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Show tion must surmount. i Obviously, there is much to the argument that the nation cannot afford to be "partly educated and partly ignorant," but, nevertheless when individuals are considered, that is exactly the state of the nation. It is certainly advisable for the Federal government to interest in-terest itself in the education of all the people. Interest In Education For The Nation While we have not read the complete address of the lady, the newspaper accounts do not include any reference to Federal control of education throughout the country. coun-try. Nevertheless, it is hard to.vls-ualize to.vls-ualize a retention of State control if the program is directed by a Cabinet officer who distributes Federal funds. We are not sure that objections to some generalized Federal control con-trol are sufficiently grave to outbalance out-balance the advantages that would be received by the states and the nation. Nevertheless, this objection objec-tion has been vigorously presented by many educational experts and constitutes a sizeable barrier that advocates of Federal aid to educa- |
