Evening star., 1942-08-29
Lands Tells Educators
New Course Needed
In War Effort
Roosevelt Message to
Session Coils for MoIdino
Victory Men and Women

Victory Men ond Women
The two-fold task of protecting
Americans against enemy attack and
helping them to mobilize for the
offensive, requires more active par
ticipation by college communities.
OCD Director James M. Lands told
the National Institute on Education
and the War this morning at Amer
ican University.
One way in which colleges can re-
assume their traditional community
leadership, Mr.. Lands emphasized,
is ito offer new courses which now
are needed"
Mr.. Lands said men in civilian
defense have quit talking war and
begun to act war. Their motto, he
said, is fewer slogans and more
slugging'
Roosevelt Sends Message.
President Roosevelt last night
called on the Nations educators ito
help us mold men and women who
can fight through to victory"
Watson B. Miller. assistant direc-
tor of the Federal Security Agency,
presided at last nights meeting.
Speakers included Secretary of Agri-
culture Wickard, who outlined the
agricultural part of the war pro-
gram, j. Weldon Jones, assistant
director of the budget in charge of
the fiscal division, whose topic was
War Fiscal Policies and Education"
and Wayne Coy, assistant budget
director, who described the con-
version Of Federal agencies to a war
basis.
The Presidents message, read by
Mr.. Miller, said:
"Our schools. public and private,
have always been molds in which we
cast the kind of life we wanted. To-
gay what we all want is victory, and
beyond victory world in which free
men may fulfill their aspirations
So we turn again to our educators,
and ask them to help us mold men
and women who can fight through
to victory. We ask that every school
house become a service center for
the home front And we pray that
our young people will learn in the
schools and in the colleges the wis
dom and forebearance and patience
needed by men and women of good
will who seek to bring to this earth
lasting peace"
Children Also Serve,
The Rev. George johnson, director
OF education, National Catholic Well
fare Conference, who presided at to-
days general session, said that
youngsters are not afraid, and that
they will emerge from the wars
tribulations better citizens with a
greater love for their country" The
war offers school children q chance
to serve and act as citizens, he said. |
That the home front must accept
more sacrifices, was the theme of an
address by Abraham Feller. deputy
director, Once of War Information.
The American people know about
the lighting and production fronts,
but seem to know least about the
third front-the home front-he de-
clared. Things the people must do,
he said, include a rigid self-denial,
reduction of living standards and in
debtedness. purchS4e of War bonds
and q refusal to deal with black.
market operators and price violators.
He assailed some seekers for spe-
cial privileges who somehow be-
lieve they can win in the imitation
ary race even If every one else
loses"
Without the aid of educators, the
people cannot be modified. Mr..
Feller said. Government has out
lined what must be done, but it is
you who must rally the forces Of the
home 'front.'" he added.
Imitation Dangers Cited.
One reason why price regulations
have worked to date Is that both
retailers and consumers were well
stocked with goods as a result OF
the 1941 buying spree, he said, add
ing that, when the average con-
sumner comes into the market again
to buy, "the explosive force of excess
spending power will exert its pres
sure" Before that time, he de-
clared, the vague" spots In the
program must be clarified, farm
prices and wages stabilized and an
adequate tax program enacted. Mr.
Feller emphasized that "the Ameri-
can people must drown out the
voices OF economic defeatists.
1t. Gen Henry H. Arnold, chief
OF Army Air Forces, and Capt. A.
w. Radford director of naval train
ing. will discuss what the Army and
Navy ask of educators in preparing
men for the aviation services at the
conferences session at o'clock to-
night in the South Interior Depart
ment Auditorium, Eighteenth and c
streets NV. Films showing the
work of the aviation branches will
be exhibited.
Scrap Collection Stressed.
Americas third army-30, 900 ,00C
school children-must be put te
work collecting scrap metal IN order
to prevent sharp reduction II
steel output, William l.. Bait, vice
director of WPB, told the delegates
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