Evening star., 1947-05-13
Home and School Unil
|At Western Votes 70
Pay Mrs. Lewis SO

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ern High Schools Home and School
Association last night voted unani-
mously to pay the cost Of two recent
speakers at the school Mrs. Sh.ra
Lewis and Billy Repaid.
The speech Of Russian-born Mrs.
Lewis at Western last week precipi-
tated four student walkout. The
students protested Mrs. Lewis
speech was pro- Communist. Mr..
Repaid, who was listed in the school
bulletin as a NOTED anti-C -Commu-
mist" spoke to the student assembly
April i.
The Executive Committee also
voted complete confidence" In
Nathaniel A. Danowsky, the school
principal, by indorsing the resolu-
ton passed by the student body last
Friday.
Students Get Capitol Flag.
Meanwhile, the four students who
protested the Lewis speech will re-
ceive, new honors on Capitol Hill.
Speaker Martin was to present to
Feach Of them an American flag
which has flown over the Capitol.
All members Of Congress have
been invited to the ceremony, sched-
uled for 5 pm. in the House Ways
and Means Committee room In the
new House Office Building.
Before the executive group acted,
Theodore G. Uhler, association pres,
ident, explained to the parents and
teachers that Mr.. DanowSky heard
Mrs. Lewis speak at Wilson Teachers
College last January. The principal,
Mr.. Uhler added, called him to say
he would like to have the Western
students hear her, but there was q
fee involved.
"I told him to pay the fee and
that 1t would later be presented
to the Home and School Associa-
ton. "Mr. Uhler explained to the
group. II told him il the associa-
ton didn't pay it, I would assume
the obligation"
Mr.. Uhler said 1t wasn't a ques-
ton of paying for particular
speaker, but whether the associa-
ton would be willing to pay for
speakers as general policy.
Sane Handling Deserved.
During the discussion the COM
mittee members emphasized they
wanted to handle the payment Of
Mrs. Lewis as they handled the
payment OF Mr.. Repaid or any
other speaker.
One committee member said:
when you get poor medical ad-
vice, and the patient dies, you still
have to pay the doctors BILL"
Committee members did not dwell
| on whether the Lewis speech was
| pro- Communist or anti-American,
although several mothers said their
children had not been impressed by
the speaker and that she had not
held the attention OF the audience.
$50 to Mrs. Lewis.
Mr.. Danowsky reported he had
paid Mrs. Lewis a $40 fee and had
given Mr.. Repaid $40 to cover ex-
lpenses. The motion to pay the $50
was made by Ernest johnson, as
sociation treasurer, and seconded
Iby Mrs. A. G. Unger.
Mrs. M. D. Schram, seconded by
Mrs. g. S. Radley, moved that the
executive committee indorse the
resolution passed unanimously by
the student body and notify the
Board of Education Of It's action.
The resolution written by students
and adopted by their elders ex-
Ipressed "our complete confidence In
the integrity and sincerity Of Mr..
|Danowsky and our firm belief that,
In engaging this speaker, he was
impeIled by the highest motives
based on desire to provide what
he had every reason to believe
would be an entirely proper and
educational discourse on Russian
methods of education