Measure against teaching of theory in public schools tabled by Senate Action
Little Rock, Ark, Feb 11 -- (AP)-- The Rotenberry anti-evolution bill, which would have prohibited the teaching of evolution in tax supported schools of Arkansas, is dead insofar as this session of the state legislature goes. The senate killed it when it voted viva voce yesterday to table the bill, which was passed yesterday by the house after a dramatic session.
While no record vote was taken in the senate, the bill aws tabled by an estimated count of 25 to 6. It passed the house yesterday when two representatives changed their votes from no to aye, 50 to 47.
Senate Richardson of Hoxie, gave notice he would ask for reconsideration of the senate action, but Lieutenant Governor Parnell ruled this out of order, as there was no record vote taken -- thus no official way of knowing how Senator Richardson voted.
Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 7 -- A referendum prohibiting the teaching of evolution in all Arkansas schools, apparently has been adopted by an incomplete vote of 22,461 to 17.388.
It was in protest against the proposed evolution ban that Charles Smith, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Atheists, conducted a campaign here which brought about his arrest and fine,
Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 8 -- The Arkansas anti-evolution bill, submitted to the voters Tuesday, apparently has won.
In 665 precincts out of 2068, the vote today stood 31,373 for the bill and 22,956 against.
Many of the textbooks now being used in the high schools and colleges of the stat will have to be revised, Mrs. John H. Page, who has been active in behalf ot the bill, said.
アーカンソー州の反進化論州法は火曜日に住民投票にかけられ、勝利した。2068の行政区のうち665において、本日の投票が実施され、31,373 - 22,956 で州法案は支持された。州の高校や大学で使われている教科書の多くは改訂されることになると、法案支持に活動してきたMrs. John H. Pageは述べた。
" 80-1627. - Doctrine of ascent or descent of man from lower order of animals prohibited. - It shall be unlawful for any teacher or other instructor in any University, College, Normal, Public School, or other institution of the State, which is supported in whole or in part from public funds derived by State and local taxation to teach the theory or doctrine that mankind ascended or descended from a lower order of animals and also it shall be unlawful for any teacher, textbook commission, or other authority exercising the power to select textbooks for above mentioned educational institutions to adopt or use in any such institution a textbook that teaches the doctrine or theory that mankind descended or ascended from a lower order of animals.
" 80-1628. - Teaching doctrine or adopting textbook mentioning doctrine - Penalties - Positions to be vacated. - Any teacher or other instructor or textbook commissioner who is found guilty of violation of this act by teaching the theory or doctrine mentioned in section 1 hereof, or by using, or adopting any such textbooks in any such educational institution shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars; and upon conviction shall vacate the position thus held in any educational institutions of the character above mentioned or any commission of which he may be a member."
Little Rock, Ark, Nov 13 -- No effort will be made by the medical school of the University of Arkansas here to comply with the recently enacted law prohibiting teaching of evolution in the public schools, Dr, Frank Vinsohaler, dean of the school, said in a statement Tuesday
Dean Vinsohaler said to leave out the teaching of evolution in the school would wreck it and therefore the faculty will continue regardless of the law.
"I do not anticipate any trouble", Dean Vinsohaler said. "I feel that no attempt will be made to enforce the law."
University of Arkansasの医学部は、最近成立した公立学校での進化論教育禁止州法を遵守するつもりがないと、Dr. Frank VInsohaler学部長は火曜日の声明で述べた。VInsohaler学部長は、学部で進化論を教えないことは、学部を損なうことになるので、州法に関わらず進化論を教え続けると述べた。「私は問題が起きるとは思っていない。州法が適用されることはないと思っている。」
Boyd Cypert, county presecuting attorney, said his office would not take the initiative in enforcing the law. If information is file with him against specific teachers or insititutions, he said he would attempt to prosecute.
Arkansas' anti-evolution act bars dictionary, state official claims
Little Rock, Ark, Nov, 14 -- (UP)-- Arkansas' recently enacted anti-evolution act took a new turn when J.P. Womack, state superintendent of public instruction, intimated that the monkey in the case may develop into a white elephant.
Under a strict enforcement of the law. which prohibits the teaching of evolution in state educational institutions, Womack ruled that Webster's International Dictionary, the reference "world book," and the Encyclopedia Britannica are "bootleg books."
And these books, considered safe, readable books in universities all over the country, are not to be permitted to "pollute" the minds of Arkansas students, according to the ruling of Womack.
"I am in favor of the strictest enforcement of the anti-evolution law," Womack said in bringing comfort to the fundamentalists who have been active in having the state approve at a referendum, but his qualifications made the opponents of the law rejoice.
"By strict enforcement only can we hope to secure a repeal of the measure," he declared. "Law enforcement would result in the law remaining on the books to be used only when some person desires to invoke it against it certain teachers."
