Evening star., 1943-05-09
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star staff Correspondent.

by 1hOMAS n. HENH1,
Star Staff Correspondent.
LONDON, (By MaiD After the
war the United Nations face the
stupendous task of re-educating.
from the kindergarten up, $4,000, 900
Germans.
How this may be done is the sub
ject of report just issued here,
after two years of study, by the In
ternational Committee on Intellect
ual Cooperation headed by one of
the worlds foremost educators, Prof.
Gilbert Murray of Oxford University.
First step recommended is the ap-
pointment of super schoolmaster-
a high commissioner of education
whose job will be to undo, during the
time Germany is administered by
the occupying powers, all the Nazis
have done to poison the minds of
the people. The inculcation of a
majority of the nation with Hitler's
doctrines in less than 10 years has
been the biggest educational job
every attempted to date, but the re-
verse process will be even bigger.
Teachers Must Know Language.
So far as possible, the committee
urges, cooperation must be sought
within the Reich itself. 1t is out OF
the question, for example, to import
an army of school teachers sufflci-
emily familiar with the German
language.
"It will be inevitable to retain
great numbers of existing teachers
and officials" says the report.
Their work should at all times be
open to inspection and special at
tention should be given teachers
from those families that have al
ways supported the militarist classes.
The High Commissioner should
explore ways of making up the
necessary number of teachers from
old teachers of The Weimar period.
from Germans who have lived long
abroad and are accustomed to demo-
cratic methods, from the ranks OF
the anti-Hitler movement, or from
teachers who have been expelled and
become refugees. and-for certain
subjects-from nationals OF other
countries. especially Holland, Swift
zerland and Scandinavia.
Censorship of Text Books.
A very thorough censorship of all
books, maps. films, pictures, etc,
now in use will be essential, the re-
port continues, and the counter
purge will result in great shortage
of such material 1t may be essen
tial, it says. to arrange for reprint
ing many, of the books used in the
schools in the days of the Weimar
republic until new texts can be writ
ten.
German scholars in exile are urged
to start work on new texts now. All
school libraries, the report contin-
ues. should be purged of books
glorifying Naziism race and war,
and we can think of few better fields
for investment than the outlay of a
considerable sum in stocking the
libraries of German schools with the
writings of some OF the great think
ers and scientists. both of Germany
and of other countries. Inquiring
German youth should have recourse
to such volumes in the period of
disillusion and bewilderment which
|. will follow the breaking of the walls
in which their minds now are i'm
prisoned. Such books should include
those which demonstrate the hor-
rors and futility of war"
With the universities. the report
stresses, it may be necessary to
take stringent measures since from
them, as reorganized by Hitler, has
flowed much Of the Nazi poison.
Would Remove Nazis.
The extreme nationalism of the
PROFESSIONAL body was notorious. -
It says. The high commissioner
should insure the removal of all
who gave active support to the
Nazis or to racialism in any form
before 1888, of all who have held
high Office under the Nazis. such as
rectors and the like and of all
professors of rassenbiologie and
similar bogus sciences. He should
scrutinize carefully the credentials
of all persons appointed to univer-
sitv posts since 1888"
One of the most potent tools
used by the Nazis in poisoning the
minds of the generation has been
the so-called youth movement"
This may equally be used as an in
strument of anti-Nazi training, the
committee believes, although it will
be difficult to get competent lead
ers. Youth must direct youth and
there are few of the younger gen.
GRAFTON of Germans themselves
whose minds have not been too
thoroughly poisoned. The pre-Nazis
leaders now are men and women
OF middle age. But probably new
leaders will arise of themselves.
Should Curb Youth Leaders.
THE High Commissioner, says
the report, Should forbid all Or