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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23

asm for, in conjunction with the Hearst press,
is an anti-Communst crusade? A crusade
that utilities the anti-Christian and Moham-
medan concept of holy war" A defense of
Jesus Christ by bombs blood soaked earth,
quick DEATH hate. A hate that always exists
in despite the unreal and pedantic dis
tinctions of theologians whose love of refine
psychology, of what happens to man to get
him prepared to murder. To get the poor
in state of mind where they will attribute
every decent sentiment, every cry for justice
all love of man for his neighbor, to "Commu-
nists'. Because to go to war means, to go
against every decent sentiment and against
all cries for justice and against all love of
man for his neighbor
The policy of the United States is anti
Catholic because it is atheistic. God does not
enter into it for in place of Him there is
EXPEDIENCY. 1t has become expedient that
murder it has become expedient that we
ignore the precepts of Jesus Christ laid down
in the Sermon the Mount and applicable
to ALL MEN, not just to chosen few who
are to be perfect 1t has become expedent
that we preach hatred of Communists to the
people, that we fasten signs of hate on Church
doors and sell comic strip hate books in the
Church vestibule. Christianity has been re-
duced by theologians to rule of expediency,
Christianity has been made to identify itself
with Americanism, with the scum of the Right!
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23

through the Legion by Donald J. Hig-
by, Paul T. Keller B. L. McFerran
and Charles Buell. Gall members of the
"Americanism" committee), Helena
teachers held a spirited meeting of
their MEA chapter and unanimously
decided that they would not submit
to intimidation by the Legion or any
other group of ''super-patriots'' To
stop such "smearing by publicity"
tional Education Association to send
in an investigator and make a thor
ough investigation. The NEA repre-
sentative is expected to arrive within
a few days.
1t will also be recalled that one
member of the Legion committee,
Richard Wilkinson, knew nothing
about the fatuous and ill-advised ac-
ton until he read about it in the local
daily, ALTHOUGH PARTY OR PAR
TIES UNKNOWN CD HAD AFFIXED
HIS NAME TO THE RESOLUTION.
Mr.. Wilkinson, although not permitted
a correction in the same daily, has
since through The Voice publicly dis
owned any connection with the abor-
tive "witchhunt'
Now, of more recent date, officers
of the local MEA chapter lave put
out a bulletin to all members which
should deliver a telling coup de grace
to the offending organization in ques-
ton. Reprinted below is the com
plete text of this bulletin which gives
an outline of how much time had been
devoted to AMERICAN LEGION pro-
grams by the schools in the two
weeks Immediately preceding the
April 8 publicity accorded the Legion's
resolution. Here it is:
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
BILLINGS VETS CLEAR
UP a PHENOMENON

Several weeks ago during cold
winter Sunday the owner of one of the
veterans homes in Calhoun Lane
subdivision of Billings decided to
take a shovel and see what kind of
g foundation his home actually had
under it. Since morning glory vines
were pushing through the floors of
his home, and his neighbors' homes,
he wanted to investigate the phen-
omenon
Fish Bait In Mid Winter
He was surprised that it was easy
to dig in the soil around his home as
the soil out in his yard was frozen.
He was still greater surprised to dig
up fishworms with the soil. (The
day was so cold that the worms soon
froze stiff His next surprise was to
find that the foundation of his $4,000
home was resting on top of the SOIL
The fact that the foundation was
resting on top of the soil soon cleared
up the phenomena. The houses were
heated with radiant heat pipes set in
the concrete floors. The heat from
the floors keep the ground under and
near the houses at summer tempera-
ture. This kept summer plant and
worm life active.
Not According To Plan
The grass was also green all winter
for several feet around each of the
q veterans homes, according to the
owners. Many of the Calhoun Lane
homes had morning glory vines trail
ing through their rooms the past whit
er; a novel feature which was not
specified in the approved plans.
BILLINGS HERALD.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23

