Evening star., 1934-04-29
''Recovery'' Agencies
Aiding in Education
BY HARDEN COLFAX.

As part of its recovery program. the
Federal Emergency Relief Administra-
ton is providing funds to the States
so that $4,000 unemployed teachers
may be given work to teach those
needing instruction.
Dr. L. R. Alderman. director of
work relief education under the F. E.
R. A., announced that all but three
States now have programs that have
been approved. These are supported
in each case by the State Departments
of Education, the State relief admin
istrator and the Federal relief ad-
ministrator.
This program, DR.. Alderman said,
is contributing material relief" to
some As 600 needy unemployed teach
ers and their dependents and morale
relief" to more than l250,000 adults
and children. Speaking further of
this morale relief" he declared that
it is uplifting the depressed minds of
the old and yourg, restoring the conf
dence and courage Of the individual,
tending to prevent 'transiency," va
grancy, delinquency and social unrest
and, finally, improving the individ-
ual's employability.
The emergency school relief meas
ures, it IS said, have already appre-
ciably reduced illiteracy in various
sections of the country 1t is believed
that. If the present program should
continue for another five years, Hitter
acy might be largely wiped out in
this country.
Reminding US that the depression
reached the schools later than it did
industry and agriculture. the Office of
education in the Department of the
Interior states that 'it is now causing
greatest havoc in the schools after
recovery has been inaugurated in
other departments Of national life"
According to this Federal agency,
more than 5000 children are being
denied all educational opportunities
in 1884 because of the closing of
schools. while shortened school terms
have put at least a million other chill
dren on learning rations" not far
from the level of mental starvation.
Authorizations by which more than
100000 of Federal funds a month
are being used to engage $4,000 un-
employed needy teachers to instruct
children in rural schools otherwise
closed, adults who cannot read or
write, persons in need of vocational
education, persons in need of reha-
bilitation training, adults who want
general education and emergency
nursery schools.
Among the emergency agencies
through which these ne activities
are being exercised are the following:
The National Emergency Council,
which is known as the "iiaison
agency" for the whole recovery pro-
gram.
The national industrial recovery
act, which banished child labor in
industry, drafts codes affecting sup
plies bought by schools, sets up train
ing standards for apprentices and
eliminates private schools from codes
The Tennessee Valley Authority,
whose employees combine work and
study preparing themselves for other
JODS dIIer the TWO tennessee RlVer
dams are completed.
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration. which is enlisting voca-
tional education to aid farmers to ad-
just themselves to the new and grow
ing farm product control program.
The Civilian Conservation Corps,
described as the greatest informal
education program ever undertaken
by the Federal Government"
The Science Advisory Board, a group
of distinguished scientists surveying
the scientific services of the Federal
Government and making recommenda-
tions.
The Federal Subsistence Homestead
Corporation in the Department of the
Interior. enabling needy workers to