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being fully satisfied as long as the
children are given free choice to
take or reject the proferred time
for religious education, and as long
as no specific denomination is alone
recognized. They state that no seg
regation of consequence is being
brought about, but that the plan
only leads to a greater apprecia
tion of tolerance between religious
groups. They point out that in the
actual, concrete situation in New
York state, good results, not harm,
have resulted. Test cases, partic
ularly the decision of January 1946
before the circuit court of the state
of Illinois, dealing with the objec
tion of an atheist parent to release
time in the town of Champaign,
have upheld the constitutionality of
the system.
The Jewish attitude, by and
large, was to avoid the issue
wherever possible, or to pursue
the policy of "kabbedu ve-has-
dehu." "respect it and suspect it."
Where the vast majority of a com
munity have demanded some such
plan, the Jewish groups have sug
gested “dismissal-time," rather
rather than release-time. This
substitute calls for the dismissal
of all public school students one
hour earlier, once a week, with no
questions asked as to the use of
such time. Dismissal-time elimi
nates some of the dangers inher
ent in release-time by avoiding
separation, grouping, or identifi
cation by religion, but does not
meet hte demand for some en
forcement of religious education
by public-school authority. On the
other hand, many abuses of the
releaset-ime plan have been re
ported where such authority has
been granted and exercised.
So far, discussion of release
time, pro and con, has generated
more heat than light. Aims and
objectives of the plan have not
been clearly, or frankly, formu
lated. Proof of the transfer of re
ligious training to modification of
the materlialistic drive has not
been demonstrated, particularly
such transfer in one hour a week
religious training. The educational
truism that character "is caught
not taught" is being greatly ig
nored. Yet, the problem has moved
many sincere religious people to
sit down and think. Out of such
healthful cogitation, seeds of prog
ress are sown.
Fountain Pen
A rich Trans-Jordan mer
chant, known to be unable to
read or write, recently had to
put his name to a legal docu
ment. Taking out from his
pocket, with an air of impor
tance. the most expensive Par
ker pen procurable here, he
placed the gold nib on his
thumb; when there was enough
ink, he made—a thumb-print on
the document.—L.L. & G.B.
Sherman
Hemstreet
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Adrian B. Sherman,
President
Ernest B. Sherman,
Vice President
Albert D. Hemstreet,
Vice President
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