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Warren Commission Hearings: Vol. IX - Page 332« Previous | Next »

(Testimony of Ruth Hyde Paine)

Mr. Paine.
I think that time I stayed about 2 weeks, just long enough to get out of the hospital.
Mr. Jenner.
I see. Immediately after your birth, or substantially so?
Mrs. Paine.
My family moved to New Jersey.
Mr. Jenner.
And your family moved to New Jersey. And you lived where?
Mrs. Paine.
I believe it was Park Ridge, N.J. We had lived there before, I remember.
Mr. Jenner.
But do you recall then moving from Park Ridge, N.J.?
Mrs. Paine.
No; I first recall living in the country not far from Freehold, N.J.
Mr. Jenner.
But you did eventually move to Columbus, Ohio?
Mrs. Paine.
We moved back to New York when I was 8, and from New York then moved to Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Jenner.
And what age were you when you moved to Columbus, Ohio?
Mrs. Paine.
I must have been 10 or about to be 10.
Mr. Jenner.
And you attended elementary schools and high school in Columbus?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Is my information correct that you entered Antioch College at Antioch, Ohio, in 1950?
Mrs. Paine.
In Yellow Springs, Ohio, in 1949.
Mr. Jenner.
1949 was it?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
And you eventually received a degree from Antioch College?
Mrs. Paine.
I did, in 1955.
Mr. Jenner.
You might state for the record what the character of Antioch College is. It is special in some respect, isn't it?

Mrs. PAINE. Yes; it has a work-study plan, whereby the students study a portion of the year and then go to jobs all over the country, to work in special fields, a job of their own interest, and the college helps to obtain these positions.
Mr. Jenner.
And do you receive any kind of credit?
Mrs. Paine.
In order to graduate, you have to have both credit in the academic work and credit from your job placements.
Mr. Jenner.
Does Antioch College--I know you said you were of the Quaker faith--does Antioch College have any connection with the Quaker faith?
Mrs. Paine.
No; it doesn't.
Mr. Jenner.
What was your major at Antioch College?
Mrs. Paine.
I majored in education.
Mr. Jenner.
And seeking to prepare yourself as a teacher?
Mrs. Paine.
That is correct.
Mr. Jenner.
And did you pursue that major or at least activities in connection with that major in your cooperative work?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes; I did. I was also interested in group work and in recreation work, but there was no major in that field at Antioch, so my job placements were a combination of both work in elementary schools and group work.
Mr. Jenner.
And have you pursued, really pursued your interests in group work ever since?
Mrs. Paine.
Yes.
Mr. Jenner.
Or group activities, at least?
Mrs. Paine.
I pursued the dual interest of education and group work, yes, in the jobs I have sought.
Mr. Jenner.
You had by that time already embraced the Quaker faith, hadn't you, when you entered Antioch, at the time you entered Antioch College?
Mrs. Paine.
At the time I entered I was not yet a member. I joined in the winter of 1951, so it was still a year and a quarter before I became a member.
Mr. Jenner.
You mentioned 1947 yesterday. Was that a----
Mrs. Paine.
That was when I first became acquainted with the Quakers and their beliefs, and I was active in attending the Friends meeting in Columbus from that time on.
Mr. Jenner.
Now, these cooperative studies, my information indicates that in the first quarter of 1950, that is, January through March, you were recreation
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