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Madalyn Murray Ohair — Part 2
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To Alter Allegiance Pledge
By GERALD CLARKE * . .
(Continued from Page 46) Vandalism Laid
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w ith greater authority has already To ‘Christi ans
The pledge, he said, is required
by ‘Maryland law an the wording] Vandalism from her ‘“‘good
‘s Mirs, Murray. who has two ‘sons Christian neighbors” has forced
in city schools, wrote that “we Mrs. Madalyn Murray to move
find this (pledge) offensive to our|her office from the 4500 block
individual liberties and to our|Harford road and “go under-
freedom of conscience, since we|ground,” she said yesterday.
are atheists.” After a meeting of the School
wa Ve also believe,” she said.|/Board, at which she opposed a
nraatice Pet oer oni religious phrase in the Pledge of
ciple of separation of church and Aegiance, ue vuray said that
state guaranteed by the First|Pe0Pi¢ Opposed to fer antucism
Amendment to the Constitution of [Had broken her windows and spat
the United States .. . An excuse}0n her door.
from . . . opening scrvices is a| She planned in the future, she
signal for abusive treatment by|said, to keep secret the office
fellow students, teachers, adminis-jaddress, headquarters of the.
tration and neighborhood persons.|Freethought Society of America)
We will not accede f° ley seler _{which prints and disperses anti-,
day's meeting that she had ex- religious publications.
pected the board to act as it did +. hat . : :
but had not expected “any kind ber, is being carried out in three
of stew” from persons opposed. city schools: General Henry Lee
Mrs. Murray, appealing another and Lemmel Junior High Schools
School Board decision, was chief|and Dunbar High School. ;
litigant in last summer's major| “It is apparent,” Dr. Bard said,
Supreme Court decision which “that if this city is to increase
banned required religious exer- the percentage of those who attend
cises in public schools. a higher educational institution, a
Acting as the board of trustees}major breakthrough must take
for the Baltimore Junior College,}place in the inner and grey geo-
the board was told by Dr. Harry|graphical areas of the city... .
Bard, college president, that the “With an enrollment of 2,300
college had been encouraged by students, the Baltimore Junior
the success of “Operation: Collegi-|College can make a highly im-
ate Horizons” in’ pointing youth] portant contribution to the lead-
in depressed sections toward alership growth of industry, busi-
higher education. ness, government and personal
—ne project, begun last Septem-|service in this city.” —_—_— |
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