Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-03

members of the League of Women
Voters in Douglas, are to study the
proposed new educational bill, and
pamphlets issued by the National
Educational association are to be
distributed to the various units in
the city for study They will also
he on display at the Copper Queen
library where they may be procured
for refer ence by anyone interested in
learning more of the proposed new
bill.
Sometime during the latter part of
the month, meeting is to be held by
the league, at which time the MEM
bers will be addressed by J. p. Sex.
son, superintendent of schools in
Bisbee, and his assistant, Mr.. Mere
dfth.
In the October issue of the Journal
Of the National Educational asso-
! citation, George D. Strayer, professor
of education at Teachers college,
Columbia university, and chairman
of the Legislative commission of the
National ducation association, has
written o splendid article on the new
educational bill, giving, the history
of the movement and explaining in q
very comprehensive manner the out
standing features of this proposal.
Beginning with the history of the
movement Professor. Strayer wrote;
The National Educational associa-
tion has supported bill to establish
department of education with q
secretary of education in the presi-
dents cabinet during the. past seven
years. The proposals which have
been before congress have not come
to vote. 1t is significant, how
ever, that the congressional comTnit-
tee on the reorganization of execu-
tive departments recommended that
there be established. a department of
education and relief. We were all
encouraged by the presidents ad-
dress before the National Education
association on July 4, 1924, in which
The proposed that the establishment
of a department of education and
relief representing can attempt to.
! recognize and dignity the Importance
of educational effort" had his
hearty endorsement and support :
Federal aid omitted from the bill
now proposed-The proposal which
will be presented to the next con-
gress omits additional aid tos the
states. There has been a sincere.
difference of opinion with regard to
this matter. There is no prospect
that congress will at this time grant
additional federal support
. The drafting of the bill-The pro-
posal which has been drafted and
which is being distributed for dis
cussion was developed by leaders in
the profession and by laymeneinteE-
ested in the Development of educa-A
tion at conferences held in Washing
ton and in indianapolis in connece'
tion with the meeting of the National
Education association. The outstand-
ing features of this proposal, (1) the
creation of a department of educa-
ton with a secretary i'm the preSi-
dents cabinet, CD the consolidation
of federal agencies dealing with edug
cation in the new department, CD the
provision for adequate support of the
department for the conduct OF re-
search in education; (4) the estab-
.lishment ,.ofsssa federal conference on
education, to be made UP of repre-
sentatives from each of the executive
departments-all of these have been
accepted unanimously by those in
attendance upon the several confer
ences.
New Education Bill.
The proposed new education bill
developed in conferences of the lead
ers of all phases of education and
adopted by the National Education
association contains the following
proposals:
Section l. Creates a department. Of
education with a secretary in the
presidents cabinet. $500
Section 2. Authorizes an assistant
secretary of education and other
necessary assistants.
Section 3.'' 8. Provides for the trans-
Ter to the department of education
=, tie buroau Of education, the fed
eral Board for vocational education,
and of such control as is now exer-
cised over the Columbia institution
for the deaf and Howard university,
Sections 4, 5, and g. Define the,
powers and duties of the secretary
of education.
Section Z. Provides. for a federal
conference on education consisting of
one Representatives FROM each of the
executive departments.
Section 8. Provides that the de-
partment of education shall conduct
researches. covering the whole field
of education, and for the distribution
of the results of such researches to
educational officials in the several
states and to other persons inter-
ested in education.
Section 8. Provides appropriations
for the support of the work of the
~
Section 10. Provides that the sec
retary of education shall make an
annual report to congress
Section IL. An enactings clause. /
Former Resident WEEDS.
Mrs 7yeva Mcdonald, of Bisbee, ~
resident of DOuglaS. was