The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-08-05
ROCKEFELLER
FOUNDATION
MAKES SURVEY
rrrxrs suRgAu AT STATE cApIrALl

rT1EEs guRgAg Az STATE CAPITAL
NDLANAPOL1A Aug. 6.-The an
thai the Rockeferrow Foundation has
accepted the invitation OF Indiana to
lake an independent survey OF edu-
cctional conditions IN the state brought
t. an end the gossip In some quarters
orbssing fear that the investLga-
Ion would not be along the broad lines
coatenplated by the last general as
s~nbly.
The entrance Of the Rockefellow
Fo1ndation into the investigation mean
at " surveys Will be made, one by
tie commission appointed by the Gov
crnor in accordance with the act OF the
assembly ordering the quiz and the
tier by the eastern Foundation which
e..nnot possibly be biased in its OBJ
.ervatlona and findings.
The members OF the Indiana commits
On which Is TO make e survey are
carries N. curry. chairman. professor
a.! literature at the indiana state nor
Il school, J. A. vanOsdal. Anderson.
Mss Carolyn Schumacher. dean OF the
omen at Purdue university. William
a. schanglaud, Newton county school
:uperintendent, Byron Somers. presi-
cent OF the Fort Wayne hoo board
and o. l. Williams. state supervisor OF
,ca-cherr training. who IS also score
Try Of the commission.
At the time the commission was ap-
pointed by the Governor the question
vas raised by some members Of the as
scmbly as to the ad~vtsability OF APP
roinung on the body. persons intimate
~ connected with the school system
Il was doubted whether they had suf-
icient prospective 10 contribute any
c~cnservative criticism.
Governor McCray. however, points
out that the survey would not be COM
p.ete nor entirely practical II left IN the
lands Of a foreign organization which
S not thoroughly versed in local con-
d!tions. While Its findings may be
scieuttdcally correct they might fall
mort OF the element OF a~daptability to
.ocal conditions.
Ths arrangement hit upon will tend
to bring about as early a perfect and
true report OF conditions and recon-
nendations for Improvements as pos
sioIe. school men assert
The foundation report Is to be re-
ceived by the commission and Is 70 be
used by tt in formulating its report 10
me 1923 assembly.
Similar Investigations to the one 60
oe made IN Indiana have been made by
;he genera educational board of the
Rockefeliow Foundation IN a number
OF other states One investigation
was made by the foundation in Indiana
This was the survey OF the Gary school
system The report OF the founda-
ion brought considerably attention co
the system in the Calumet city.
The foundation investigation !s TO
be made along eleven different lines.
It is 20 surve the organization OF the
school administration. that is the gov
ernmental agencies controlling the
schools from the township trustee to
he school boards IN the larger cities;
buildings and equipment will be an
other subject investigation. The 9TH
- general heads under which the sur
Ney will be nducte are: Attendance
teachers status and training; tests and
physioaI condition OF school children;
nesro education; physical education. A.
nancing: vocational education and the
school organization
IN the Investigation made By the
.oundation in other states stress he's
oecn laid on the necessity of divsrsing
politics from the schools This sub
icct will be Investigated in Indiana
The foundation will have a prelim1n-
ary report completed next April and
vii complete it's report In September.
1922.