Evening star., 1936-03-02
MRS. DOYLE DEF|ES
ACCUSER TO PROVE
MISUSE Of FUNDS
Representative Jenckes'
Charge Brings Quick Reply
From School Board Head.
STATEMENT ATTACKED
BY TWO LEGISLATORS
Ellenbogen Demands Cross-Ex.
animation of Indianan-Mav.
erick Defends Teachers.
BY JOHN l.. HACKNEY.


Charges of neglect and inefficiency"
in the conduct of the schools and
management of school finances by
the Board of Education, made by Rep
resentative Jenckes, Democrat, of In
diana, at the hearing today on the
Sisson bill to repeal the red rider,
brought a quick reply from Mrs.
Marion Wade Doyle. president of the
board. who defied her to prove her
assertions. Mrs. Doyle accused the In
diana Representative of taking advan-
tage of the hearing for publicity pur-
poses.
Representative Sisson, Democrat, of
New York, author of the bill, also
answered Mrs. Jenckes and pointed
out that she had not discussed the
issue OF teaching or advocating Com
munism in the public schools.
Declines to Be Questioned.
Mrs. Jenckes returned to the hear
ing from a sick bed to make her state
ment. She declined to be questioned,
however, by other committee men,
bers. pleading illness.
AS the two sides claShed, Chairman
Kennedy, Democrat, of Maryland,
several times was forced to rap for
order to halt the outburst of applause
and Kisses that greeted the state
ments.
Most of the witnesses in behalf of
the bill were heard at the morning
session, but Sisson expects to take
scme time himself to ask approval of
his repeater.
Proponents of the red ban waited
to be heard, headed by Gen. Amos A.
Fries and George E. Sullivan. Ken
nedy, nevertheless. hoped to end the
hearings today, although they will be
resumed within day or two to re-
ceive detailed brief promised by Mrs.
Jenckes to support the charges she
made in her formal statement.
Statement Attacked.
Representative Ellenbogen. Demo-
crat, Of Pennsylvania Immediately at
tackled Mrs. Jenckes' statement.
These are serious charges" Ellen
bogen said, land object to receiving
a brief unless the lady can be cross
examined"
Kennedy ruled that the Jenckes
brief will be received, but that the
Board of Education will be given a
chance to be heard
Representative Maverick, Democrat,
OF Texas, foe of the rider, was the
first witness to be heard.
The hearing today was transferred
to the House caucus room because
the crowd overflowed the District
Committee room.
Injuring Districts Cause.
Maverick, the first witness, said he
had defended Communists because
they, too. are entitled to free speech.
But today, he added, he was there to
defend teachers against whom no
charges have been made
The Texan contended the Board of
Education has the right to run its
own affairs, and if it fails, then kick
its members out.
Proponents of the red rider. Nav
erick said, are injuring the cause of
the Districts desire for greater par
ticipation in its own government by
running to Congress for the legisla-
ton.
He criticized the American Legion
for failure to uphold its own consti-
tuition. The citizens of Washington,
he said. may eventually have cause to
regret the red rider. The so-called
military group" Maverick invited to
tend to their own affairs"
I'm against advocating communism
in the public schools" he continued.
And if I were in charge of the
schools, and I found a teacher advo-
eating communism, I would throw
him out in "a hours"
Maverick read definition of COM
munism, and then said name CAL
lers" class all those who disagree as
(See RED RIDER, Page A-8)