Article August 10, 1935 Issue

Extracts from Reports of Christian Science Committees on Publication

District of Columbia.

The same friendly attitude on the part of the local press has continued during the past year, and the kindly attitude of the editors in this field is gratefully acknowledged. No unfriendly reference was made to our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, and no inaccurate statement concerning Christian Science was published. There appeared 338 news items which were informative and reliable, one unfriendly reference, and seven undesirable though not necessarily unfriendly references. One hundred and sixty-three of these news items were excerpts from our weekly Lesson-Sermons. These excerpts take their place in the religious pages of our newspapers and add to a better understanding in the community of the teachings of Christian Science. Seventy-four articles from our daily newspaper, The Christian Science Monitor, were quoted in whole or in part, due credit being given in each instance. The continued use of articles clipped from our Monitor shows that the local press appreciates the reliability and usefulness of the news appearing therein.

The Emergency New Deal Departments have no printed regulations regarding sick leave. They are operating under the same regulations controlling the regular departments of the Government, namely: "The application for sick leave periods in excess of two days must be supported by the certificate of a registered practicing physician or other practitioner, except that in remote localities where such certificate cannot reasonably be obtained, the applicant's signed statement as to the sickness and the reason why a certificate is not furnished may be accepted. For periods of two days or less up to an accumulation of twelve days in any one leave year, the applicant's signed statement on the required from may be accepted."

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