Word: gartland
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Arthur J. Gartland '36, the only Boston School Committee incumbent supported by civil rights leaders, was defeated yesterday in his bid for re-election to a third term...
Only Arthur Gartland among the incumbents has stuck out his neck in favor of innovation. He has voted for the Roxbury site for Boston English, he has voted to recognize the problem of de facto segregation, he has voted to set immediate plans in motion for complying with the state Racial Imbalance Bill. He is joined on these issues by his four fellow candidates of the Citizens for Boston Schools: Melvin King, Velia Dicesare, John F. X. Gaquin, and George H. Parker, King, a Negro and a Roxbury social worker, would at long last give ghetto residents a voice...
...Gartland and King, at least, have a chance of getting elected. The CRIMSON strongly supports all five of the Citizens' candidates...
King declared that "in this election, the major campaign issue is unfortunately related to racism and bigotry." Gartland and King placed fifth and sixth respectively in the primary balloting for the five-man board...
...Gartland also announced that the Harvard-Radcliffe Young Democrats next week will address and mail 50,000 letters supporting his and King's election...