Evening star., 1933-01-05
PRESIDENT WARNS
EDUCATION PARLEY
OF SCHOOL CRISIS
Holds Safety of Republic De-
pends on Education of Youth
in Citizenship.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
MUST BE MAINTAINED
Care and Training of Children Is
Declared Most Important
Project of Government.

Admonished by President Hoover that
there is no safety for the Republic
without the education of its youth, the
Citizens Conference on the crisis In
education >s11tch the President called
today undertook to evolve a practical
program for guiding American education
through the most serius financial crisis
in history. The conference Is being
held today and tomorrow at the Ma
tional Academy of Science.
In calling the conference to its task,
the President in the only scheduled
formal address, asserted that in spite
of economic, social and governmental
difficulties, which may delay other prob
lens, I'VE cannot delay the day-to-day
care and instructions of our children.
In thanking the conferees for COM
ing to Washington, the President asked
them to bear in mind throughout their
deliberations that the proper care and
training of our children is more impor-
tant than any other project that Is
carried on by Government"
Text of Address.
The Presidents address follows:
"Our Nation faces the acute RESPONSE
hility of providing a right OF way 1or
the American child. In spite OF our
economic. social and governmental difn-
cu1ties our future citizens must be built
IN now. We may delay other problems,
but we cannot delay &he day-to-day
care and instruction of our children.
"This conference is unusual, In tnat
4. invites the cooperation OF men OF
widely different points of view In the
consideration Of our school and tax
system from the standpoint OF NAM
tanning the welfare Of the children OF
today.
rneyenly and along with our astound-
ing national development. We are now
forced to make decisions on the merits
Of the various expenditures. But IN the
r.gid governmental economies that are
rerui7ite everywhere we must not en-
croach upon the schools or reduce the
opportunity of the child through the
scrool to develop adequate citlzensnip.
There is no safety for our Repupnc
without the education OF our youth.
That is the first charge upon all cltl-
President Is Confident.
'I am confident that with adequate
reduction of expenditures there can be
ample amounts obtained from reasona-
bic taxation to keep our school system
intact and functioning satisfactorily.
Those in charge of the schools must
be willing to face conditions as they
are. to cooperate in discarding all un-
procedures and to carry forward on a
solid basis of economy. But the schools
must be carried on.
at wish to thank you for giving OF
your time and coming here to Wash
ington for this meeting. I trust that
out of 1t will come recommendations
that will be of national significance.
Above all, the proper care and training
of our children is more important than
any other process that Is now carried
on by our Government. If we are to
continue to educate our children, we
must keep and sustain our teachers
and our schools"
Four Bases Adopted.
At the outset of the conference, four
bases for the delegates consideration
were adopted and will be considered in
detail by various groups this afternoon
IL.
a. Education is a fundamental OBJ
legation Of public policy, related insep-
arably to economic conditions, and to
governmental administration, namely,
organized society and not the Federal
Government;
80 Educational procedure must be
evaluated eventually in terms of far
reaching and broadly inclusive social
purpose;
cerned with one aspect OF the educa-
tional problem-the adjustment Of
school costs to the long-term economic
conditions of the present emergency,
with no damage to the child and
a. Education Is necessity, not a
luxury, since the growth Of the child
cannot be halted or postponed during
an economic emergency"
Hits Political Corruption"
Demand that the conference consider
also the elimination of waste through
political corruption" was made follow
ing adoption of the agenda report in an
address by DR.. Robert NJ. Hutchins,
president of the University Of Chicago.
"If we can eliminate political ap-
pointments, political expenditures and
politics generally in our public school
systems" Dr. HutchinS said, we can
save much in these times ana IN any
other time and 1 certainly would IKE
to see this subject given serious thought
during our sessions"
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur,
chairman of this mornings meeting,
took this suggestion and others maue
by DR. Hutchins with the promise tnat
they would be given to the various COM
mittees for consideration.
The committee meetings will be held
at the United States Chamber OF Com
merce tonight. The first Of these dis
cussion groups will consider Relation
of Expenditures for Education to EX-
penditures for Other Public Services. "
Others will consider the following four
topics: Organization and Operation o.
Instruction" Buildings" Free School
ing at Higher Levels" and Relations
of Schools and Other Social Agencies y
These five discussion groups will re-
port at 10 am. tomorrow when the con-
ference as a whole will consider their
EXPRESSED opinions