy weather over 350 persons took advantage of the free glaucoma screening test given last Thursday by the Freeport Lions Club in cooperation with Doc tors Hospital. Shown being examined is Mrs, Dorothy Gordon, Free port Mayor Robert Sweeney's secretary. Looking on (L-R) are Doctors O i r e ^ r of Nursing Education Mrs. Anne Trohn, Ad ministrator Henry Olshin, Chief of Ophthalmology Or. Benjamin Alperin and Glaucoma Drive Chairman Louis Neuwirth. (Photo by Oscar.l TRANSPLANTS - HAIRPIECES - FUSION WEAVE MEDICAL GRAFT REBARDLESS OF IRE METHOD, I IF YOU CAN SPOT IT THEN FORBET ITl comfortable? FOR A NOCOST OR OBLIGATION INQUIRY GULSStm Which is best for your need? Which is undetectable afid How much does it cost? We feature all methods at a savings AIL METHOD by CARLTON 381 SUNRISE H’WY— LYWBOOK, N.Y. bon Costlow go on with the answer, we might afi still be attending the longest Public School Board Meeting on record. Freeport provided the first H.S. band to ever play in the Macy Christmas Parade, the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium; the band traveled thousands of miles to perform at dedications, private and public functions and events, deep in Dixie and way up in \Oshtioah”. AT NO TIME WAS THEIR PRESENCE AT ANY OCCASION EVER INTERPRETED AS NECESSARILY INDICATIVE OF THE BAND'S OR FREEPORT'S ENDORSING OR ESPOUSING THE CAUSE OR PROGRAM OF THE OCCASION'S SPONSORS. There is no record of any complaint ever filed by Gimbels about the presence of Freeport’s H.S. Band in the Macy Parade. Gimbels was intelligent enough to understand that whenever they decided on a Parade of their own and had the good taste to invite the F.H.S. Band and the Band elected to go, the Band would cheerfully perform for them also. AND BY SO DOING WOULD NOT NECESSARILY BE ENDORSING GIMBELS OVER MACY'S. It is to the School Administration’s and the Board’s undying credit that, having digested arguments pro and con offered by teachers, students and parents, they swept aside the facade of narrow-minded and subjective philosophical bilge and unanimously and courageously voted to allow the Band to attend Expertly chaired by Rev. Em manuel, in the absence of Pres. Harold Levine, Joe McAndrews supplied the officially-accepted wording of the ultimat^y passed resolution: that the Board of Education of this School District con sidered the attendance at the Republican Rally as a “LEARNING EXPERIENCE” and therefore authorized the Band to go if they wished but with the stipulation that any funds expended in this regard be drawn from Ihe District's Budget and nut be accepted from the Republican Party What dire precedent could the School Board have possibly established with their bold response to the cleverly disguised efforls of the politically-oriented killjoys to upset a chance for this singular \learning experience”? Only this: \that henceforth a Freeport Board of Education would be obliged lo authorize a similar permission for the F.H.S. Band lo perform at other political events, providing the same conditions prevailed concerning approximate distance, safety and unanimity of its members In view of the rich reward immediately lo be gained and the promise of future educational plumbs accruing at both ends of the rainbow, 1 find such a punishment easy to endure. There is no dearth of historical evidence to assure that good music will transcend political expediency, whenever the twain shall meet. Speaking of School Board precedents. Trustee Larry Yanover used the occasion of this same Public Meeting to acquaint the taxpayers with a possible policy developing, whereby less frugal Trustees might well grow accustomed to a habit of picking up with local tax money all the social programs that were previously funded through Title I, etc, by a new “bankrupt\ Federal Government. Assured by the School Supt. and the balance of the Board that each and every “inherited\ program would receive strict appraisal against a tight schitduie of financial priorities. \Yanover went ahead and made it unanimous to retain the much-respected School-Community RelaUons Officer, William Oliver and his assistant, Dahlia Starks, for the balano! of the year Yanover, felt compelled, however unpopular the job was, to alert Freeporters that some of their school tax money was now in the process of being switched from insurance funds and other generously padded conUngencies, in order lo finance former TiOe I, clc. (Continued on Page 16) the Mayor's desk each working day or in touch with his secretary could fulfill this important func tion to the benefit of the entire Village,” Asked by THE LEADER what would happen if \John Doe,\ who is only interested in the $30,000 salary, got the job. and spent his days on the golf course, Sweeney replied: ”11 couldn't happen. The Mayor is answerable lo the Board. Too, the Mayor is not only working for the Village when he’s physically in the Village. Another important function is attending such meetings as the Conference of Mayors, a lobbying group where we fight for what our communities need. To attend these, I’ve had to take a vacation day and thus have not had the full three-week straight vacation lo which I’m entitled in years ” \The important thing is that the people will decide on November 7lh,” the Mayor concluded Eagleton D inner Senator Thomas Eagleton will be guest of honor at the Nassau County Democratic Parly county-wide fund raising dinner. The event will be held at Carl Hoppl's in Baldwin on Sunday, October 29 at 7:30 P.M. Tickets for this affair are $50.00 each. ★ INTEGRITY ★ EXPERIENCE ■k JUDGMENT VOTE FOR SHANE ON ROW B ON NOV. 7 fo r bv C o m m ittee to r E lection o f D e v id M, Shane Aluminum Vinyl • Shakes SIDING WHYBEASUVE TO YOUR WINDOWS? 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