Education: Bad for Democracy

The United States Bureau of Education discovered that eighteen states have laws prohibiting secret societies in schools. "Bad for Democracy" is the reason behind the laws. In some states all students, male and female, give their word of honor not to join secret societies.

Meanwhile, points out Superintendent Hunter of Oakland, Cal., youths are violating either their word or the law in California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Vermont, Washington.

A number of graduates and undergraduates of Oxford University have formed a...

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