Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-04-18 | Page 8 | Schools to Get 'Radical' Probe

SCHOOLS TO GET DEl RADICAL PROBE SPRINGFIELD Ill April 18 c JT Supporters of ot charges that communistic communistic com teachings have be been n instilled in in stilled lUlled In the thc minds of students at some lome n Illinois nois colleges e and and nd universities ties e today pushed for a sweeping Investigation investigation in In- of alleged radicalism in inthe inthe inthe the states state's schools The investigation was authorized last night by the senate of ot the Illinois legislature on on the heels of charges by Charles R. R Chica Chicago o drug store magnate who re recently withdrew from the University of Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago his niece Miss Mis Lucile Luelle Norton an en n the ground the institution fostered radical teachings The investigation will be welcomed wel wel- corned Presidents Robert Maynard Hutchins of the University of Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago and Walter Dill DiU Scott of ot Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern North North- western university of Evanston said in Chicago The University of ot Chicago said President Hutchins stands on its rec rec- ord with complete assurance ur It Avel- Avel welcomes comes an unbiased inquiry by competent competent competent com com- authorities and will wm give that inquiry every assistance istance within its power We are confident that the wide publicity given to the testimony mony And nd findings will vindicate the university In to ri the minds of every one one orie Anything they want to investigate will be beall all right with me said Dr Scott The University of Illinois ha has no concern in the In-the the matter in any way President Arthur Culls Cutts' Willard o othe of the University of Illinois said at Ur Ur- bana There are no conditions here hereto to warr warrant an investigation At the same time Dr William A. A Wirt head of the public school chool system tern tem em in Gary Ind who once accused President Roosevelt's adv advisers ers of communism said at Gary that he had lad no no fears for his daughter a student at the University of Chi Chi- cago A committee of five was Wa author author- zed by the senate to inquire jn nto to reports resorts re re- ports sorts of communistic teachings in inthe inthe the he tax supported schools and in privately privately privately endowed institutions that are exempted from taxes by the state