M. e. A. Members:
On Friday, April g. release APP
peared in the public press intimating
that the fundamentals of spelling,
English grammar and composition,
and American history are being neg
lected" in the Helena public schools.
During the two weeks period imme-
diately preceding this press release
the Helena high school students sub
mitted 70 compositions for an essay
contest sponsored by the American
Legion Auxiliary.
During the same two weeks period
the entire student body of the Helena
high school was excused from classes
for two-hour period to listen to an
American Legion. The preparation
of Helenas entrants in this contest
had called for approximately forty
hours of the working time of an Eng
lish teacher.
During roughly the same two weeks
period an English teacher was given
days leave from her duties to at
tend an oratorical contest in Butte
sponsored by the American Legion.
Again she was granted another days
leave to attend another contest in
Anaconda sponsored by the American
Legion and for third time she was
granted leave-this time for a day
and a half-to attend another orator
ical contest in PocatellO, Idaho, under
the sponsorship of the American Lee
gion.
During the same two weeks period
students of the Helena Schools sub
mitted twenty-six posters for a poppy
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ator Murray has played in being in
the forefront for progressive legisla-
ton, Mr.. Pepper emphasized several
times that Jim Murray wasn't just a
senator for the few
Jim Murray isn't for or against
little or big business . isn't for or
against labor . isn't for or against
the farmer he's for all the men
and women and children of America
/. :. he's for greater democracy for all
people
Murray fathered the establishment
of the senate committee for small
business which has done so much to
enable little business to stay sound in
the face of savage onslaughts by mo-
nopoly interests
But -. though he's waged a years
long battle to protect little business,
Jim Murray also led the senatorial
battle to provide necessary legislation
to expedite the reconversion of big
industry from war to peace-time pro-
Your senator has fought for . :.
cheaper freight rates for greater
western development appropriations
. for federal aid to education :.
for federal financial assistance to help
the states in jobs that me states alone
could not do
Fought GoP-Insr3red Initiation
.. jim Murphy fought against
the Republicans 9ll-out drive to end
price control and thereby give a green
light to their profiteering big business
masters a.. Ee fought against the
Taft-Hartley a)et as legislation that
would prove grossly unfair to Amer
ica's millions of workers; as legisla-
ton that would be used to depress
their living standards; as legislation
that was a long step away FROM
rather than TOWARD greater democ-
racy
:" Senator Murray practices
the democratic principle of the great
est good for the greatest number,
equal rights for all, special privileges
to none Murray believes in civil
rights and in the constitution. He is
no more witch-hunter than he is a
burner of fiery crosses.
HE is against aggression by any
nation. He will resist any nations
attempts to cram its theology down
another nations throat. He also will
oppose any attempts Ito force democ-
racy on nations which do not want
our form of government.
For Democracy First" in America
He believes in the principles of the
Charter and the United Ma |
ions, and has supported those prin-
,iples fearlessly. Just as he opposes
exploitation of labor in the United |
State, he opposes exploitation of labor |
n other parts of the world by our |
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ad liberals IN Great Fails, during the
same week.
In pointing up the need for we'll
planned overall development Senator
Pepper indicated that there were
many similarities in the problems fac
ing both his native south and the
west. In substance here is what he
had to say at the several meetings
held in his honor:
Need New industries
I'VE in the south and you in the
west have the same problems. Both
of us need development of our nat
ural resources by our local Industrial
lists. Both of us need to establish
new industries to process our raw ma
terial. You have great resources-but
you haven't received as much as you
should. That you may receive a
fairer share you should get solidly be-
hind Senator Murray and his unre-
hitting fight for establishment of a
Missouri Valley Authority.
''In this processing and manufactur-
ing, the south and the west have been
kept in servitude to foreign inter
estS.
I'VE both need to develop our wat
erways and to harness additional
power, because cheap, plentiful power
will bring big industries. You need
more reclamation; we down south
need flood control We both know
these things are interdependent -.
I'VE both need to be protected
against exploitation of our labor, ex-
ploitation of our other resources. We
need, throughout our country, a de-
cent minimum wage and guaranteed
annual wage.
Need Fairer Freight Rates
I'VE are interested, in both the
west and the south, in a cheaper,
fairer freight rate structure. for with
out it we never can hope to develop
new industries, to compete with fav-
ored industries already established III
other regions.
Farmers of the west and south
our woolgrowers and our cattlemen-
must be protected against manipula-
ton of markets by the spectators,
and we must be assured of decent
minimum prices. We must be pro-
tected against extortionate interest
rates. The government must help us
to get fair credit and financial as
sistance when we need it.
"The government also must protect
us against destructive SURPRISES. In
the south and west we need further
aid in building our roads, especially |
farm to-market roads; in expanding
our school facilities. We also must
get aid for our people in obtaining
medical and hospital care through ma
tional health insurance. -.
A Senator of All the People
In expressing his esteem of Sen
ator Murray, and the role that Sen
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REPORT SHOWS LEGION PROGRAMS GIVEN MUCH
attention by HELENA high SCHOOL

