Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-03-22

There are many scholars we'll versed
In Greek roots who do not know their
onions"
Some there are who can construct
elegant syntax. but cannot make
sawbuck, and occasionally man can
tabuiate vast statistics, but cannot
frame a table, whether for dining on
writing. So there are two kinds OF edu-
cation, and the advocates OF one point
the finger OF scorn at the defenders oil
the other.
For example. an enthusiast on voca-
tionai education comniserates the
champions of colleges. while pointing u
the disclosure that. by the middle OF the
course OF our institutions of classic and
scientific learning. SO per cent OF the
pupils have been dismissed as failures
IS per cent in the first year. They may
even 90 farther, and show that only a
very small per cent of the graduates
OF our standard institutions OF learn
ing would not starve TO death within the
first year after achieving their sheep
skins we're II not for their generous and
able fathers.
It Is Just such differences of opinion
that make the hearings on the MengeS
bill III r. 920D so interesting.
~
The Menges bill provides for In
creased Federal appropriations to sup
port vocational training and rehabiiita'
ton among civilians. This added sup.
port will be apportioned TO the several
States OH condition that the States I'm.
dertake 10 expend an equal or greater
amount annually for the same causes
II proposes an added appropriation, for
the first fiscal year after passage OF the
measure. OF 100000: the second yeaf
OF 81 1000, 900. and thereafter adding
$500 900 each year until In the eleventh
year IT will amount to $4,000 900 OF Fed
cral aid and will continue At that rate
permanently---$6.00 900 900 q year.
At present the States are receiving e
total OF about SB74,S64 annually fet
civilian vocational rehabilitation, ap"
proximately 100000 year for voca'
ttonal trade. industry and home eco
Monies and approximately $4,000 900 fof
vocational agricultural schools. To which
the MenRes bill will add the amounts
named above.
The hearings before the House com"
mitLce on education were progressing
WIN bnlOOIIlttcbA anu ohtlsbutbAuii' aIt'
DR.. r. G.. Mann appeared-~for DR.
Mann Is director OF the American Coun-
ell Of Education. endowed by great
foundation and Is high authority
therefore, upon how TO train the mind
IN the way IL should 60 He believes
that Greek roots should be well fertili2ec
and titled but there are other educators
who are not no conservative as Or
| Mann. and who claim that white.
oollared graduates OF higher learning
are more In need Of mechanical training
| than Of the classics. also that there II
an "aristocracy Of learning" that should
be met by democracy,
Or, Mann testified before the COM
mittee that he favored vocational edu-
cation ar believed that the Menges
bill would increase Il throughout the
land, but what he objects Ia Ii the
increase Of Federal aid to advance the
cause. He declares that agricultural
schools and colleges are already getting
| "a, 600, 900 year Of Federal aid, the
vocational education and rehabilitation
approximately another $4,000, 900 and
child welfare about 5000 900, hence he
opposeb additional appropriations by The
| central government, on the ground that
| the several States should provide their
own funds for all education, The funds
come from taxation In either case
| A. least he opposes Federal aid with
out Department ot Education, giving
| the head Of u q place In the cabinet al
| the President, on all equality with
| Labor and Commerce, He advocates a
gradual withdrawal of Federal aid
! otherwise That would involve q with,
draWel OF government support Of loea