Evening star., 1949-02-08
Kearus Assails
Federal Control
Of Educati0n
By Jeanne Rogers

The well-to-do or heavy indus
y States are going to play the
oles of Good Samaritan in any
'ederal aid to education plan,
representative Carroll D. Kearns
# Pennsylvania emphasized yes
5erday at meeting of the League
of Republican Women at the May
flower Hotel.
There are a lot of children in
America and lot of States where
money for education is hard to
procure, Mr.. Kearns said. Estates
with good educational set-ups are
going to have to help other
States"
The speaker listed two Senate
bills and two House bills. one of
the latter having been introduced
by him, as asking for about $780,
600, 900 to be allocated to the
States and handled there by the
superintendents of public instruc-
ton.
"A great problem is who is
going to pay the bill for educa-
tion," Mr.. Kearns stated. Penn
sylvania, for example, would con-
tribute $32,000,O00 of the total;
New York, $39,000,000 and Ohio,
$23, ,000,0 900. Pennsylvania would
have only s8,Ooo,ooo coming back
to it and so might ask. why con-
tribute when such paltry sum
returns"
Mr.. Kearns said he will present
another bill this week that will
be free of the stigma of Federal
control" It will ask for an out
right grant of $500 to be made
from the general fund to all the
teachers in America who have
completed their college require
ments, taught a full term and
have been rated as eligible by
their superintendents, he said.
He added that this would not
conflict with any salary schedules
now in use.
why is it the thing to do to
give billions abroad and why is
it a sin to help our people at
/ home?" Mr.. Kearns asked.
THE local community has ac-
quiesed to a national program
he said. The money returned to
the State can be used in this
| fashion" he outlined. One
third to teachers. another for
plant improvement and the last
to pay off Indebtedness.
Teachers are our big problem.
We have to worry whether the
teachers in a State become dis
satisfied thinking we are sending
too much to the Government.
can we send money to Wash
| ington and not have Government
control of education?" Mr.. Kearns
asked. II don't believe any one
would mind Federal aid if we
could remove the fear of Federal
control. God forbid that any
Congress will permit Federal
control Of education in America
The representative told how
Federal control had proved good
in one instance in the schoo
lunch program in his State. HI
explained how children could bu!
a meal ticket, including milk, TO-
18 cents week.
IT remember when we hav'
killed pigs. plowed under crop
and burned potatoes-and still
little children were going hungry.
Mr.. Kearns stressed. Il think
it all goes back to sound and gooc
administrators"
In reply to a question. the speak
er said he didn't believe any o1
the States and communities hac
done what they should for educa-
ton. Nov. in many cases. we're
helping States that didn't want tc
help themselves. he continued.
Mr.. Kearns said it was his opln-
ion that this Federal program
will go to a billion and a hall
dollars in three years if we start
it," He also stated that 1t was pos
sible that most of the policy OF
education will be set up in Wash
ington.
When asked if Federal aid
would mean nonsegregation IN
schools, the speaker answered,
No"
LAS the hundreds of thousands
of boys and girls respond to the
sound of school BELLS" MIR. Kearns
said in closing, remember they're
our children-the greatest collat-
eral we have as a nation