¶ After three years of investigating the Communist leanings of his teachers, New York City School Superintendent William Jansen totted up the score. As a result of 1950's probe, he announced, one probationary teacher was dismissed, one regular resigned, and a third teacher retired. The next year, three teachers admitted they had been members of the party, ten resigned when called for questioning, and eight were dismissed for refusing to answer questions. This year, eight more insisted on keeping mum. Last week Superintendent Jansen suspended them all.
¶ Course of the week (for women graduate students in the physical education department...
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