Evening star., 1933-02-12
j. s. HARDEST HIT
IN SCHOOL BUDGETS
Education in 40 Other Coun.
tries Suffers Less From
Depression.

The world depression has affected
education in the United States more
adversely than in approximately 40
foreign countries, according to reports
received In the Federal Office Of Edu-
cation by Dr. James F. Abel chief Of
the foreign school system division, it
was announced here last night.
The reports, from is Latin Ameri-
can countries, IA European, Asiatic
and African, Newfoundland, the. 8
provinces Of Canada, New Zealand and
the 6 states CT Australia, we're in an
swer to an inquiry from the American
cffce as to the effect Of the depres-
sion On school expenditures during the
past five years.
Provinces of Canada are withholding
school building programs and in soma
cases reducing salaries, 1t was reported,
but school attendance is increasing and
educational expansion has been slowed,
but not halted
In Mexico, the national government,
providing about two-thirds of all money
spent for education in that country,
seems determined to carry on its edu-
cational renaissance, despite the de-
preston"
Argentine Budget Holds Up.
The school budget for Argentina
compares favorably with those for 1881
and 1882. Panama has increased the
number of teachers to care for larger
noted in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica
and Haiti. Brazils revolution, Mica
ragua's civil war and earthquake and
Cuba's political disturbances have in
corrupted educational progress more
than the depression in those countries.
There is no period of depression In
Albania" 1t was reported. Italy is
carrying ON its expanding financial
program, with education receiving q
generous share of the expenditure un-
der the. government policy of reducing
1lliteracy. The Irish Free State re-
ports that expenditures for education
so far remain unaffected.
Small countries of Northwestern Eu-
rope are reducing their school budgets
and education and social services are
reported to have suffered unduly in Fin
land
schools OF Poland have been able to
care for increasing attendance In face
OF iessened national appropriations.
The situation in Spain is complicated
by the establishment Of the republic
and the closing of large numbers of
private sectarian schools.
England Retrenches.
The depression caught England in
the midst of an educational reorgani-
zation along the lines proposed in the
Hadow report. Teachers salaries were
reduced 10 per cent and other reduc-
tlons were compelled but a recent re-
view of the year 1882 shows that the
education and school health services
nave held up well. Higher fees are
proposed for secondary schools.
France, to the contrary, is planning
TO make all secondary schooling free of
tuition. and even in Morocco is hold
Ing education appropriations at the
level they have reached by steady in
creases in the past five years.
Coincident with the termination of
the era OF prosperity, Japan completed
School-building program. Partly due
to this, national appropriations for ed
ucation have decreased.
For the government schools of Pal
estine, progress in all directions has
been seriously checked, especially
buildings and equipment, while schools
OF the Jewish agency have suffered
greatly.
School building has about stopped I,
and teachers salaries have been re-
duced in Australia. Expenditures for
education and social services were cut
in New Zealand, but building and
maintenance charges have been kept
to minimum and all public schools
are In operation. Very few private
schools have been closed in this coun-
try.