Show BIBLE UNfiT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS Opinion of President Otto C Schneider of the Chicago Board of Education Chicago Oct 12 The problem ot of re religious religious instruction in the public schools was put up to President Otto C Schneider of or the Chicago board of ot edu education education education cation yesterday President Schneider met the issue squarely so squarely indeed as to bring a gasp of ot astonishment from the two who had broached the subject I believe with Jean Jacques Ros Rosseau Rosseau seau sean said Mr Schneider that re religion religion religion ligion should not be taught to any anyone one In any form until his or her mind is mature As for tho the Bible in the public schools scho ls 1 I object to it It is not fit for tor children President Schneiders f visitors were Mrs rs ElIzab y Cook president of the Womans Edu union and Mrs Clarence A So Tr a prominent club woman and educational worker Tho The two wanted to ask asIc the presidents aid aidin aidIn aidin in securing the Introduction of a book of ot Bible readings in the curriculum of ot the Chicago schools Merely Literature I would not object to a history of the Bible in the schools as a master masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece piece of ot literature President Schneider er told the women It should be bethere bethere bethere there the tha same as Byrons poems or any other of the great grent masterpieces And for tor the same reason I should be glad to have on the reading list a his history history history tory of ot the Koran or of ot the religion of ot Confucius or of Buddha But as for tor teaching the Bible in the public schools of ot Chicago It would be against the constitution Religious Instruction never has been introduced in the schools the school authorities feeling that no system of religious training could be adapted to the In Innumerable Innumerable Innumerable numerable sects and religions represented represented in the population In ad addition d as suggested by b President Schneider a legal question is involved |