The Washington times., 1935-05-13
PROBERS HEAR
WALGREEN'S
COMPLAINT
Drug Store Magnate States
He Withdrew Niece Because
of Red Influence

CHICAGO, May 10 0.N.S0,
Communism and free love were
subjects frequently discussed in
after-claSs meetings at the Uni
versity of Chicago, according to
Charles H. Walgreen, chain drug
store magnate, who was a wit
ness today at a hearing Of the
State senate committee which Is
investigating alleged communistic
activities in colleges and univer'
sites Of Illinois.
Mr.. Walgreen read a statement
explaining why he had with
drawn his niece, Miss Lucille
Norton, of Seattle, Wash, from
the institution.
ThrOngs Attend
The county board room, where
the session was held, was crowded
to capacity by social workers,
University of Chicago professors,
including President Robert May
nard Hutchins, and a large group
Of young persons. The latter ire
Quently interrupted Mr.. Wal
green's reading with filters and
loud laughter.
Mr.. Walgreen stated his niece,
when she came here from Seattle,
expressed no views on economical
or social affairs, but a few months
Later began to discuss them freely
He said:
"She told me one of the books
they had to read in the first
quarter of social science course
was the Communist Manifesto
by Karl Marx.
Zone sday she shocked me by
stating that the family as an
institution is diSappearing-that
there are vicious standards Of
morals"
He discovered, he went on, that
q discussion group was frequently
held after classes, when various
questions were freely discussed
including communism and free
love.
Cautioned Niece
Mr.. Walgreen said:
"After talking with her, /
asked her what her mother
would say. She told me:
"'Oh, mother wouldn't under
stand
81 cautioned her not to take
the subjects at school too seri-
OusIy, but learned that the
statements of the professors
carry great weight with their
students"
Mr.. Walgreen pointed out the
following dialogue, which he said
actually took place in an after
class meeting:
Student-"What do you think
of free lOve?"
PrOfessOr-"I believe in free
love for myself"
This brought a wave of litter
ing, which was stopped only when
Chairman Richey V. Graham,
State senator from Cicero, ILL.,.
pounded his gavel.
'Lots of Communists"
Mr.. Walgreen went on:
81 told Lucille she was getting
to be q communist and she said:
"T'm not the only one on the
campus. There's a lot more"
This brought loud laughter,
which was also stilled by the gavel.
Mr.. Walgren read on:
zone Of the books they had
to read was The Little Primer
understand that its teachings
caused patriotism to, be looked
upon as foolish at the Univer-
sity of Chicago. After hearing
her discuss things, asked
Lucille:
"DOn't you know this means
bIoodshed and that the family
rs such will diSappear?'
"She said: eyes, but how did
we get our independence? We
won it by revolution
81 asked her if that were
taught ct the university and
she said: Not exactly How
ever, / understand they teach
more about communism there
than about our own govern
ment."
Robert Maynard Hutchins,
president Of the university, also
will be asked to appear before the
five-man committee today as a
witness as will Harold F. Swift,
president Of the University board
Of trustees, Senator Graham an.
nounced.
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