The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-29
PROFESSORS TO
Be OUSTiED FROM
OHIO UNIVERSITY
Spectre of Communism
Cause Of Prosecutions
BY ISRAEL AMTER.
Especial to The Daily WorkerJ

Ohio state university scandal recent
ly took place. Dabney Horton, grad
uate English instructor, was arrested
for possessing liquor. 1t appears that
Mr.. Horton was in the habit Of invit-
ing some fellow-professors to his home
and there they would talk over bowl
of good stuff"o Since then he has
not been professor at the university.
But the affair did not end there. It
has been found that Horton is some
what "Communistic' and the presi-
dent of the university has determined
to ferret out all co-believers Of Hor-
toms. Governor Donahey has ordered
an investigation of the beliefs of the
instructors at the university-and a
thoro purging Is expected. No toler-
ance will be shown, regardless of
whether the professor has manifested
proficiency or not If he has ideas
that do not coincide with those who
run" the university, he will get fired,
just as laborer loses his job. Free
academic life," as they say.
Propaganda in High Schools.
But the high school pupils must also
be saved. In Cleveland, there is some
doubt as to the quality of the text
books that are being provided for the
high school students. Mr.. Williams,
president of the board of education
has snooped around and is of the con-
viction that there is something wrong
with book entitled, Nations as
Neighbors" He is Of the belief that it
contains socialistic propaganda: The
book has been approved by commit
tee of teachers-but what have teach
ers to do with such matters ?They are
supposed to teach what is told them
and otherwise keep their hands off and
their mouths smut
Some books are written for inform
alton and some for propaganda" Will
Jams said. When he was told that
high school pupils are old enough to
hear both sides Of any question, he
answered, 81 don't agree with that.
I'm willing to do all l can to advance
international brotherhood but there
are lot of political ideas that chill
dren are not capable of understanding
properly First Of all, children must
learn that they are living in the best
country the world has ever seen and
Under the best lays
Lucky children's Eyes are not Closed
That was convincing. Even some
of the board members who supported
him, after hearing this effusion, had to
reverse their voten But the basis OF
the argument shows what children
have to be thankful for in this coun.
try. "The best country the world has
ever seen and under the best laws
One of these laws makes it possible
for the board of education to deter.
mine that there are 'lot of political
ideas that children are not capable OF
understanding properly" The ques
ton is whether these children under.
stand what free speech, free press
and free assemblage" mean, when
daily they read or hear about meet
ings being stopped and speakers ar
rested; when in their very schools the
books are thoroly purged; when, as
in the Ohio state university, an in
vestigation is about to be made OF
professors ideas.
Mr.. Williams would do well TO sneak
out: Say once for all that the capital
lists do not want the truth told about
history. eve are the best country in
the world" Swallow that, keep your
mouth shut or go back to the country
you came from! Ask the Negroes OF
this city, who are being driven from
the exclusive white section. Ask the
workers in the steel mills and auto
works where speed-up and spy sys-
TENS are in vogue. They will tell you.
For the capitalistists and the gov
eminent, there are mot two sides to
any question: theregis only one side,
and that is theirs AS long as they
control, they will see to it that school
books, teachers and professors are OF
the proper sort"
Communism requires education, but
capitalist schools are not for educa.
ton. So Communism will not be toll
Grated in the schools: which is as
should be under capitalism.