The sun., 1907-12-03
CHRIST In PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AN INJUNCTION Against EX-
TRUSION MEDTTATED.

Theory % fhe Appeal Co tho Courts Bs
That q ChlIds CanstltutlOunl nights
Are Invaded when tie % Forbid TO
SING the Battle Hymn oR the Republic.
Plans TO tcst by law. IL necessary, the
right Of the Board of Education or any Of
it's employees to eliminate from the schools
anything that might be taken IA symbOlioRl
Of the Christian religion. either in the mat
ter OF Christmas exercises or in the OK
purgatiOn Of text books or recitatiOns,
wore discussed yesterday afternoon at a
meeting in the ONCE Of Dudley Field Malone
Of the law firm OF Battle a Marshall, 81
Wall street. Those who conferred with
Mr.. Malone were DR.. M. A. McGOvern Of
1904 Park avenue, who sought to express
his views at the meeting Of the Board OF
Education last week and was choked Oh,
and Canon William SheaFe Chase Of Christ
Episcopal Church, Brooklyn.
DR.. McGOvern had retained Mr.. Malone
10 see what legal steps might be taken be-
fore the session Of the Board Of Education
last Wednesday at which, by resolution.
the board declared that Il had not abolished
Christmas exercises in the schools or in
tended TO and had not directed any changes
in books or songs. At the conference yes
terday Canon Chase. who has been leading
the agitation in Brooklyn, DIR. McGovern
and Mr.. Malone. who had volunteered his
services, decided to call themselves a COM
mittee for the purposes in view, among
them being the securing of evidence that
changes have been ordered in the text
books and songs by a committee OF the
DoHru 0i superintenuents supposed 20 nave
In9 auIhority OF Cno poaro ana py tis musi-
CaI @ s''p % VIeOr, asu slso PROOF tn1t Cnliuren
n .bSeI ,,stt: ~ "'0 N S'0 .L ~ S
n obtaireC - ~ ~. r,,,,-,1s.s. ~ - ,..s ~
cIared 10 brine IN j,,nr.;p,, S,,,,osasd;nrs
The three neRn hers oS the seif- -conststnted
COMMITTEES were cIoseted Together nnost OF
the afternoon, Following their conference
this statement was given out bV Mr. Malone:
A, o,,,. -, a., .........,.. ...-......,
in the preservation of the Christian and relig
ious Influences which have heretofore without
sectarianism prevailed In the nnbIic scbooIs
of New Work cit,y ,vs ,lssirs a. s.v that ,,,
are afraid that the Board Of Education OF New
YorI- Git -S.st,hS,s,,,S,. A.. ...I.,,I ~
N,.a,. WI , "s ol
Os0""ei - iSVt' SVil haS IN us heaTC the
ueste 10 remove the name OF Christ from the
New lOrK pubic schools.
We therefore desire TO ask the teachers in
the public schools, the parents OF children in
the public schools and members Of book pub
fishing concerns that evidence be sent by them
to Dudley Field Malone of the law firm OF
Battle 4 Marshall u Wall street New York
citv. Of any attempt On the mart or the suner-
intendent ~ Scboois or ans, ~ HE snhord,na,ss
"a ,ss,,s S,r,a-. s,,cn a. 80, t~.I q, sho ,It,S,
"a - ,i,,,,,,. .1I
y. ,ne ",l" % l'Ti slsn,cece VI
=, ~" ,s'i,,as ID any Oi '''e puohc SCHOOLS OIL New
iOrh chS.
u the intention Ol th's committee 10 give
legal protection to any public school teachers
who may legally use the American celebration
OF Christmas in schools in a Christlike spirit
Of peace and harmony. IL il further our
intention to bring a charge OF seCtarianism
and imDroper conduct against any nlblir
school teachers who shall be 0uilty of 40 acting
as 10 forbid a child IN uss tha name oF Christ
Il, ,n,, .chooI .vsrcisas a. yor tOstaDca h,
.a,isI1,, I~~.,.i,o,'s .yr~HoiS - ~. -
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Mr.. Malone said that several other min
isters, among them the Rev. A. Lincoln
Moore and the Rev. DR.. CiOodeIl of Calvary
Methodist Church had meant to be present
but had been kept away by other engage
ments. DR. McGOveTn, he IA id, represented
Roman Catholic interests and had dis
GUESSED the matter with tho church officials.
and Canon Chase represented some of the
church people in Brooklyn. He said that
q small working oommlttee could accom-
pHSh mo ooJeot sought OuT luea. ne
SaIu, rs uLet no. LlSIl '1tIl pe accom- lilSheu
Oy l'T.i''piir l1 "a .h Doa.u " I,iu'aIoi % hoI
-, ~ ~ Ifis; W. hu -. ',Dty
., "a .;o,,' o., ~, ,'s =, ,,G' G'I,,yS
,.., s,at c,,;danc., Frov, n,,bIishcrs S, ~;
s,apce that tbe,, hay. heen toId IN IT,,
from tho Hst Of boolss heretogorc in us,,
coutaiu,nr references 10 the Christian
religion, we shall then apply for an in
junction restraining the board or any of