Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-17 | Page 8 | Texas Goes Tennessee One Better

i I Texas Goes Tennessee One I Better 0 By DR FRANK CRANE When the Southern gentlemen of ot Texas KO go on the rampage It is time for the people of other states to stand from under The sub sub- sub committee of the text book board which Is appointed to delete certain passages relating to evolution In a n biology text book for fol beginners have expurgated tho the word evolution from a whole category category category cate cate- gory of 01 text books It is said that one member of the committee urged that the word evolution and Its definition be blotted out of dictionaries In use In the public schools It was decided however that the dictionary dictionary dictionary diction diction- ary did not come under the head of adopted books and that the committees committee's powers did not extend that far Even evolution In plant life lite can no longer be taught In these schools according to the report of ot th the sub aub All AIl of Burbanks Burbank's dem demonstrations lions must go by the board Rules for health contained In Williams Williams' Healthful Health ful rul Living Is stricken out wherever they give a hint t that there has been any improvement through the ages ages in the status of ot man man The sentence Mutilation gives life to new species was eliminated and another sentence Evolution does not teach there Is no God was also cut out The sub-committee sub deleted a passage saying that contrary to the ideas of some ill ili informed people no scientist has ever claimed that man is descended from tl the e ape On the other hand scientists do agree that both man and the ape are descended from a common ancestor This accounts for tor the great similarity In structure If the effete East and the Europe think they can put anything over on Texas in the way of ot culture or education they are reckoning without their host hOlit Texas Just naturally aint goIn to believe in no evolution by gum The word is not used in the I Bible nor the Hymn Book and can an have no rio standIng standing stand stand- Ing among decent people Copyright 1926 by McClure Newspaper Syndicate stand stand-I