Box 2
Contains 137 Results:
Teachers leap off cliff reaching for an apple which reads, Merit Pay and fall through the words, Low Pay for All, 1960
October 01, 1960.
Needed: A Giant Step, 1957
Large man in tuxedo sits at desk, listening to man in cap and gown, with a chart showing a growing war production index pointing to hot war
Drawings depicting issues facing teachers and teachers' unions including anti-Communist struggles, and issues of employment, pay, facilities, and government aid to schools.
And Make Sure We Get It, 1950
January 21, 1950. A large bag of money sings "Happy New Year" to Mr. Big, a top city official, while Miss Teacher reaches out to a fleeing two cents who say, "Maybe next July, maybe!"
The Man who came to Dinner, 1951
December 15, 1951. Monstrous man wearing a shirt reading, "Inflation" is eating a giant meal as two normal sized people eat meagerly
Dont Let it Break, 1961
May 27, 1961. "Federal Aid" Two unnamed forces- possibly city and state governments- play tug of war, with the rope representing education, and may, by their efforts, sever the lifeline to the schools.
Wage Frozen; Prices?, 1951
March 10, 1951. "Deep Freeze 1951 Model" Wages frozen in the bottom of large block of ice, while prices stand on tip-toes on top of the cube
Uncle Sam sits atop sign, Shortage of Science Teachers continues while watching the Soviet satellite Sputnik circling in outer space., 1957
November 02, 1957.
50 million added to the State Nest Egg:, 1961
March 18, 1961. the New York Times reported earlier that month- which is captured well by the cartoon showing the governor sitting on the "State Fund" nest egg, while the New York City schoolchildren look on forlornly.
Timeo Danaos [et] Dona Ferentes (I Fear the Greeks bearing Gifts), 1958
November 15, 1958. Using the classical Trojan Horse of "superior merit" to cloak its misdeeds, a figure probably representing the Board of Education and bearing the shield with "no pay increases" emerges, thereby justifying the use of the words of caution in the title.