The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-08
SAYS EDUCATION
. WILL DETERMINE
DEMOeRACYAERE
United States Commissioner
OF Education Issues An
nuaIiRepoft.

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WASHINGTON. D. g., Dec. 8.
What We do or fall to do In, pub
nc education viii largely determine
l1e future Of our experiment In
democracy, says John j. Tigert,
United States commissioner OF
education, In hts annual report for
the fiscal year ending June 81,
1922, which was made public to.
day. Assimilation OF the foreign
born, removal of illiteracy, adjust,
inent Of inequalities in educational
opportunity and inculcation Of
nkoper Ideals concerning our form
" government are problems which
The educational forces Of the colhs
try must meet, and informed lead.
ership n dealing with thebe prob
lens Is needed more than eEer be.
fore. 1lhe United States Bureau OF
Education Is required by law to
promote the cause OF education
throughout the country, to he In.
formed on all subjects pertaining
10 educatipn and to disseminate
such information according to tn.
report
"1llie most casual investigation
shows that some OF tho stGAes ara
more snceessfhi than others IN
solving t1e problems OF public edu.
cation says the commjssiona'
While some Of the states, through
years of experience and through
The consecutive efforts OF genera.
lions Of trained leaders, have &C.
conaplished notable achievements
In various phases OF educational
theory and practice we. find Ger.
tain other states seeking the ans.
wers 10 MANY Of the same qucb.
tons. labortodsly and at great ex.
pense exploring ground that has al.
tendy been carefully charted, much
.0f this costly duplication Of expert.
'ment has undoubtedly been saved
by the work Of the Bureau OF Edu.
cation which has made available to
.ali the states the experiences and
achievements Of the most progress.
. 'sive and Of the most highly. endow.
ed rs Fur as lis resources would
permit 70 increase substantially
the support Or the bureau would 2e
a conservative Investment, in the
opinion oil the commissioner, co.'s
STEERING tlIe Service that It's actlvi.
lies give 70 the whole people.
Eetty.Elsht systems
we have forty.eieht systems os
education each n the soyere,rn
states fuainfaifiinrb ftsiown program
Adopting III own methods 81 orgon,
ization a6lrsinis iAation Snfi instTt,.s
tioii. and tieteff6inineS for Itself tGo
amount anti t,ifaraotef of instr,,o.
tion which shali lbe provided for
the chfidren 81 Sits citizens. 1ThiS
is as II should Be. for the genius
ot tfe American people Will nrf,ll.
ably never ACCENT tiie ilea n a,
centralized national system az nuh.
lie schooists saws uoinmiss,oner
Iiigert ME federal bureau 7ilndes.
.talies ID collect siatistics AMI othAr
fncts about tifesa varto1I sohonI
systens md "a tpubiisil tIiis infor.
nation 20 Ethat the general pnblic
OK lie country mi Know wivst prc.
eress liss Hem made i,S ediieatin,;
I'm all effort A Z, make its servSca
To- the cotntfS more efsactiye thn
iiureat It'll divided Its ftitctinnR in.
10 four parts,' tie report states
fIhese are. Field service ressSrnh
and investigation Of snecial edmcs,
iioffaI nrobIenS. educational snr.
yeys and m sat,i,natIot, ~. insnrn, a .
tion ~ ~ =. =
Service ih the field bv rentescr.
tat3vaa N ina h,,raon incInJtS, Ia.
lures and as1fress s n rSIsNe e1,, ss'
tional fi,SISs bsfoSs ,saShars Ss sta
'isnfs 1S SaS ~ clubs Shs,n ~
.,nen,s aims an0 ntbsr nr.ans, ss
lions Interested q, edmcatja1 1I con
;sesin s s, Sfs = 81 ;st,Hs T. s,,s LII
i,stissrsnc iss fSrs INA constasrpo SSts1
az edi1eatinnai sosestions Sisttt un
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