The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-01-17
PRESIDENT APPROVES FIVE
EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS

Five educational projects, all 20 be
financed with emergency funds at
cost of S1,9S3,000, have been placed
under the Office of Education. DR..
John W. Studebaker, U. s. Commits
sioner of Education, II was sta ed,
will direc. the work, coordinating the
enterprises and placing them under
the management of state and 10 81
education officials.
Approved by the President, more
than 3,400 unemployed white col
the five projects Immediately. The
first is a comprehensive university re-
search undertaking, in which grad
yates of universities and colleges
will comparatively engage In the
study of number Of educational
problems. The results of the work
on each problem will be reviewed by
specialists in the Office of Education,
and then prepared for distribution to
various persons and institutions. Mr..
Ben w Frazier has been named di-
rector of this project, for which
100000 has been authorized.
The second project, regarded by
students of municipal and national
affairs as having far-reaching posi-
bilities, is the demonstration of the
Des Moines public forum plan of
adult civic education in a number of
centers which present different prob
lens and conditions.
So awakened are the people to
their need to give more attention to
civic matters that thousands of edu
Gators and other citizens are request
ing that the Office of Education send
them data and advice in regard to
the establishment of forums. Three
hundred and thirty thousand dollars
is authorized for this project.
Broader and more thorough
study of vocational education and
guidance for Negroes has been long
desired The third project will en-
brace such a study in approximately
$50 communities of "a states. This
project will be under the direction of
DR.. Ambrose Caliver of the Office of
Education, specialist in Negro educa-
ton. The sum of $4,000 has been
authorized for this undertaking.
The radio is believed to hold many
po.entialities for education. The
fourth Of the five projects, approved
by the President at the suggestion OF
the u S. Commissioner of Education,
is one of the first major attempts to
develop the educational possibilities
of radio. To this end, a radio work
shop, stated by talented workers
from such relief groups as the CCC
Camps and WPA professional pro
jects, will be established in or near
Washington, d. G.. The proposeI
plan will prepare and present edu-
cational radio programs, among
which will be vocational guidance
programs.
Mr.. William Dow Boutwell,, editor
of the Office OF Education, and who
has been directing the regular Edu-
cation in the News coast-:o-coast
broadcast during the past year and a
half, will direct the emergency radio
project, for which $4,000 has been
authorized.
The fifth project will be of very
material help to district schools in
planning economies and improve
ments in their organization admins
, tration. Information to this end
will be collected in ten states. AL
though the work will be done under
the auspices of the state departments
of education by emergency workers,
paid for by the Federal Government,
the Office of Education will furnish
the materials and basic survey blue
prints" with which the states may
launch their studies. State school
administration specialist of the Office
of Education, Mr.. Henry F. Alves,
will have charge of this project, for
which SS44,O00 has been authorized.
According to the statement issued
by DIR. Studebaker, the Assistant
Commissioner of Education, Miss
Bess Goodykoontz, win have general
supervision over the university re-
search project, the Negro survey
project, and the study of local adj
ministrative school units.