Show Hoover Puts Child i Ahead of Economy I For Reduced Costs I A warning that the nation notion faces the acute responsibility of provid ing providing a right of way for the Ameri Amen American American I can child was as given i en by President Hoover before the opening session I of the Citizens conference on the Crisis is in Education held a few days a ago o I In a brief address before the meeting called by him to discuss I fittin fitting of educational costs to de decreasing creasing tax returns the president said other problems problem could be 00 delay delay- delayed delayed ed but there could be no setback in inthe inthe the ha instruction of the nations nation's chil- chil dren Those in char charge e of the schools he added must be willin willing to face conditions as they are are to o cooper cooper- cooperate cooperate ate in discarding all unnecessary expenditure to analyze anal all dures procedures and to carry forward on a solid basis of economy But the schools must be carried on The conference addressed by Mr Hoover was a small one designed as a working m meeting ting to seek ek a con census between educational labor and agricultural leaders upon a aplan aplan aplan plan for school economy training of children as of more mi im importance than any other process that is carried on by our govern govern- government government government ment His text follows Our nation faces the acute IE i-e- re responsibility of providing a right of way for the American child In spite of our economic social and governmental difficulties our fu- fu future fu future ture tune citizens must be built up now We may delay other problems but we cannot delay the day to day daycare daycare daycare care and instruction of our children This This conference is is unusual in that it invites the operation co-operation of men of widely differ different nt points of view in the consideration of our school and tax system from the standpoint of maintaining the wel wel- welfare welfare fare of the children of today Our governmental forces have grown unevenly and along alons with our astounding national develop develop- development development development ment We are arc now forced to make decisions on the merits of the var- var var-oua var ous expenditures But But in in the rigid governmental economics that are aro requisite everywhere re we must not encroach upon the schools or re- re re reduce duco duce the opportunity of the child through h the school to d develop ade- ade adequate adequate ade adequate quate citizenship L There is no safety for our re- re republic re republic public without the education of If our youth That is the first charge upon all citizens and local governments I HI have confidence that with adequate reduction of expenditures there can be ample amounts obtain obtained ed cd from reasonable taxation to keep our school system intact and functioning satisfactorily Those in char charge e of the schools must be willing to face conditions as they are to operate co-operate in discarding all unnecessary expenditures to an- an analyze analyze an analyze all procedures and to carry forward on a solid basis of ot econ econ- economy econ econ- economy economy omy But the schools must be car car- carried car j ned ried nedon on OIL I wish to thank you for of your your time and comin coming here to Washington for this meeting I trust that out of it will come rec- rec recommendations recommendations rec recommendations that will be of na- na national na national si significance Above all may I ask that throughout hout your deli deliberations rations you bear in mind that the proper care and training of f our children is more important than any process that is carried 01 oi on by our government If we are to continue to educate our children we must keep and sustain our teachers and our schools |