Prowling through meeting for business minutes from 1942, and I guess some things never change :T Anonymous parents calling for the dismissal of Japanese public school employees because of 'the Japanese problem', plus some German Friends rushing out of the States in case they were going to be 'evacuated'.
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Dr. and Mrs. Julius Oppenheimer had decided to leave Seattle as soon as possible, whether or not aliens were to be evacuated and wished to sell their furniture. Several Friends showed interest if (sic) buying this furniture.
Katherine Taylor spoke in regard to the resignation of the Japanese office girls from the Seattle Public Schools after a certain group of mothers had requested their dismissal. The School Supt. had remarked that although he had received numerous telephone calls urging the dismissal of the girls, there had been no calls asking they be retained. It was brought out by the group however that several letters had been written.
Floyd Schmoe reported that he had attended the meeting of th (sic) school board at which the matter of accepting the girl's (sic) resignation was discussed. The group had been very tolerant as a whole and the P.T.A. wished it understood that they were not responsible for the small minority group of intolerant parents.
The school board did not want to accept the girl's (sic) resignation but did not see how they could be put back to work without causing embarassment (sic) for them. It was suggested that letters be written and telephone calls made about the matter.