Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-08
Recommendations

Therefore, the commission
recommends: (a) that the
President propose and the Con-
gress enact legislation to au-
thorize the Commission on Civil
Rights. If extended, to serve as
a clearing house to collect and
make available to State and to
local communities information
concerning programs and pro-
cedures used by school dis
tricts to comply with the SUI
preme Court mandate either
voluntarily or by court order.
including data as to the known
effects Of the programs on The
quality of education and the
cost thereof.
/ (b) that the Commission on
Civil Rights be authorized to
establish an advisory and con-.
Citation service to assist local
school officials in developing
plans designed to meet consti-
tutional requirements and local
conditions: And to mediate and
conciliate, upon request. dis
putes as to proposed plans and
their augmentation
2. Therefore, the commission
recommends: That the Office
Of Education of the Depart
ment Of Health, Education and
Welfare, in cooperation with
the Bureau Of the Census Of
the Department of Commerce.
conduct an annual school CEN
suS that will show the number
and race Of all students en-
rolled in all public educational
institutions in the United
States. and compile such data
by States, by school districts,
and by individual institutions
of higher education within each
State. Further, that initially
this data be collected at the
time Of the taking of he next
decennial census. and there
after from official State sources
insofar as possible.
Supplementary statement
on education BY Vice Chair
man Storey and Comm Ssion-
ers Battle and Carlton.
Although the portion Of the
report dealing with public edu-
cation contains much inter-
esting material. the text pre-
ceding the findings and rec
concentrations is to a large ex-
tent argumentative and colored
by the authors views Of the
sociological and philosophical
aspects Of the school integra-
ton problem. 1t is based largely
upon information supplied by
school officials from five large
border" cities which have in
tegrated their schools. These
officials appear to take pride
in their accomplishment and
constitute special pleaders for
their cause. Little acknowl-
edgement has been given to
different conditions found in
large areas of the country
where the problem is most
acute.
Further study and investi-
cation should be made of the
areas where school indignation
efforts run counter to long
established customs and ira
ditions that formerly had legal
sanction.
This tremendously serious
and complex problem will not
be solved by hasty action but
must have the most careful
and sympathetic consideration,
with due regard for the way
of life of large numbers Of
loyal Americans.
Proposal to require equal
opportunity as a condition OF
Federal grants to higher edu-
cation By Chairman Hannah
and Commissioners Hesburgh
and Johnson.
More than 50 billion a year
Of Federal funds go for edu-
cational purposes and to educa-
tional institutions. The prin-
cipal recipients Of these funds
are the Nations colleges, uni
versities, and other institutions
of higher education. Whether
tax-supported or privately A.
nanced, they receive Federal
grants and loans both for their
general support and capital
Improvements as we'll as for