Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-18
100000 IS GIVEN
FOR SCHOOL STUDY.
RoSenwaId Fund Supplies
Sum for Survey Of U. S. Du.
ties Toward Education.

The Julius Rosenwald Fund TODAY
made available to the National Ad.
risory Committee on Education 500.
mo TO conduct survey of the duties
NJ the Federal Government toward edu-
cation.
Al the same time Secretary Wilbur
announced that DR.. Henry SuHzal lilo
former president Of the University OF
Washington, would be the director Of
the survey. DR.. Su2zallo now is max
ing a study of graduate education for
the Carnegie Foundation for the Ad-
vancement of Learning.
Wilbur Selects Committee.
Several months ago at the Sugges-
ton Of President Hoover. Secretary
wilbur, in association with number
of The leading educa tionsl groups Of
The country, selected a committee Of
81 educators to study the problems In
connection with the Federal Govern
ment participation in education,
II is the hope of the administration
that the survey to be conducted Will
clarity the needs of Government par
ticipation In education and also bring
10 life accurate public opinion concern
ing the position the Government should
take regarding education.
Committee Is Named.
The National Association Of State
Universities converting in Chicago last
week appointed a committee to CO.
operate. as follows: President F. L..
McVev, University of Kentucky. PreSi-
Dent w. A. JeSSup. University of Iowa
and President David Kinley. University
Of Illinois. The Association OF Land
Grant Colleges and Universities meeting
there adopted a resolution indorsinS
I'D lie q
cooperation committee.
AS defined by Secretary Wilbur. an
attempt is 10 b. made to provide the
Government with the proper data 70
guide our educa tional course" He ex-
pressed hope that essentials OF e0,lca-
ton would not be confused with politi-
cal mechanisms.
A basic outline for The study formu-
lated by the advisory committee showed
FIVE ed,lcat ional functions for the Fed
eral Government were agreed on unan-
innouSly. as follows: Gather, compile.
interpret and disseminate adequate
statistics of national scope at all levels
OF education.
Conduct research on basic educa-
tional problems of national significance.
Maintain an adequate library of
education works and make it accessible
to the public.
Maintain legislative ul2eSt ana IN
formation service to which State LegiS-
latures could look for information con-
corning the laws of other States and of
foreign countries concerning education.
Furnish experts on request To CO.
operate in State or community surveys
in education
Time for Agreement.
Mr. Mann. who is director here of the
American Council on Education, said to-
dav he considered the present time prsc-
ticable ''to reach an agreement as TO
what are The essentials of education by
analyzing and discussing present con-
ditions"
." BY this process" he continued. 1.-The
Constitutional Convention of 1897 was
able TO reach agreement first on essen
tisl principles of political organization
and then on appropriate political mech
aniSmS. But the Constitution that re-
suited makes no explicit mention Of
education. No common viewpoint that
could serve as basis OF agreement on
essentials not TO mention mechanisms.
had then developed.
Since that time. however. diStinc-
lively American point OF view on this
subject has been evolving in the United
States. During the past decade this
point of view has become universally
accepted. Therefore it supplies the need
ed basis for agreement both on essen
tials and on mechanismS"