Word: evolutionism
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Scopes, a high school biology teacher in Dayton, Tenn., was indicted in 1925 for teaching the Theory of Evolution in violation of state law.
Evolution and Freedom
Cole, who testified on human evolution, declared that the Tennessee law had threatened the foundations of academic freedom and the teaching of science. Before the trial scientists had feared that similar laws might be passed in 20 states. After this test case, no other state would risk the ridicule Tennessee...
Professor Cole will discuss aspects of the Dayton (Scopes) Trial, sometimes known as the "Tennessee Evolution Case," with which he was connected.
Last Thursday a crowd of over 16,000 turned out to hear "A Living History of Jazz," with John McLellan as narrator and the Herb Pomeroy jazz band as illustrator. McLellan's commentary had plenty of meat but was not too technical for the layman. He gave a splendid survey...