The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-06

eigners" than ii spends for tn
more than 100000 boys. girl
and adults in the public Schoo
systems of this country
Mr.. Abbitt pointed out that un
der the progress Of Tie State De
partment. International Educa
tional Exchange. Technical AS
sistance. and the Mutual Securit,
Agency 1928 persons were in.
volved in a far-flung educationa
! program among foreign countrie.
at q cost of S49.807.4l7 in fisca
year of 1852. In the same year
MI. Abbitt said, the federal GOV
eminent provided only S26 .408,00(
for all vocational education in the
United States. He emphasize
that the foreign program, while
costing twice that of the program
in this country, involved less than
1900 persons, while at home
3.400. 900 We're involved.
More Funds
Mr. Abbitt said that in the re-
cent presidential budget submit
ted to congress even larger funds
were requested for overseas eX
penditure for vocational and
technical education while no IN
crease was recommended for the
program at home.
The appropriation Tor VOCATION
al education, including vocational
agriculture, distributive educa
ton. home economics. and trade
end Industrial education for the
coming year totals S25 1858. 1888 .O3
OF this. Sl8.673.8 is recon-
mended for the program set up
under the George Barden Act
and S7,285. l22.03 under the
automatic ALLEGATION from the
Smith Hughes Act.
The Fourth District Congress
man cited figures 10 show that
the increase in foreign expendi-
lures for the educational pro-
grams nearly doubled in the past
year. For fiscal year of 1851. the
government m d c available
slightly over S28.000.0D0 for the
program. The breakdown for fis-
cal year of 1853 is not yet avail
able.
Foreign Guarantees
The Virginia Representative
further stated that in fiscal year
of 1852, the Technical Co-opera-
ton Administration made 1865
individual grants to foreign tech
nicians to come to the United
States at cost of S4.782.99O At
the same time 100 u. S. technl-
clans. professionals, clerks. Ste
nographers and administrative
assistants went abroad 10 engage
in the same kind Of educational
work at cost of S7.O78.00O.
Figures also show. Mr. Abbitt
said, that the Mutual Security
Agency contracted with 4414
grantees from European countries
and 1853 grantees from Asiatic
countries TO come 10 he United
States for study at a cost of So
1872 Sal. AS part of the same pro-
91Q -
Europe and 225 to Southeast Asia
at an additional cost OF S4.687 .082
Mr. Abbitt was high in his
praise of the vocational agricul-
tural program throughout the ma
ton and particularly III Virg. mia
He explained that The federal
government is alloCating S626.464
tor all vocational plograms in
Virginia. OF this. the vocational
agriculture program gets about
half. He said the house econ( mics
program is allocated Sl6l 900. TO
which the State and local govern
ments add more than Sl,200.00O.
In all. mere than 100000 is
added to the federal money for
agriculture. home economics.
trade and industrial and distribu-
tive education in VIII GINA. maxi
ing total OF approximately
S4.000.000 spent in this state.
Fine Program
Mr.. Abbiit said Virginia has
"one of the finest" vocational
agricultural programs in the
country. More than $4,000 Vir-
ginians are enrolled in vocational
classes in regular day school, or
evening classes.
He was careful to point out
that he is not necessarily con-
demnlng all Of the programs Of
foreign assistance lol vocational
and technical education He said
in many places very good work
has been done by the agencies
participating.
Those responsible for, and
those interested in. the develop
ment of sound program of vo-
cational education in our public
schools have no quarrel with edu-
cational assistance slven foreign
ers under either the Point Four
Program. or other educational
activities. where they are proper
ly administered and are operated
with efficiency. The Mutual Sc
curity Agency has undertaken
good work III several places and
some foreigners nave been