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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23

"A Democratic that will help all the people will get behind senato
servaon thus did sen Claude Pepper fighting Florida progressive
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-23
Or MONTANA
HELENA LEGION BEATS A aHASTY RETREAT

Helena, Montana April 20, 1913
Trustees,
Americansm O
will
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approved by
directors is
ship whole.
MEA members indicated following We'd
c received throughout the by the Helena schools
having National Education
Association investigator to Helena.
According M p Moe MEA secretary, Dr. r. KEENAN,
arrival he will check
will interfere with
The
brought light unAmer
activities
sponsibity belongs
Evening star., 1948-03-20

and Rustin Couples Glasses will hold
election Of officers tomorrow.
DR.. Cyril o. Bratley will address
the Clyde Kelly Glass of Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church.
The Mizpah Glass OF National
Baptist Memorial Church will hold
business meeting Tuesday evening.
Frank Kimmel will be the guest
teacher Of the Trinity Mems Glass
Of Trinity Methodist Church.
The Marietta Smith, Bible Glass
of the North Washington Baptist
Church will hold business and So
cial meeting at the home of Mrs.
z. Neale at 8 pm. Monday.
The Baraca Bible Glass Of Brook
land Baptist Church Joined the Or
ganized Bible Glass Association. Of
ficers are Walter C. Lowrie, teacher;
George E. Jacobson, president; Lew
Is S. Atkins. vice president; Thomas
M. Rogers, secretary, and v. E.
Spates, treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-03-20

meeting Tuesday at 8 pm.
The Templemen's Bible Glass of
Evening star., 1948-03-20

Temple Baptist Church viii have
DR.. Nelson M. Blake a. guest
speaker.
The Friendship Bible Glass Of
the Washington City Church Of the
Brethren will have as guest speak
er, Miss Ruth UtZ, missionary from
Africa.
The Vaughn Glass Of Calvary
Baptist Church will conduct a serv-
ice at Blue Plains on Friday at 7:30
pm. The Rev. Thomas o. Jones
will be in charge.
The Susannah Wesley Glass Of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church will be taught by Mrs. B. B.
Wright and Miss Elmira Rem will
give the devotional meditation.
Moshe Yuval will speak to the for
um on THE Palestine Situation. |"
The Rustin Couples Glass will have
Ray Weatherly as guest speaker.
Inc Graham Couples. All States
Evening star., 1948-03-20
Church Federation
Lenten Services

The lenten services sponsored BY
the Washington Federation of
Churches at the National Presby-
terian Church will close with a
three hour service on Good FRIDAY.
At the MONDAY services on Mon
day and Tuesday the Rev. j. H.
Amber, rector of the Pinkney Me-
mortal Episcopal Church, Hyatts-
vile, Md, will preside. The speaker
will be Dr.. John w. Rustin, pastor
of the Mount Vernon Place Meth
odist Church. On Wednesday and
Thursday the Rev. John D. Hayes,
associate pastor of the National Me-
mortal Presbyterian Church, will
preside, and DR.. Gerhard e. Lenski,
pastor of Grace Lutheran Church,
will he the speaker.
Evening star., 1948-03-20
Catholic Evidence Guild
Good Friday Services

The Washington Catholic Evi-
dence Guild will sponsor every
body's Good Friday service in
Franklin Park from 1880 to 2 pm.
Under the direction Of the Paulist
father, the service will consist Of q
series OF short meditations on "The
Passion OF Jesus Christ" The choir
of St. Paul's College, Catholic Uni
versity, will render music.
The service Is open to all.
Evening star., 1948-03-20

FTdnclS ASDury
M e t h o dist
Church.
E d W ara H.
De Groot. jr.,
c h a l r m a n,
Board of Dea-
cons, will teach
the Pin K h a m
Bible Glass Of
National B ap-
tist Memo rial
Church,
he M e ms
Glass of Eld-
brooke Method
LIST Church will
hold a. business
Evening star., 1948-03-20
Youth Groups Meeting

The youth groups Of Douglas Me-
mortal Methodist Church are con-
ducing services at 8 pm. each
Sunday. Tomorrow the Cherrydale
male quartet will conduct the
service.
Evening star., 1948-03-20

