Evening star., 1955-09-18

S. IA. Brownell
U. 8. Education C0nlnstssioNef
ming and holding State conferences.
State commissioners Of education.
acting with the Governor. have
been responsible. In most cases, for
the programs. Teachers, adrninis-
traitors and others have been tho
key figures in conference develop.
ments dealing with teacher short
ages. curriculum. finance and other
school problems.
One-third Of the membership ok
the prudential COMMITTEES y COM
posed Of men and women whose pe1.
mary job b IN the 1leld Of edrcar
tton. They include school and col-
lege teachers, college preGidenta,,
supervisors, superintendonts and
State department Of education per-
sonnel. Consultants 10 the aab-
committees are an professional sdu-
GATORS. The Advisory Committee 10
the subcommittee on How can We,
get enough good teachers-and
keep them?" IL composed entirely
Of educators.
A Working Meeting
The White House conference viii
be working meeting. not a speak
to- convention. ALI participants In
the White House conference viii
be provided copies Of the subcom-
mittee reports on the six major
topics scheduled for analysis at the
national gathering. The reports
win be submitted in advance Of the
conference and should enable par
ticipants to become familiar with
the facts and the issues IN each AZ
the study areas prior TO their ar
rival In Washington. The subccm-
mittee chairmen and consultants
are: NJ
. "What should our schools 60
consplish?"-Chairman, James p.
Killian, jr., president, Massachusetts,
Institute of Technology; consultank
Francis Keppel, dean. Graduate
School Of Education, Harvard Uni.
versity. NJ
Q "ln What sDcy cdn Toe or0Gntse
Our school systems more efficiently
nnd Observation-Disclosures, II.
Grant Vest. Colorado State Com.
missioner Of Education; consultant,
Howard Dawson, director. Rural
Education Service. National Eduea-
ton Association.
Q What are our school building
needs?" - Chairman, w. Preston
Lane. former Governor of Mary.
land; consultant, william Ray
FleSher, professor Of education,
Ohio State University.
Q Hon can sDe get enough GOOD
teachers - and keep them?" -
chairman, Mrs. Rollin Brown, presi.
dent, national Congress Of Parents
and Teachers; conSultant, Ray c.
Maui. assistant director, Research
Division, National Education Asso-
citation.
. Hon can aDe finance our schools
~ build and operate thens?" -
chairman, Frank C. Moore, pred.
eient. Government Affairs Founda.
tion: consultant. Edgar L. Morphek,
professor Of education. University Il
California. i
o Hon can lDe obtain q continI-
ing public interest in educGtton?"--
chairman, Jesse G. Stratton, past
president. National School Boards
Association. Inc; consultants, Paul
j. Misner, superintendent of schools,
Glencoe. III. and Morris 8. Wailace,
head. department Of educational
administration. Oklahoma A. and
M. College.
Educotion Office to Help
The subcommittee also receive
assistance from the United States
ONCE of Education. Experts Ia
various fields are being either
loaned or assigned to work with
members Of the staff Of the White
House Conference on Education.
The subcommittee reports, before
being submitted to participants and
before final consideration Of the
report to the President on the "sig.
nificant and pressing problems In
the field Of education" win have to
be approved by the full Presidential
Committee. The committees report
will consider three principal aspects
Of the program: The commuters
own studies, findings Of the State
conferences. and results Of the
White House Conference.
The Presidential Committee rec-
ognizes there is Q host Of problems
to be considered. They range from
the elementary to the college level.
Because Of the limited time factor
involved, the committee Is concen-
trating its activities on the irnme.
diate problems Of elementary and
secondary schools.
What specific developments win
come from the State conferences
and the White House meeting can
not be foreseen. And yet. certain
developments of basic significance
are taking place now. First. there
is growing knowledge Of school
problems and progress by more
citizens and educators than ever
before; second. groups Of lay citi-
zens and educators are being formed
in localities and in States where
such groups have not previously
existed: third. action is being taken
on some local and State school
problems already. without attempts
ing to predict specific decisions. ]
can say, with some certainty. that
education In the United States win
benefit Tremendously from the work
on school problems that 10 now
going on and win continue at the
White House Conference On Educas
ei0m