Evening star., 1955-09-18
White House School Talks
Called CIimox to Greatest
Study Of Public Education

The foIloiDisg article By the
United States Commissioner OF
Education is reprinted from
School and Society,"" the pnbli-
cation of the Society for the Ad-
pancement OF Education.
BY 8. N. BROWNELL
President Eisenhower's historic
White House Conference on Educa-
ton, November 2S to December ],
will climax the greatest study by
citizens Of their schools In the an
mails Of public education in the
United States.
This year tens Of thousands Of
citizens win have attended thou
sands Of meetings to discuss school
problems and the means Of solving
them. BY the end Of November,
these meetings win have been held
IN the 40 States, Alaska. Hawaii.
Puerto Rico. the Virgin Islands, and
the District Of Columbia. More
than half already have been held.
Ine remainder VIII pe neio Oy Oc-
tober.
The Presidents plan to provide
assistance to State education con-
!erenceS, Whereby citl1ens acloSs .l's
Nation can meet 70 CONSIDER ana
plan now 70 meet tneT euucasaonA
problems, Wil cunaIe IN tns
natlonai meetang OF z,VUv eoucasols
ana lay citi1ens M WasIIs0on.
Inese peItlcapanss WIZ Meet aOF
fctr daSs 70 sxcnanee ioeas. 20 oas-
case scnoo peooae1s' ana 70
anAyxc tne ~ mA1oE suD9eCs
ecneoM1eo Sc6 sns oOe
a.. Never peaofe mas 0aefs Desn
m eoocanonA pRosfsm q s00n
.oo So,
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Ine CommiStee I0 sne wM.S
HOUSE conference ON s.oucstau VIZ
Issue i.soo nWtations 70 sne ctases
ana oeITl1of1es. Inc nuMpe. ~
invitations each state OF seiI!to1y
VIII receive Is paseo ON popuiaslon.
with the minimum OF ~ in'itatioiiS
Tor any one state.
Three hundred invitations viii
be issued to national organizations
both lay and professional groups
which have worked to develop the
program. Congressman with legis-
lative responsibilities and interests
In the field Of education, special
guests and foreign observers VIII
constitute another group Of con-
ference participants. Representa-.
ton at the Wnite House conference
VIII pe proaoiy representauve on
educators ano osner lntereSteo cltl.
sens from Gil parts OF the Natlon'
- FuoiS IA" 0'o saee'
A..x pro&.ss;nne
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.rS I ,sho- sta+a Ss1sgations are
expected to have an ever greater di-
verxitv of talent experience and
background. While the Presidential
Committee has scrupulously alb
s ,rs4.sr. ~ sns.t;nS ~ ~. ~ conference M ~
program, 1t has provided certain
guide lines which States might wish
to follow In their selection Of parti-
cipants in the national conference.
The committee has suggested the
following:
1. The appointment of a selec-
ton committee which will recon-
mend persons who have attended
State conferences to be chosen in
the White House conference.
Th. r.tio ~ .nno;ntment.
.ho,,,d he an the hasix of two or
more Law eitizens for every ef,,,ca-
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