In Room 31s Of the Senate ONCE
Building. A reception for ths mem-
bers Of Congress VIII be held from
to $50 pm.
Evening star., 1948-03-20
Organized
| Bible Glasses
BY Dr.. Poqe Mex. Etchison

The Harrison Bible Glass of st.
Luke's Methodist Church will have
as guest teacher Tracy L. Jeffords,
teacher of the Prettyman Glass of
Evening star., 1948-03-20
Alumni Plan Reception

The Indiana Congressional dele
CATION has been invited to attend
the meeting OF the Purdue Alumni
Club of Washington at $50 pm.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-16

Large stan meetings have gener-
ally been held every other Monday
to engage in this in-service train
ing in the elementary and high
schools. Considerable time and ef-
fort have been spent by the staff
at times other than the bi-Weekly
meetings. Many individual com
mittee meetings have been held
each week. The Milford Board of
Education has supplied some ma
terials for this work and consider
able help has been received from
the cOnsultants of the University
of Delaware. The Milford Board of
Education has likewise financed
this phase of the program.
The staff deserves a great deal
of credit for the time and effort
spent in this work. It truly is an
indication of the desire of the tea
chers to improve steadily the teach
ing and learning in their class
rooms so that the best possible
education is available to the stu
dents in their care.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-16
IR-SerUice Training
For School Stats
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one through six. DR.. Armstrong
and DR.. Muntyan have been of as
sistance to both groups but have
spent the major portion of their
time with the elementary school
staff. ]. Herbert Nichols, princi-
pal of the Milford Elementary
School, has been leading the work
in his school. DR.. John Shilling,
assistant state superintendent in
charge of secondary schools, has
addressed the high school staff at
an important meeting devoted to a
survey of the work of that school.
The elementary school staff has
been divided into three commit
tees as far as work on the curri-
culum is concerned. The commit
tee on arithmetic and science and
health has been composed of Mrs.
Thelma c. Mayhem, chairman, and
Mrs. Marjorie G. Jewell, Dorothy
E. DerTicksOn and Ruth Hudson.
The committee on language arts
has been composed of J. Herbert
Nichols, chairman; Mrs. Blanche
r. POstles, Mrs. Marian H. Lynch,
Mrs. Emma W. COrdray, Mrs. Rhea
M. Tatman, Miss J. Helen Smith
and Miss Cordelia E. Carter, Miss
Keturah Beideman, Mrs. Madelyn
B. Kennedy.
The committee on social studies
has been composed of Mrs. Vir-
ginia M. Waters, chairman; Miss
May Watson, Mrs. Ruth P. Blades,
Mrs. Julia o. DerricksOn, Adele
Knepley, Mrs. Eliza Givens, Miss
ElOise COnte.
The committee on arithmetic and
science has engaged in thorough
study of the teaching of arithmetic
in the Milford Elementary School.
A complete survey of the situation
has been conducted as regards the
frequency of the use of fundamen-
tails Of arithmetic in each grade.
Ways and methods of introducing
new work have been studied. OF
particular significance is the ef-
fort to discover new ways in which
arithmetic work can be correlated
with the work in other subjects.
The committee for the area of
social studies has likewise been
very active. This group has also
surveyed the teaching of this work
in the Milford Elementary School
A definite attempt has been made
to study the strong and weak fea-
lures of this type of instruction in
each grade. Many recommends
tiOns regarding this have beer
made to the faculty. Attention was
paid by this group to the cOmmun-
ity needs of the City of Milford Sc
that pupils may be prepared to an
alyze and study plans for the
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-16

and by no means an easy task to
remain on this list.
All members of the staff at the
high school have been engaged in
this work. There are a total of
eleven committees. Every teacher
has been a member of at least three
committees. Space does not per-
NIT the full listing of all these
groups. The chairmen of the COM
mlttees are as follows: Philosophy
and Objectives, Mrs. Mildred D..
Wells; pupil populations and
school community, Miss M. Louise
Hastings; curriculum and courses
OF study, Mrs. Florence P. Will
llams; pupil activity program, Miss
Jane HersOn; library service, Miss
Erna b. Martin; guidance service,
Alvin G. WilkersOn; instruction,
Miss Jennie L. Morris; OutcOmes
of the education program, Miss
Thelma Myfelt; school staff, Alex
ander G. Davidson; school plant
and buildings, Harold A. Skater
ian; school administration, Mrs.
Ruth w. Nemesh.
A most comprehensive collection
of booklets to guide the work of
each committee is published by
the Cooperative Study of Second
ary School Standards. These book
lets covering every phase of the
work of the area of school life stu
died by the committee contain
much information and many Ques-
tiOns to be studied by each group
The work of this evaluatiOn has
proceeded steadily and will no
doubt greatly influence planning
and action in the Milford High
| School.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-16

