Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-01
Broker Assdi|s
Schools Rule
By Government
Special IN rHv nrrnorr rrNvs

Try must he kept free IRON
government augmentation, Gov
Iohn w. BriCker said here in ~
address AZ the commencement eX
orCIScS for Ohio Wesleyan UnVer
SHY.
Although tho universities anc
colleges arc gearcd into the wal
with faculties and stu
dent bodies disrupted, culturs
subjects must not he lost sigh
NJ and free education must b,
saved BrlCkor warned
"Frerdom Of the body. the
soul and the mind of man j. the
foundation of the republic" he
said,
SCHOOLS IN PERIL
To-day the colleges and uni
verSiticS Of the country face Sc
riouS conditions, which,. have
been made more acute ny war.
For many years busiHess In this
country has been under political
attack.
Returns have gone down fast,
first because OF the depression
and later because al political
controls and high taxes. The
built-up reserves, created foun-
da tons and trust endowm<nts
have lost their sustaining power.
Taxes have also depleted rev.
enues which otherwise flowed
from graduates and friends.
More and more the colleges Of
the country have been left de-
pendent upon students fees.
That fact limits the possibilities
Of education. Many worthy
young people cannot go to col
lege."
POLITICS PERILS SCHOOLS
OF the danger of government
control OF education, Gov. BriCke
said,
THE colleges and universities
Of the country are becoming
more and more dependent for
their maintenance on govern
mrnt contracts. This should he
limited Ia the war and rehabil-
itation programs.
we all realize that govern
ment money carries with II an
obligation To government, that
II IL a step toward governmental
control Of our educational insti-
buttons. The strongest leader
ship therefore must dedicate
itself to a program Of freeing
our educational institutions from
that domination, when the
burden Of war is off our shout
ders. Freedom Of higher educa-
tlon must he recaptured."
MIND MUST RE FREE
Our educational system Is nur
tured in a free government, tn
governor said, adding:
Thinking and education have
enjoyed freedom In this republic
since Its founding. The idea Of
freedom Of mind and spirit has
interviewer itself permanently
into our national ideals and prin-
principles.
"Freedom-hungry souls came
here from the starved soil Of
Europe. In this new soil they
planted the seeds Of freedom Of
speech. freedom of religion. free
dom Of press, trial by jury, rep
resentation in government,
equality Of opportunity.
AN educational system has
been built To nourish them. The
very principles of the republic
insured for our educational In
situations = pattern Of self-ex-
preston. These free schools be-
get ingenuity and initiative.
They are nurtured nv tolerance
and respect for opinions OF
others"
Pointing out that the basis ri
free education in this
'ountry was laid by Dutch set
cement in New York in 1929 and
IN English settlement in MaSsa-
huSetts in 1912, Gov. Bricker
aid:
From that day Ia this. edu-
cation has been a responsibility
OF local government. state. city.
county and community. There
has been no national straight
Jacket placed upon II.
DUTIES OF GOVERNMENT
Government can and must
implement the machinery by
which the noblest desires and
ambitions Of people might he
come actualities. But II the re-
public is To endure. educat ton
must he free Of government In
timidation and domination.
THE child Is the same In
every country and has the same
potentialities. In one land he
lifts up his head 10 the sun and
moves forward, n free individual.
Nv dU"iHtt NV w NV'htFu iu'V
growth. His body ~ we'll as his
mind and soul are held In
rigid position Of submission.
GERMAN SYSTEM FAILED
"a totalitarian system makes
for temporary power, hut II is
n power for evil and destruc-
ton. In Germany, before the
war broke out, there were few
illiterates and those who did
not complete the eighth year
elementary schools were less
than one-half Of per cent"
Yet that education did not
guide them or save them. II
will not save them from the