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EVOLUTION 



March. 1928 



EUOLUT(ON 



A Journal of Nature 



To combat i^t^uii y and superstition and 



develop the open mind by popularizing 



natural science 



Published monthly by 

 Evolution Publishing Corporation 



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Telephone: Watkins 7587 



L. E. Katterfeld, 



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NUMBER 4 MARCH, 1928 



PUSSY-FOOTING 



In the report of Austin H. Clark, News 

 Manager of the recent Nashville congress 

 of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science we find the follow- 

 ing illuminating observation: 



"Certain aspects of science in the recent 

 past have given rise in Tennessee to a 

 considerable amount of controversy, and 

 it might have been expected that at this 

 meeting the local papers would seize the 

 opportunity of reviving the discussion. 

 Nothing of the sort occurred. On the con- 

 trary, the local papers handled a delicate 

 situation in such a masterly way as to 

 give a new broader meaning to the phrases 

 of southern courtesy and southern hospi- 

 tality." 



A year's free subscription will be given 

 as a prize to any reader proposing a better 

 name for this than "Pussy-footing." 



BELOW THE BELT 



John Roach Straton, fundamentalist 

 preacher, achieves notoriety no matter 

 where he orates. Just now he is reported 

 to have "struck another vigorous blow at 

 evolution" in San Jose, California. 



And of what consisteth this "vigorous 

 blow"? Hath the Reverend Doctor con- 

 ducted experiments or observations to dis- 

 prove any one of the myriad items of evi- 

 dence for evolution accumulated through 

 the painstaking labor of legions of scien- 

 ticts all over the world? Listen to the 

 Great Divine: 



"Consider Hickman. What did Hickman 

 study in school? Did he study the Bible? 

 No, he studied evolution." 



Of course, 'if Hickman had studied 

 evolution it would prove exactly nothing 

 at all in this connection. But the fact 

 happens to be that Hickman was very re- 

 ligious, saw the "will of God' in all that 

 he did, and prayed constantly to get out 

 of trouble. 



From here it looks like this John Roach 

 follower of the lowly Nazarene is hitting 

 below the belt. 



CONFIDENTIAL QUESTIONNAIRE 



The following questionnaire has been 

 sent to every College and University Presi- 

 dent with the notation that "answers are 

 for compilation only and will be held in 

 strict confidence. If you wish to comment 

 for publication, please use separate sheet. 

 Kindly return before March 25th. so that 

 we can compile the answers for our April 

 issue." 



1. Is evolution taught in your institu- 

 tion? 



2. Is it taught as fact, or as mere 

 theory? 



3. Do YOU consider evolution a fact? 



4. Should teaching evolution be pro- 

 hibited by law? 



5. Shall we send our magazine. Evo- 

 lution, to your library regularly? 



Enough answers have already been re- 

 ceived to assure that the compilation will 

 be most interesting and instructive. It will 

 be made a feature in the April number of 

 Evolution and should achieve a wide cir- 

 culation among students as well as teach- 

 ers. 



JUST A WORD 



The printing of a signed article does 

 not necessarily mean its endorsement. The 

 editor does not presume to limit this jour- 

 nal to articles with which he agrees, but 

 also prints others that he thinks would be 

 interesting to the readers. 



Our advertising columns are open to 

 organizations and concerns that are "on 

 the square". We shall never knowingly 

 permit any fake or misrepresentation. In 

 this we ask the co-operation of our read- 

 ers. 



EVOLUTION DINNER 



The Evolution Dinner will take place 

 at 6:45, Friday, the Thirteenth of April, 

 at Cafe Boulevard. 132 West 41st Street. 

 Mark this in your note book right now if 

 you are within hailing distance from New 

 'Vork. For of course you'll want to be 

 there to get acquainted with the writers 

 and some of the other supporters of 

 Evolution. 



There will be a symposium on The 

 Evolution of Evolution". No long-winded 

 speeches. Limit: five minutes. Some splen- 

 did music. Also "eats". 



So plan to bring some friends. The rate 

 will be $1.75 per person. Please make 

 reservation as long in advance as possible, 



FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH 



Friday the Thirteenth of April is the 

 first anniversary of the chartering of the 

 Evolution Publishing Corporation. Will 

 you send a Birthday present to this live- 

 ly kicking infant in the form of some new 

 subscriptions? And perhaps also a con- 

 tribution to help broadcast sample copies? 

 We hope to be remembered This month by 

 Every reader. 



IN THE BEGINNING 



Two tiny cells unite, surrendering 



Their individualities, to bring 



A new-born entity to life; and so 



The lunar cycles glow and dim and glow; 



While Nature, for the millionth time, 



resolves 

 The mystery of HOW mankind evolves. 



The single cell divides and multiplies, 

 And passes through a thousand forms, 



and dies 

 A thousand deaths of change, and yet 



survives 

 Till, at the end of half a million lives. 

 Nature completes the sum of it, and flings 

 Her proved solution to the World of 



Things. 



"Here is the heir of all that was"', says she, 

 "And here the sire of all that is to be!" 

 They cut the cord, draw the placenta 



through. 

 And go to tell your father that it's YOU! 

 — C. H. M. 



A DINNER IN YOUR CITY TOO? 



Mr. O. 0. Whitenack of the Colorado 

 Rationalistic Association writes: 



"At the same hour you are feasting in 

 New York and planning to get the scalps 

 of the bigots we are going to have a din- 

 ner in Denver in honor of your great maga- 

 zine and the gospel it proclaims. We hope 

 the same will be possible in other cities. 

 Professor Shipley should be able to send 

 his greetings from the Pacific coast and 

 Mr. Steiner should have a meeting in Chi- 

 cago. , 



"At about seven oclock that evening 

 <9 p. m. New York time) we want to ex- 

 change greetings with you by telegrams, 

 messages that will express to the world 

 what we stand for and what we hope to 

 accomplish. 



"Neither of us is to let the other know 

 the message we are to send, but it must 

 of course bear upon evolution and the 

 magazine. We will let you know what de- 

 tails are arranged as soon as possible." 



This is truly a splendid idea. Similar 

 dinners might be arranged in every city 

 for Friday the Thirteenth of April, 

 wherever there is an interested group of 

 Evolution readers, to celebrate the birth- 

 day anniversary of the Evolution Pub» 

 lishing Corporation and make plans for 

 the struggle against fundamentalism in 

 their communities. 



Details, such as addresses where din- 

 ners are to be held, hour and price, names 

 of responsible persons, speakers, etc., 

 should reach us by March 25th if pos- 

 sible, to be published in Evolution. 



Every reader is invited to help make 

 Friday the Thirteenth of April a tre- 

 mendous nation-wide demonstration in 

 favor of the freedom to learn and teach 

 whatever science discovers. 



Write us your plans right away. But 

 do not wait for approval. Follow the 

 splendid example of our fiiends in Den- 

 ver and Get Busy. 



