Y A. A W Nations Nation's Educators Hail Program on Youth Relief Copyright 1935 by United Press Educators hailed President Roosevelt's youth relief program today as an act of wise vision and a precaution against another depression Throughout the country reception of the point four-point national I youth administration program was wa the same Comment follows Dr Bruce R. R Payne president president- Peabody College for Teachers Nashville I I am delighted to learn that part of this money will willbe willbe be used to aid high school and college college college col col- col- col lege students The more time and money we spend on educating the youth of the country the less chance wo we run of having another depres depres- sion One of the big factors that thatIs Is prolonging the present depression depres depres- depression depression sion is lack of education among the masses John Callahan Wisconsin superintendent superintendent superintendent super super- of public instruction instruction- Such a a. program offers otters material aid to young people Wisconsin high nigh schools graduated about pupils this spring It is estimated that only third one-third of them will find something to do Perhaps 59 per cent of them will go to college where many of ot them will be at least partially dependent on jobs The balance unoccupied create quite a problem President A. A B. B Dinwiddie Tulane university New Orleans 1 I am very much interested in n the national youth administration Properly administered administered administered ad ad- ministered it would not merely assist assist assist as as- young oung men and women to get a start in life but it would remove the cloud of depression and almost despair that has enveloped the college graduates and youth generally In their outlook upon III life e. e Dr M. M L. L Brittain president of Georgia School of T Technology Atlanta At At- lanta This lanta This proves again what a 8 great humanitarian we have for a leader This movement Is directed against one of the greatest sore spots of the depression and I 1 sincerely sincerely sincerely sin sin- believe it will meet with all the presidents president's expectations It is praiseworthy and all educators should appreciate it Dr M. M D D. D Collings Georgia superIntendent superintendent superintendent super super- of education education uI I am tremendously tremendously tre tre- tre- tre interested in this movement movement movement move move- ment and It is very gratifying The I divi-I money oney Invested will pay bigger divi dividends than all an other sums spent for recovery This is a t challenge to youth and I 1 am confident they will meet it I 1 can only commend highly highly high high- ly our president for his consideration tion of or the youth of ot America Dr Walter Dill Scott president of I Northwestern university Evanston III There There arc are young people graduating from secondary schools this year and the colleges and universities can only take care of ot of them The majority of the other cannot find jobs Something must be done to preserve these bo boys s 's and girls and if the new government program can help them learn trades or find jobs It will be a splendid thing The Rev Robert S. S Johnson president president president pres pres- ident of St. St Louis university St St. StLouis Louis As Louis As I 1 understand it the presidents president's plan is not only a continuation continuation continuation con con- of but a vast enlargement upon the P W A and F FER E R A pl plans ns for student aid These two have been so helpful that the present present present pres pres- ent plan should be much more beneficial bene bene- It has a d. very wide vision and marvelous attention to detail I think it fills a very urgent need Chanc Chancellor llor E. E H. H LIndley Kansas university Lawrence I I have just returned from Washington and know that the plan plait was carefully worked out by persons familiar with the problems of youth today The provision is a belated one and I 1 Iam Iam am glad that it has been gotten around to It appears entirely practical practical practical and sound to me Kansas university has found the student employment plan pla n a fine Ine piece of relief legislation Charles E. E Beury president of Temple university Philadelphia Philadelphia- Providing jobs for college graduates graduates graduates grad grad- and education for those who cannot afford It It Is a great national need And I 1 am glad President Roosevelt has seen een fit tit to establish the hc national youth administration It appears to be an extension of the theold theold theold old F FER E R A idea which has al already already already al- al ready helped thousands of young people and also the colleges Naturally Nat- Nat I am heartily in favor of ol olan an extension of this work in which the universities and colleges es of the country and In which I Iam Iam Iam am sure they will continue to co cooperate cooperate cooperate co- co operate under the extended relief plan Thomas S. S Gars Gacs president of ot the University of Pennsylvania State College Pa There There is no doubt that the inability of many worthy boys and girls to continue their education education education edu edu- cation has constituted n It problem of great seriousness and if the presidents president's presidents president's dents dent's plan contributes toward a solution of that problem it is an experiment of most important significance significance significance sig sig- the development of ot which will be watched and aided by those active In the tho field of education education education tion with greatest Interest and sympathy