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COMMUNISM IN HOLLYWOOD MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY 2097 ing anything to do with the Communist Party. I eon appreciate the reluctance of anyone to name names, but that is, to my mind, a glaring inconsistency in your testimony. If, in the course of the next few days, you change' your residence, will you please keep Mr. Wheeler informed as to where you can be reached ( Mr. Shayne. I don't intend to change my residence. Mr. Jackson. Some people do. We have just had a witness in who did intend to change, so I merely throw that in so that you will hold yourself available for the committee. Mr. Shayne. If you had a list of the faculty of the People's Edu- cational Center, it"is very possible that, looking down that list, I might be able to pick out the name, but I have no such list. Mr. Jackson. Do you know whether the instructor who gave the course in screen writing was connected with the motion-picture indus- try in any capacity? Mr. Shayne. She was supposed to be connected with the industry as a screen writer somewhere, but I don't know where or what studio. Mr. Jackson. Weren't you at all concerned about the capacity of the instructor to instruct in screen writing? Didn't it occur to you that possibly you would like to have someone who had a background in screen writing? Mr. Shayne. Well, naturally, yes; but I had had no training in writing and I wasn't particularly concerned about the great skill of the instructor. I wanted to get the rudiments or elements, and this course had been recommended to me by somebody and I just accepted the recommendation. Mr. Jackson. How many people were there in this class, Mr. Shayne? Mr. Shayne. Oh, there must have been a couple of dozen, I guess. Mr. Jackson. They went through the course in screen writing? Mr. Shayne. I don't know how far they went. I only took one semester. Mr. Jackson. How long was one semester ? Mr. Shayne. Well, the usual period of a semester, which is a half of an academic year. Mr. Jackson. Do you recall the names of any who took the course at the same time you did ? Mr. Shayne. No, sir. I went alone. I don't know who any of the students were or what has become of them. I know nothing about them. Mr. Jackson. Is there any reason why the witness should not be excused for the present? Mr. Wheeler. None at all. Mr. Jackson. Then you are excused, Mr. Shayne, and if you will, if you anticipate being out of the city, communicate with Mr. Wheeler. It will be very much appreciated. Mr. Shayne. May I ask, Is there any compensation for appearing before this committee? Mr. Wheeler. He is entitled to transportation to and from his residence. Mr. Shayne. Well, that is only gasoline mileage but, as I said before, your subpena has lost me employment during these 3 days, which I cannot make up.