Evening star., 1934-03-01
ESDESTR0Y|NG
|0F LA|SSEz FARE
Report to Convention of
N. E. A. Holds Social
Control Needed.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED ffeSS.
CLEVELAND, March IA warn
ing that "a dying laissez faire must
be completely destroyed" was voiced
today at the National Education As
sociation's Convention.
"A large degree of social control"
is necessary and education should be
geared to the new America" said
report presented to the associations
department of superintendent by
Willard E. Givens, a chairman Of
General Subject Committee No. w."
Givens Is superintendent Of schools
at Oakland, Calf.
The report was described as result
ing from the thinking together Of
more than 1000 members OF the de-
partment." On the premise that I'VE
are now entering an epoch in which
man can bring forth q civilization
of abundance, Of tolerance and Of
beauty" providing drastic changes"
are made, the report declared:
National System Urged.
"All Of us, including the owners
must be subjected to large degree
OF social control. A large section of
our discussion group maintain that
in our fragile interdependent society
the credit agencies, the basic indus
tries and utilities cannot be CEN
trally planned and operated under
private ownership.
Hence, they will join In creating
swift Nationwide campaign Of adult
education which will support Presi-
dent Roosevelt In taking over and
operating them at full capacity as
a unified national system in the
interest Of all the people,"
Citing "the danger in the Fascist
challenge of democracy" as showing
the need for q new understanding,
the report said I'VE are convinced that
the American people wish to preserve
the democratic way Of social change"
In discussing the planned society"
and the planned economy" q lengthy
outline Of agencies listed for develop
ing the social and economic life Of
the Nation" included . Federal de-
partment Of education.
"New Deal No Revolution
1Ao G3AC w. a. ACPtl tlItCllt VI
Superintendence held its last general
session today the Progressive Educa-
ton Association conference got under
way with Bruce Bliven, editor Of the
New Republic, declaring I'VE have
arrived at a genuine crisis in our
history and that Of the world.
"The Roosevelt new deal is not yet
revolution" he said, "and perhaps
1t never will be.
II think most intelligent people
agree that much more radical
measures than have yet been taken
are needed If we are to prevent either
the deepening Of the present depres-
sion or the coming of another one
like 1t. and perhaps much worse, in
the near future"
Goodwin Watson Of Teachers Col
lege, Columbia University, told the
conference educators had not organ
lied to meet serious problems.
,, Depression Effect Depicted.
A picture Of what the depression
has done to Americas public schools
and a call for their renewed public
support was presented last night to
the department by a committee con-
sidering finances.
Headed by Frank W. Ballou, super.
intendent Of schools at Washington,
D. c., the committee asserted tine
crisis In American education is ex-
tensive, serious, spreading daily into
new territory and affecting increasing
numbers Of children
The depression, recited the COM
mittee, forced 100000 certified teach
ers on the rolls of the unemployed
and deprived a million children of any
education whatever during a part Of
this school year.
Money spent on schools in 1933-34
will be 63,000,0 900 less than in 1922
80. Budget reductions, said the COM
mittee, in several States range from
Is to 40 per cent, while city school
budgets averaged 20 per cent less for
1Q32-2A than in 1921