Show U. U S. S EDUCATION SUPPORT URGED FO FOR 48 STATES Appropriation of Sought and Equal I ISum Sum From States Fe Federal ral educational assistance nce for forthe forthe the several states Is proposed in a bill before Congress which seeks an annual appropriation of ot providing pro an equal amount be bo raised h by 1 tho states The purpose of oC this bill Is 19 to aid tho states to carry on certain types I of or education of or vital Ital concern to the national welfare It also provides pro for forthe tho the creation of ot a l department of ot education education edua I tion with with a secretary in the cabinet In brief the provisions of ot the bill are I IFor For the blotting out of or Illiteracy I for tho Americanization of ot foreigners for tor the equalization I tion of oC educational opportunities within with with- I in the several eral states particularly In rural and village schools to co operate with the states in tho ho I promotion of ot physical and health education education edu edu- cation and recreation to extend and Improve tho the faculties facilities for forthe I Ithe I the tho preparation of or teachers for tor public i schools and particularly the rural schools all these appropriations appropriations lotions to be bo annual Feir Fes Illiterate lI Here r rAs As to illiteracy tho the first selective draft showed that there were I Illiterates between the ages logos of or 21 andai and anel SI ai years cars while the census showed I illiterates of ot 10 years of ot age In tho country countr Utah with a n small percentage percenta per per- perI I centa e of or illiterates would be entitled from the con congressional allotment liSGa annually which would be bo doubled by b the appropriation from tho the state to Regarding the tho Americanizing of or Immigrants Immigrants Im Im- migrants Utah had according to the thela which la lat t census Immigrants would ma-ke ma mate the allotment b by Congress I 21 or with tho amount from the state 4 42 annually Reasons why v hy hythe the nation should operate co-operate with the states in the Americanization program are aro that foreigners are admitted to the I country country- under national law In are privileged 1 le ed to participate freely freely- freelyn In n a democratic democratic democratic demo demo- cratic government o their contribution to national welfare Is in proportion to the training in Americanization afforded afford afford- of ot competent ed them tho the permanency democracy rests reSH on on the intelligence I and patriotism of oC its citizenship of ot educational opportunities opportunities within tho state shows show that t. the per capita c wealth in tho the United States is uneven In Nevada e ada It is while In North C Carolina it Is la and in tho the country countr as 15 a 0 whole The Tho wealth back of ot each elch teacher also varies In Mississippi it Is 11 and ond in Nevada 1 it Is Utah has teachers and under the pro provisions visions o of the tho bill would receive 14 14 n one half of ot which would be paid b by tho the government go Natural Talent In re regard ard to physical and health ed edI ed- ed Utah would receive annually I from the government and the same from the state Natural talent It is Ie declared must be l prepared for or teaching Just as IoS it is prepared for 01 law medicine or engineer ing lug For tho the preparation of ot teachers Utah would receive recel for the 3 0 teachers teach teach- ers in the tho public schools that being the number In 1916 a minimum of or 15 from tho the government go and state Designation or creation b by tho the Legislature Leg Leg- of ot tho the machinery necessary in Utah for the co operative administration tion of ot tho the provisions of ot the tho bill tho the setting up of or necessary safeguards such as ns nn and accounting systems systems II aro are provided pro in the the national measure Summarizing the tho appropriations provided pro pro- vided I ed In this bill for tor Utah they are I He Removal nl mo of Illiteracy r I Americanizing g of ot Immigrants ls Equalizing educational op opI opportunities opportunities op- op I Physical and health ed education uca- uca tion lion I I Better and nud more teacher 0 j I Total H |