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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
Frid°v. August IS. 1930
Compulsory Bible Reading
We fail to see what possible benefit can be derived
from compulsory Bible reading in the public schools.
Georgia already has a law demanding this, as well as
have the majority of states in this part of the country. For
what purpose? Supposedly to acquaint the public school
children with the Book of Books. It is a part of the Geor
gia law that this reading is to be done without comment.
This is where the hitch comes in. If certain passages of
the Bible could be read “with” comment, then perhaps
the children would gain an understanding of the Book
which underlies all religions, and the law would then be
worthwhile. But the law emphatically states: “without
comment.” This means that several times a week children
must sit at their desks in the schoolroom and listen to
reading matter that registers absolutely nil to their
minds. If the Bible were written in present day prose
form, in modern English, then there would be no need for
comment. The passages would read Ijke the exciting ad
ventures of the Arabian Nights, and the children would
really derive meaning from what is read to them. But the
Bible is, naturally, not written in modern style, and the
immature minds of children in school are not capable of
grasping the meaning of Biblical passages which are read
off to them without comment and without interpretation.
To read the Bible without comment to the children of the
public schools is to waste time which' could be used to
some advantage in other fields. (3-1-29).
From Our Back Fence
Chattanooga News edited by Herbert St. Goar
First of all, our congratulations j Mrs. S. H. Frank and Mr. and
to the engageses we hinted about j Mrs. D. Shear are in Cleveland,
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four weeks ago in the column—
Ida Dorothy Brandman and Lt.
(Dr.) Howard Harding Gault.
We thought the situation was
growing serious when we discov- j Ring relatives
1 ered that every Saturday after
noon since early in May, Howard (
drove down from Camp Forrest,
j where he is stationed at the Hos-
i pital, to see Ida. That sounded like
love indeed—and so it was.
Rumors of engagements con
tinue to fill the summer air. Al
ready we have word of two more
pending romances. One concerns
\ two newcomers to this country,
i They’re both from Kobryn, Poland
and came to this country about
! two years ago. He has lived here
since then and made friends. She
j has resided in the North.
Incidental rustlings of the Chat
tanooga vine: The back-to-sehool
movement following summer holi
days will leave us soon berefit of
some of our more charming femi
nine friends.
Martha Oppenheimer’s dinner-
dance last Saturday night was one
of the gayest birthday surprise
parties, one of Ihe nicest of the
whole year in our city.
Two boat rides were on the
(lorket for last week—and they
both grew to larger and more ex
citing proportions that the spon
sors, the Dalton, (Ga.) and the
B’nai Zion Sisterhoods expected.
It was a banner evening for those
in charge, and an auspicious be- !
ginning for the year.
TRAVELOGUE: Jan Poss Schu- j
macker will be maid of honor in ;
the wedding of her former Van- j
derbilt classmate Joanne Finkles- j
stein and Lt. David Gorman— |
Mary Magrill is still vacationing j
in Jacksonville—Anita Effron j
Shalett and baby daughter have j
left for New York City—Mr. and j
is in Chicago.
Florine Gould and Barbara Sch-
wartzman returned from Camp
Elizabeth Lupton, where they won
first honors for their activities—
Nathan Hofferman back from At
lanta—Mr. and Mrs. David R.
Ohio—Mrs. George Berke, Mrs. Weill and Bette Weill returned
Harold Gross, Bette Berke and after visiting Lt. and Mrs. David
Meriam Levint are there too, vis- i Weill Jr. at Watertown. N. Y.
Mrs. Frank Torch 1 TOM & KITTY (8-22-41) .
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Deny Ford Will
Run for President
New York (WNS)—Henry Ford
will not accept the presidential
| nomination being sought for him
J by the Ford-For-President Lea-
j gue, organized by the Citizen’s
l Protective League, a sudsidy of
| the German-American Bund, the
Non-Sectarian Anti-Nazi League
was informed in a telegram from
I William J. Cameron, the motor
magnate’s private secretary.
(6-24-38).
No Pogroms, King
Carol Promises
Bucharest (WNS) There will be
no pogroms in Rumania regardless
of what the government decides
to do about the Jewish problem,
King Carol declared in a state- ]
meni to American correspondents. .
“We have a Jewish prbblem and j
: we are wrestling with it,” he said, !
but “how ultimately the problem I
j is to be met is not altogether clear, i
j but the first and important point
of our policy will be that there
shall be no violence to Jews. Of i
that we are certain. (2-4-38).
Jewish Progressive Club
An election of officers of the i
Jewish Progressive Club was held 1
on July 10, Wednesday night. The 1
following officers were elected:
Mr. Chas. Newman, President; Mr.
Max Cuba, Vice-President; Mr.
Jos. Loewus, Treasurer; Mr. Max
Mendel, Secretary. (7-19-291.
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