Kansas and New Mexico

[Panza, Robin]

Seems like we, the scientific community, ought to be writing the NM school
authoritis to commend their decision.

Robin
Robin K Panza                  panzar at carnegiemuseums.org
Collection Manager, Section of Birds      ph:  412-622-3255
Carnegie Museum of Natural History       fax: 412-622-8837
4400 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh  PA  15213-4080  USA


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Shear [mailto:BILLS at HSC.EDU]
Sent: Friday, 22 October, 1999 2:57 PM
To: TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG
Subject: Kansas and New Mexico


Did no one else take notice that New Mexico school authorities have
mandated the teaching of evolution in schools under their control,
explicitly stating that it is not neccessary to present "alternative
views"?  I guess this is a "dog bites man" story and so of less media
interest.  But it did make a back page of the Richmond Times Dispatch a few
weeks ago.

Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills at hsc.edu>