On June 8 Q1I election Robot John JJurk}uz;d. W.
°U b Id in Benton &zrry Chilpmllll, John W.
Harbor to fill two positiolU Lottrid,e, Don MitcheU,
on the Benton HllIbor IIIJd former � member,
School Board: Rullllint for lArry Hi . The follo
the po itios» two ing brief descriptiolU
incumbents: Rev. Lllwrent:e of tlte SftJe1I CIIIIdidIItes,
Croc tt, tru tee tmd Fred- their Ie' opinions and
di L. 001e, cntllT)'. qauJli/ialtioru for tlte Boerd
Abo runni five other po °rions. .
challen 0 CIIIIdidilte 0
Barry Chapman
I
Re. Crockett for the
9 months ned
the School Board a
tru He . currently
employed at the District
Exte °on 0dUgan Dept.
of Civil Righ, here he
deed fo the last
He h been
of
Freddie
THE CITIZE
.John -lnttridqe
y main concern
for equal educational
opportuniti f 0 all stu-
not been fully den . And I feel atever
ed to the extent that it , this· the m 0
they cou d be." objec 0 ," Crockett id.
I am stro oPPO n ed if he thwght
to bu 0 for tb purpo his pre nt po 0 0 n with
of 0 gration only," Ch the Civil Ri ts Dept. oo1d
mOd, "I am ho ever, in any ay interfere with c
in f or of bu 0 for be 0 on the Board or if
quality education. I feel he � d be ab to spe
it ° ry ible fo the fre;ely in all area, he re-
quality of ucation 0 plied; "I ha had my
Benton Harbor be Un- po °tion on the School
proved if there 0 radical Board. I
in th 001 ad-
ministration and the
h
Board."
obert Bur hard
a
t Benton Harbor Iti&h
001 and will be grad­
, u ting 0 Ju . He h
been in the Benton Harbor
hool If em for 12 ye .
H also put in over 300
De greption ca , he ld,
tel am really in f or of
neighborhood schools, but
no that the decisions h
been m e e really
to abide by them. 1 kno
I ouIdn't want to be
bu d," be. ded.
LaDe, BR,
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r oore
rving on the
cretary. 0 pre nt-
ly employed as proba- "l there are three
tion officer for Berrien qualificatio that mu be
County and been fo met to a po ·tion on
the put 8 years. He h e BH School Board:
ned 0 the CA Board 0 led, e perienee,
and the defunct Peop d dedication. I an
Federal Credit Union Board three of and feel I been
for 0 years. He is a mem- could do a good job,"
ber of the South m oore 0 d.
Economic Com- . Speaking of tb
mission. He Pre 0 ent 'on
of th Civil Se 0 ce Com- to ays
Don
itchell
other venue
explored flrst."
"I feel that I can bring
something De and po ·tive
to the school board."
rid or ed with the city
of Benton Harbor fo over
12 years d or ed for
the Berrien County Equali­
zation Dept. fo four year
tel am not in favor of
additional bu 0 at all:
Ltttridge 0, ''I think it
expo unn cessary dan- .
gers to den. I really
can't figure oat by the
desegregation suit filed
in the first place. It 0
him of just dful of
people. I'm sure the
m ioriry of peop in BH
don't ant their kid b d
t all. And actually it is
an unneeded fmancial b r­
school district."
ed hy his
children «end Catholic
schoo and not BH schoo
, , , y
for a better
education, unfor­
the education at
. 80 �t
Lottri e
attend
quality
tunatly
BH K.b4t)QJ1
ys n involved in
the community and h
much political expe 0 nee.
He y he h made im­
portant con ct and fee
th t this m y be helpful
"
B , Lottridge po d
with the que tion that per-
p B paren
be control of their children
of tutoring Benton
Harbor tuden •
"I think my , 18,
, the be t thing I hPe
going for me," r. rk-
hard said, "I kn fir
hand bat 0 goin on in
the schools. en I grad-
uate an the things will mmied,
still be fre in my mind.
And it . important to
remember that thin do
r the years."
'7utorin
}pedme
or staff poi t 0
aIJo. So I
md
but mo t impor­
tant, 1 am ry concerned
with the quality of edUca­
tion in this district."
"At this point th qua­
lity of educatioo in BH
o not hat it ould be,"
itch ell said, "but I ha
17, hope that it can be im-
�� proved ith right
responsible
o i
city, The
courts later ruled Lottrid
had ed imporperly.
en ed if thought
the recent sui had any-
thing to do ith his com-
pe ee on the job,
replied, y job
larry
ielsen