The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-01-21
MINISTER
UPH()L.DS |.
TEACHER
I'm an EvOIutiOnist," Says
the RGV.Peter LangendOrff
Pastor of St. PauI's
Church

The good or i'll Of teaching evolution
in the nigh school is matter Of
opinion, il would appear from sym =
postum Of interviews secured by a re-
porter to-day
number Of people. including the
Rev Peter Langendorff. pastor Of St
Faul's Episcopal church. acquitted Miss
Dorothy Es ans. science teacher in the
Hammond high school.
7 am an evolutionist.9 declared the
Rev Langendorff. 1T is generally ac-
cePted and it hs~s its place in the
teaching of science. Let science take
care Of science and religion take care
OF religion Don't let the two he enc
mics The benefits Of the teaching Of
evolution depend, naturally, upon how
it is taught"
Mrs II. Hutchins emphatically en-
dorsed Miss Evans "Drery boy and
girl in high school is walking inter
roEation point" said Mrs Hutchins
Their questions must be answered
They should be capable Of reasoning
things out for themselves teacher
has no right to withhold important
facts from her pupils"
'LET THEN HAVE TT" BETZ
Frank s. Betz commented freely up
on the situation. Il think the high
school faculty ought to give the chill
dren everything that will make them
wise" he said. "As long as the taxes
are so high let them have everything
there is to know. Give the kids their
moneys worth. That's my motto"
The Rev. J. c. Granger, pastor Of the
First Baptist church. denounced the
practice "By no means should the
theory Of evolution be taught in high
school" he said. The srupernat ural
canont be explained 'by the natural
1t has a harmful effect upon the mind
Of the adoiescent and fills their minds
with doubt. The trouble with science
today is that it is trying to under-
stand God from the material insead OF
the spiritual viewpoint. God is be-
coming small and man is becoming
greater. We should not countenance
evolution or an attempt to erase the
supernatural from the scriptures"
r r. Tennant. member Of the board
Of education and Superintendent OF a
Bible class. said that the teaching of
evolution to children would have to
be handled tactfully.
Tt might have A dilatorv influence
upon the mind Of a child" he said Il
would be able to grasp the features of
the theory. While 7 might believe the
theory to be true wouldn't necessarily
teach it to my. children at a tender
age. believing that should be left 10
later day. However. I cannot comment
upon the situation in the high school
until l have Investigated. 7 wouldn't
care to go on record at this time on
the particular episode referred to in
yesterdays Times"
CRUMPACKER SKEPTICAI.
Attorney Fred Crumpacker was skep-
tical about the teaching of evolution
in high school Il believe it is prac-
teal TO have religious training in the
schools and to leave the theory of evo-
luton to the universities" he said
There is a pretty widespread skep-
ticsm of our institutions at this time
and it is we'll for the future Of the
country that children be well ground
ed in religion in the schools I do
not care what creed they are taught. |
but l believe they should be taught /
some creed. They should believe in /
some manner of Christian religion It
is essential as their equipment for citi- /,
zcnship"
Dr. Lena B. Watson said that while
there Is no reason why evolution should /
clash with religion it would be better
left to the universities
There are many children in high (
school who have not had any religious
training" said Dr. Watson. To teach .
the theory Of evolution to these chill
dren is apt to prejudice them against (
relieion. When they so to the univer +
stiles they should be mature enough /
and suficiently well grounded in re-
igfon to be able to rightly apply eVo- .
luton. ! belieYe in creative evolution I
but the idea that man ascended from .
he monkey is not proveable."