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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. IX - Page 333« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine)

Mr. Jenner.
instructor and a leader in the Jewish community at Indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs. PAINE, That is correct.
Mr. Jenner.
And do I correctly summarize in capsule form the nature of your work at the Jewish Community Center in Indianapolis?
Mrs. PAINE, Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
That is recreation instructor and leader?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Then in the summer of 1950 you were a camp counselor at Big Eagle Camp at Indianapolis, Ind.?
Mrs. Paine.
That is correct.
Mr. Jenner.
Also, apparently--I am not certain of this--that during the summer of 1950 you served as a recreation leader of the American Friends Service Committee?
Mrs. Paine.
No; that would have been the following summer.
Mr. Jenner.
That would be 1951?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And where did that take place?
Mrs. Paine.
With the American Friends Service Committee?
Mr. Jenner.
Yes.
Mrs. Paine.
That was in Rapid City, S. Dak., as part of an American Friends Service Committee work camp.
Mr. Jenner.
And then in the fall quarter 1951, that is October, apparently, through January 1952, and then March through May of 1952 you were a recreation instructor and a leader in the Downtown Community School in New York City, N.Y.; is that correct?
Mrs. Paine.
That is after reentering Antioch.
Mr. Jenner.
Yes.
Mrs. Paine.
Right. The job you describe was part of my work placement from Antioch College.
Mr. Jenner.
Yes; I had so understood.
Mrs. PAINE, Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Thank you. And then the quarter October through December 1952 you were a recreation leader at the Jewish Community Center in the city of Columbus Recreation Department. Do I have those correctly stated?
Mrs. Paine.
That was period of 8 weeks; yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And was your position a position of recreation leader?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; it was.
Mr. Jenner.
And that was part of the cooperative schedule; was it?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Then September and October 1953 and January through March 1954 you were an elementary school teacher at the Mad River Township School, Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. Paine.
That is right.
Mr. Jenner.
What did you teach?
Mrs. Paine.
I taught first graders, I particularly had the slow learning class.
Mr. Jenner.
And that was part of the cooperative program at Antioch; was it?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; it was.
Mr. Jenner.
Then in the summer of 1954, June and July, my notes indicate a summer tour with the America Friends Service Committee; is that correct?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; I recall that.
Mr. Jenner.
Would you state what the nature of that was?
Mrs. Paine.
It was not with the American Friends Service Committee; it was with a different group of Friends, with the Friends----
Mr. Jenner.
Excuse me--Friends in this connection is spelled with a capital F? Forgive my interruption.
Mrs. Paine.
Yes, this was a tour sponsored by the Friends World Committee. We did some traveling and the tour included a summer term at Pendle Hill.
Mr. Jenner.
Where is Pendle Hill?
Mrs. Paine.
Pendle Hill is in the Philadelphia suburban area, and it is a
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