There have until now been two distinct League of Nations’ Unions in Lithuania, a Lithuanian Union and a Jewish Union. On the initiative of the Lithuanian League of Nations Union a meeting has been held here of both Unions and it has been decided to unite them on federative lines.
Abraham Lefkowitz, a teacher in the High School of Commerce, who was first on the list of eligibies for First Assistant Principal, has been refused promotion by the Board of Superintendents of the Board of Education.
There is a difference of opinion in the Board of Superintendents as to the reason for the refusal to promote Mr. Lefkowitz. It was stated by some members of the Board that the refusal was due to Mr. Lefkowitz’s political views, he being a Socialist. Mr. Lefkowitz stated that the refusal to appoint him was because of his activities in the Teachers’ Union.
At the State Convention of the Socialist Party the delegates voiced indignation over the reported action of the Superintendents in refusing to promote Mr. Lefkowitz, and several of them declared the discrimination shown against the teacher, who was active in promoting the interests of the teachers both before the Board of Education and the Legislature, was an outrage.
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