Show SCHOOL SCHOOLTEACHER TEACHER I MUST FACE JURY JUR GRAND JURY INDICTS TENNESSEE TENNESSEE TENNESSEE TENNES TENNES- TENNES SEE MAN FOR TEACHING OF EVOLUTION Case Is First Of Its Kind Ever To Find Way To Courts Many Pledge Support To To The Prosecution Dayton Tenn John John T. T Scopes high school science teacher was Indicted indicted In in- dieted by a Rhea county grand grana jury here hero on a charge of teaching evolution evolution tion In a l public school in violation of the Tennessee law The judge set July 10 at Dayton for the trial The Tho grand jury was assembled In special session to pass on the case presented to it as a result of a preliminary preliminary preliminary prelim prelim- inary hearing hearing- two weeks ago when three justices of the peace held Scopes for grand jury action Judge John T. T Roulston presiding charged the tho jury on the law of the theory of evolution as It shall be taught In the public schools of Tennessee the first time such a n char charge e has been delivered delivered ered in a l Tennessee court Judge J. J D. D Ralston in charging the grand jury In criminal court here told the jurors that he considered a violation of the Tennessee statute against teaching of the theory of evolution evolution evolution evo evo- lution in public schools as a high misdemeanor misdemeanor mis misdemeanor mis- mis demeanor regardless of the question of constitutionality or policy Ho Ha was referring to the case of J. J L. L Scopes of the Dayton Daton public schools arrested on charge of violating a Tennessee Tennessee Ten Ten- law Dayton Ohio The The American Association Association As As- for the Advancement of Science has joined actively in the Tennessee evolution e case it was announced announced announced an an- as a Rhea county grand jury assembled to determine whether John T. T Scopes science teacher should b be indicted for violation of the tho state law which prohibited teaching of evolution evolution tion in the schools Dr George W. W who instigated instigated in in- the court test announced that Professor ProCessor H. H I. I president of the association and member of ot Columbia university faculty nas has pledged support to the defense promising promIsing promising prom prom- ising a scientific expert adviser for forthe forthe forthe the trial Dr also quoted quoted quote ed cd Dr Wilson Vilson Davis editor of Science Service of Washington as saying We Ve are coming to your support strong |