growth of the city. The impOr-
tance of proper preparation in the
elementary school for citizenship
as high school student was also
studied.
The committee working on the
problems of the teaching of the
language arts has accomplished a
great deal also. The teaching in
the local school of reading was
first studied. The integratiOn of
the work of one grade and the next
was analyzed. The Importance of
working on the level of the child
received a great deal of attention.
Foremost among the recommended
tiOns of this group are the need Of
smaller classes, the need for more
supplementary reading materials,
and attention to the needs of the
individual child rather than try
ing to meet demands of mass pro-
ductiOn in the development of
reading.
The high school staff has been
very busy in it's plan of self-eval-
uatiOn as outlined by the Middle
Atlantic States Association of Sec
Ondary Schools and Colleges. This
association is the one which ac-
credits our high school. The group
will send a committee to the local
high school next year to determine
whether or not Milford High School
will remain on the accredited list.
This will determine whether or not
the local high school meets GER
tain standards so as to remain on
the list of high schools which may
certify pupils to college without
further examination. 1t is very
difficult to obtain such a listing
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1948-12-04

Boston Post Editorial
GREEK LETTER sNoBS

few days the Post took pleasure in commenting
upon the seeming spread of true liberalism among the
colleges when Levi Jackson, the great colored football
player elected captain at Yale the first of his
to be honored and coincidentaly Frank JONES'
another coored youth elected manager of the Harvard
football squad
Now, however regret step backward has been
taken by the Greek letter society Phi Kappa Psi national
fraterna organization among the colleges 1t has suspended
its chapter at Amherst College because Amherst admitted
coored student to its local. Amherst had been warned
that such suspension would take place but courageousy
resisted the threats from the national organization saying
the colored undergraduate was great guy"
This decision against Amherst by the Phi Kappa Psi
bit strange following closely the recent &C
ton of the National Infraternity Council which passed
resolution to the effect that the right should be left to the
member fraternities ito select its own members + m
among the students of university and that the wisdom
Instability social consideration affecting members in
Guiding religious, racial national qualification are the
concern of the fraternity itself"
This backward step by the Phi Kappa Psi is also in
strange contrast to the action taken by Governor Ben aney
of Arkansas may be recalled that Governor Laney was
one OF the leading figures the recent Dxecrat rebellion
against the Democratic party. He especially vtriolic
in his denuncaon of President Truman for projecting the
civil rights program into the campaign this year.
But after the votes were counted Governor Laney
turned turtle and out strongly for the evil rights pro-
He declared that President Trumans civil rights
program should be enacted into law immediately He fur
Their explained his reversal of stand by saying 81 think the
vote cast election day clear indication of the develop
ment of thought in the country along the lines of what we
have been accepting a liberalization of government
Evidently the national Phi Kappa Psi body did not pay
much attention to the Presidential vote But when Amherst
and Massachusetts Institute of Technology drop out of
these national Greeketer raterna societies as they have
done because the national bodies insist limiting member
ersip to nonsemetic members Of the Caucasian race
the day not far distant when inssence snobbsh
ness Will bring about their downfall national nstitu
tions.-BOSTON POST
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1948-12-04

LOUISVILLE, KY. - A Fed
eral court ruling that the segre-
CATION of colored in dining cars
is legal because eight percent
of dining cars seats are allotted
to colored travellers, who make
up only four per cent of the
patronage, was criticized by The
Re cord, Louisville Catholic
weekly, as 'unrealistic" because
it ignores the inherent dignity of
the human prsonality.
eve aren't tempted for a mo-
ment to doubt the judges know
ledge Of the existing laws rele-
want to this case, nor the &C
curacy of the mathematics in
vofved," the paper commented.
Eve think the danger is, how
ever, that many people may as
sumo that justice and equity
have been completely satisfied
and the whole problem has been