Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-08-13

Section z. In order to coordinate the education
activities carried by the several executive
departments, and to devise ways and means of i'm
proving the educational work of the Federal Gov
eminent there is hereby created the Federal Con-
ference Education which shall consist of
representative and one alternate appointed by the
head of each department The Conference shall not
report body to department. but each
representative shall report the findings of the Con-
ference for consideration and Independent action.
Section 8-The Department of Education shall
collect such statistics and facts as shall show the
condition and progress of education in the several
states and in foreign countries. In order to aid
the people of the several states in establishing and
maintaining more efficient schools and school sys-
TENS, in devisng better methods of organization
administration and financing of education. in de-
providing for their use, in improving methods OF
teaching, and in developing adequate
ricula and courses of study, research shall be
undertaken in Cd rural education; CD elementary
education; go secondary education; (4) higher
education 60 professional education Co physical
education, including health education and recrea-
ton; CD the training of teachers 60 immigrant
education; CD adult courses of study. research
shall be fields as in the Judgment of the Secretary
of Education may require attention and study. The
department shall make available to educational
officers in the several states and to other persons
interested in education, the results of the research
and Investigations conducted by 1t.
Section 8. For the fiscal year ending June go
1924 and annually thereafter the of $780, 600
much thereof may be necessary, is hereby
of Education. All unexpended appropriations which
shall be available at the time when this act takes
and branches of the Government which are by
this act transferred to or included in the Depart
ment of Education. shall become available for
penditure by the Department of Education.
Section 10. The Secretary of Education shall
annually make report in writing to Congress
describing the work done by the department., and
shall the time make such rSsomme ndatfons
to Congress will. in his judgment improve pub
lie education in the United States. He shall also
from time to time make such special Investigations
and reports as may be required of him by the
President by either house of Congress he
himself may deem necessary and urgent.
Section IL The shall take effect 80 days after
its passage, that the provisions of this
In reIa
jurisdiction and control of officer to the
Jurisdiction and control of another, in relation
to the transfer of authority powers, and
from one officer or agency to another, shall take
effect July l. 1925
Mrs. Mary c. c. Bradford, state superintendent
of public instruction of Colorado, said after the
N r. A. meeting This measure is practically my
child While president Of the National Education
Association In 1918 / appointed DR.. George w.
Strayer of Teachers College, Columbia University,
az chairman Of the commission on the emergency
In education and presented to it the Department
of Education PLAN / think this is good bill
and the wisest step for us to take. Otherwise we
should have to stop legislative work altogether
and practically throw away the fruits OF seven
years struggle, for could get no leader In
Congress TO introduce our old federal-aid proposal
again I believe the bill has good chance Of
going through, we are in rather strategic
position"
Under the Harding administration the proposal
Welfare 1t failed of popular support It's sue
cessor is the bill for the reorganization Of all the
executive departments, which Congress has neg
lected to date This bill provides for the creation
of Department of Education and Relief, which
is to include the activities of the Federal Gov
eminent in the fields of education, health and
veteran relief. President Coolidge it is known,
favors this reorganization measure. Whether he
will favor the Department of Education defined
in this new bill is not known.
Now the National Education Association and
the many other organizations supporting the move
ment want education and veteran relief kept sep
arate And they believe in the federa-aid PROPOSE
ton. But the reorganization bill failed of passage
in the last Congress, so they feel at liberty to
work independently Of that measure. Also the
federal-ald proposition was apparently doomed to
least resistance, content to wait for federal aid
There are some 81 organizations, most of them
with nationwide membership, supporting the
movement for Department of Education. One is
the Religious Education Association. Another is
the American Council on Education. The National
Education Association is represented through it's
field secretary, Miss Charl O. Williams, in the
Women's Joint Congressional committee, with
headquarters in Washington The other Fl bodies
represented in this committee are all women's or
CARNATIONS They include powerful organizations
like these:
dent, Mrs. John d. Sherman, is chairman of the
Joint Committee
National League of Women Voters, president
Miss Belle Sherwin, Cleveland, Ohio.
American Association of University Women,
president, DIR. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt, Oakland.
Cal