Biology and man, by Benjamin C. Gruenberg ... and N. Eldred Bingham ...

The coverage of evolution in high school biology textbooks published in the 1980s

“…A 1914 textbook (Abbott, 1914, p. 306) stated that "There is a very good reason for believing, however, that the doctrine of Creation, as it has come to be called, is not tenable." A 1944 textbook (Gruenberg & Bingham, 1944) discussed the creation myths of different primitive people, mentioned Cuvier's ideas on catastrophism, and included some material on special creation. However, the authors indicated these views rested on assumptions that could not be tested.…”