Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-26
Education Plan
Seen Challenge
DENOMINATIONS
Eisenhower's Idea
Viewed as Program
For Private Groups
BY the Associated Press

the Nations universities ano
wealthy private foundations to-
day to take up his challenge to
establish educational centers in
lands which lack adequate school
facilities.
Mr.. Eisenhower advanced the
proposal in a speech yesterday
at Baylor University IN Waco
Tex. He said that if it was
carried out "the prospects for a
peaceful and prosperous world
would be nightly enhanced"
The President did not give
details of his proposal, but adj
ministration circles viewed it as
Ia private educational assistance
program paralleling the Govern
ment'S own technical aid plan
developed under former Presi-
dent Truman and continued
under Mr.. Eisenhower.
George Praises Idea
Chairman George of the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Commit
tee called the Presidents pro-
Iposal "a highly constructive sug-
gestion" and said that if carried
out on a big scale it would be
"a major contribution to the
peace and the stability of the
world"
Senator Humphrey, Democrat
of Minnesota. said "it's con-
structive proposal" but added:
Il suggest also we need to do
something here in the United
States in training more scientists
and engineers. This has gotten
to the point of urgent necessity
Senator Sparkman, Democrat
of Alabama, said "the Presidents
address is along the line of my
own thinking" Both Senator
Sparkman and Humphrey also
are members Of the Foreign Re-
Ilations Committee.
Foundations Active Now
The Ford and Carnegie Foun-
dations, the Nations two
wealthiest. commented that they
already are active in the field
of international education. Be-
tween them they control more
than two-thirds of q billion dol
lars in assets.
President John w. Gardner of
the Carnegie Corp. said in a
statement in New York that his
organization "has made a num-
Der Of moves to further precisely
the detectives that the President
mentions"
Mr.. Eisennower's suggestion,
he said, deserves the most seri-
Gus attention and consideration. "
Among other things in the
foreign field, Mr.. Gardner said,
Carnegie has trained locally
born teachers, aided universities
to train leaders in public admin
istration, provided advanced
training fellowships and helped
increase library facilities.
The Foro Foundation referred
to May 8 speech by its Presi-
dent H. Rowan Gather, jr., re-
porting that education has
shared with economic develop
ment projects in funds spent by
the foundation in other coun-
tries.
Making a point which Mr..
Eisenhower also stressed, Mr..
Gather said the foundation does
not conduct research or build or
run schools overseas. but instead
mas made funds for such pur-
poses available to public and
private agencies in the countries
concerned.
Mr.. Eisenhower emphasized
that he was not thinking of
American schools abroad which
would have the primary task cf
exporting the culture of the
United States to other nations.
He declared that the stats, the
courses of study and the conduct
of each school would be the re-
sponsibility of the people" among
whom it was established.
Its purpose, he said, would be
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