Evening star., 1951-02-08

ing waiting legal opinions as to
whether DR.. Corning did wrong
in removing it.
into the discussion, saying she die
not feel it was a policy of tht
board and that the board hae
nothing to do with the cancella.
ton of Mrs. Bucks speech al
Cardozo High School.
IT don't ever remember hearing
any board member saying to thu
superintendent that he shoule
check" Mrs. Williams said. "I'vt
heard some say, Have yol
checked?'"
Mr.. Lee, the board member WHIT
usually was the one to ask DR.
Corning in the past if names hae
been checked with the COMMITTEES
files, said:
''It is true that DR.. Corning ha.
been asked if he consulted tht
files of the House Committee. But
evaluation is another thing"
"As for the House Un-Americar
Activities Committee files, any
official that ignores the records o.
the committee would be derelic1
in his duty. It is true they have
a certain value and should bt
weighed" he added.
DR.. Corning put in:
1.-THE administration is willing
to assume responsibility, provided
there is a clear-cut understand.
ng of the policy of the Board o.
Education. References to tn,
Corning blacklist are not fair"
DR.. Corning said his new recon-.
mendations "set up safeguards
but put the House committee file,
ID relation to other known factors
Mr.. Steinem then brought ur
the question of the violation Of
the rules by Cardozo High Schoo,
officials in inviting Mrs. Buck be-
fore clearing her name with DR.
Corning.
'The rules should be obeyed, -
Mr.. Steiiem declared.
Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith joined
in this thought and Mrs. E. c.
Madgeburger asked DR.. Corning
what had been done about the
violation. Miss Jennie Mustapha
assistant principal at Cardozo, is
credited with making the arrange
ments with Mrs. Buck.
Tells of Reprimand.
DR.. Corning said he would
rather tell what disciplinary ac-
ton he had taken in private, but
Mrs. Smith declared: 81 would
like you to answer it right here
and now.'
DR.. Corning related he had
called in Miss Mustapha anc
Robert N. Mattingly, principal Of
Cardozo, and discussed the rules
DR.. Corning said he had repri-
manded her severely. And Mr.
Lee put in that such violations
of the rules could lead to dis
missal from the school system.
Then, the recommendations
were passed and a new policy was
born.
The board heard from DR.
Corning a defense of four text
books criticized recently by Mr.
Lee as inclined toward social.
ism"
But, no debate occurred as DR.
Corning also submitted a long list
of textbooks he wants to use ir
the schools and asked the boare
to look the books over before tax.
ing up the whole textbook prob.
lem.
Finds Criticism Unjustified.
DR.. Corning said he found "nt
justification" for the criticism o.
the books by Mr.. Lee.
One copy of Elementary Eco.
nomics," by Leland j. Gordon, wa.
found in the library of Wilson
Teachers College, DR.. Corning
said. 1t is a reference book, bu
library records show that NJ
student has bothered to take i
off the shelf.
| Another book, ''Roots o.
Political Behavior" by Richart
Carlton Snyder and H. Huber
Wilson, also is on the shelf a
both Wilson and Miner Teachers
Colleges, he continued. This ont
was used once in August ane
once in September, he said.
Workers at Home and Away,
by Alta McIntire and Wilhelmins
Hill, is third-grade textbook
Dr.. Corning said. 1t was re-
examined by the Elementar.
Textbook Committee and received
the unanimous approval of tina
group" he added.
| 4lOlC ID III JuoIiIlCdClDl III
the removal of this book from
the authorized textbook list" DR.
Corning declared.
American Government" b,
Frank Abbott Magruder, a high
school civics text, had been criti.
cized severely by Mr.. Lee. OF thi.
book, DR.. Corning said:
"It is quite possible that thu
author, now deceased, believed ir
more Government controls thar
are approved by many thinking
citizens. 1t is not the opinion ol
our department heads, however
that the use of this textbook ir
classrooms under our trained
teachers will make Socialists ou1
of the students. !"
Lee Defers Airing Views.
Mr.. Lee said he had plenty tt
say, but would restrain himself
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