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for such a study and two against.
New Members Voted.
Opposing were Mrs. E. C. Mag
deburger and Albert E. Steinem.
In favor were Mrs. Phillips, DR..
johnson, DR.. James A. Cannon
and Mrs. James w. Williams.
Absent were Wesley w. Williams
and c. Melvin Sharpe. board pres
ident. Adelbert w. Lee, board vice
president. was presiding.
After the meeting, Mrs. Phillips
said she intended to vote with Mrs.
Madgeburger and Mr.. Steinem,
which would have tied the tally.
But, Mr.. Lee ruled that. since no
protest was made at the time
ito his announced decision on the
vote, the study should be made by
DR.. Corning.
Yesterday Mrs. Phillips said she
wanted the matter reconsidered,
since she was on record as voting
for the controversial study.
Five Vote Against Study.
When the vote was tailed this
time, five members present voted
against DR.. Corning making the
study and two in favor of it.
Mrs. Phillips voted against the
proposal. Lined with her were
Or. Cannon, who changed his
mind; Mr.. Lee, who had been
presiding officer and did not have
an opportunity to vote at the last
meeting: Mrs. Magdeburger. and
Mr.. Steinem.
Opposing votes were cast by
Or. johnson and Mrs. Williams.
Wesley S. Williams was absent
at the time. and Mr.. Sharpe was
presiding.
After the point was raised that
such a study might conflict with
the law requiring dual schools, DR..
Johnson declared. A
"This Is not going outside the
law. / want the record 10 show
that. on the same day this pro-
posal was okayed. we voted to
ask for a loan to finance school
construction, by the same sense
outside the. law"
Sees No Harm i'm Report.
Mrs. Williams declared. II see
no harm In asking the superin-
tendent for this report. It does
not call for integration of the
school system but merely asks
for cost estimate of such a
move"
The school board then voted
tnat the song book, "Sing Song
of Friendship" may be used in
the schools but will not be in
cluded as an authorized textbook.
DR.. Cannon, more than a year
ago, asked that the songs be ap-
proved. They were written by
Irving Caesar. tin pan alley
|habituee, and objected to strenu-
ously by Mr.. Lee when first in
troduced because Of a song titled
Thomas Jefferski." Mr.. Lee said
this was a slander Of the third
Presidents name.
Continues Objection.
Mr.. Lee continued his objection
yesterday, when the matter came
up.
1.-THE book is nothing but q
means Of propaganda" he de-
clared. 1T is an outrageous mis-
representation Of facts"
He said the song, Thomas JEFF
ferski," is ridiculous. He said
that another song, speaking about
the 80 friendly nations" !" includes
Russia, Czechoslovakia and China.
Mr.. Williams said he saw moth
ing wrong with the song book,
pointing out that it is an attempt
to teach we are friends of those
people,"
DR.. Cannon, in his support OF
the song book, said they are "cute
little tunes" He said the Jeferski
reference is at the end Of an
lawfully sweet tune" in which a
little boy asks his father about
other boys making fun Of names.
The father, DR.. Cannon said.
takes the little boy on his knee
and explains that, if Thomas JEFF
ferson had come from another
part of the world, his name might
be Jefferski.
Should Stick to Own Songs
Mrs. Madgeburger asked. Don't
I'VE have our own little tunes? ]
rather think we have our own
little songs and feel we should
stick to them"
Mrs. Phillips asked. do we
need additional books?"
After further discussion. Mr..
Sharpe wanted to know II there
was "any further discussion on
this heavy matter"
DR.. johnson said, "To make
light Of this matter hurts the
Negro"
Mr.. Sharpe said he didn't
mean to do that. but he felt the
matter could be settled In i've
minutes. The school board then
voted to let the song books be
used In the school system, after
some further discussion along the
same lines. Mrs. Phillips. Mr..
lee and Mrs. Madgeburger voted
against 1t.
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