Evening star., 1934-03-16
THREE SCHOOL AID
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Representatives SWank and
Glover, and Senator
George, BaCkers.

BY the Associated Press.
Federal aid from the Nations edu-
cational system. which leading educa-
tors claim is threatened with disas-
trous curtailment because of lack of
funds, is provided in three important
measures pending in Congress.
bill introduced by Representative
Swank ct Oklahoma declares public
schools to be a proper subject for
Federal aid and authorizes ALLEGATION
of sufficient funds to enable schools
to maintain their regular terms.
A measure introduced by Represent
ative Glover of Arkansas directs the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
to make loans on teacher salary war
rants.
Funds Only for Salaries.
A bill sponsored by Senator George
OF Georgia, authorizes appropriation
of S3.750,000 annually for further de-
velopment of vocational education.
The Swank bill stipulates that
funds advanced to needy school dis
trictS shall be used only for payment
of regular teachers salaries in such
schools and shall be allocated upon a
fair basis by the Secretary of the In
terror through the Federal Office of
education. 1t provides, however, that
no department of the Federal Govern
ment shall exercise any control or su-
pervision over the curriculum of man
agement of schools aided.
1t provides also that warrants for
teachers salaries issued between July
!, 1882, and July l, 1884, be eligible
for loans by any department of Gov
ernment as designated by the Secre-
tary of the Interior, loans to be at
full face value of warrants and at a
rate of interest not to exceed l per
cent year.
$4,000, 900 Is Owed.
The Glover measure directs the
r. F. c. to accept at face value for a
loan all teachers warrants regularly
issued and due from January l. 1888,
to January !, 1884. the rate of in
terest not to exceed per cent a
year.
The Joint Commission on the Emer-
gency in Education, composed of
prominent school men, reported
month ago more than $4,000, 900 was
owed to teachers by school districts
which would be able to provide only
a few more weeks of school this year
unless substantial aid came from the
Federal Government.
The bill introduced by Senator
George authorizes the appropriation
for the fiscal year 1885 and for each
year thereafter of $3.50, 900 for de-
veloping vocational education, which
is said to be needed particularly for
children released by N. R. A. codes
from child labor.
Bill Sponsored by Capper.
One-third of the sum would be al
Iotted to States on the basis of farm
population and used for salaries of
teachers and supervisors OF agrlcul-
tural subjects, one-third on the basis
of rural population and used for sala-
rieS of teachers of home economics
subjects and one-third on the basis of
non-farm population and used for sal
aries CT teachers of trade and indus
trial education subjects.
Another education bill, sponsored by
Senator Capper of Kansas authorizes
the r. F.. c. to make loans to any
corporation, foundation, congregation
or association operating for religious
instruction and worship. The loans
would be at rate Of interest not to
exceed 4 per cent, and real estate
owned by an institution authorized to
borrow would be deemed adequate Sc
curity.