Show Schoolman Raps Both Pies Parties for R o to art Rejecting Planks on Education F FAILURE of the Democratic and Republican parties to recognize the vital necessity of education to the thc nation and their refusal I to incorporate in in their platforms planks dealing with education willI will willbe willbe be vigorously denounced from the floor of the thc National Education I I association convening in Salt Lake next week in the opinion of I I G G. II 11 is Reavis assistant state superintendent superintendent of ot Maryland l schools who Is a I I delegate to tho the N N. N E. E A A. A convention Mr Reavis has made mae a broad study of ot I I politics as affecting the schools and furnished the planks on education in incorporated incorporated In- In In the Mar Maryland platform at the last elections DONT DON'T WANT CONTROL Superintendent was emphatic In his condemnation o of the failure of ot both parties to include educational planks In their platform Also he Is strongly opposed to fo any system of federal federal fed ted eral control of ot the school systems Federal f aid not nol federal control Is what is desired b by educators for the school systems of ot tho the nation SuperIntendent Superintendent Superintendent Super Super- Reavis declared The government government government gov gov- is proposing to spend large sums for tor tho the army and the tho navy but how much docs does It Intend to spend for tor or education the vital Har factor In In shaping I and holding the future futuro citizens of ot the tho United States The states each year spend approximately for Cor education If It the government would match this sum or If it it would appropriate appropriate appropriate or as federal aid for or education the amount of ot mono money spent In Salt Lake and Utah and in every other city and state for tor education would be doubled and tho the school systems of or the nation revolutionized THREE YEARS' YEARS QUIET WORK For the past three years the National National National Na Na- Education association has been working quietly to obtain federal aid for tor the schools and the tho Towner Smith-Towner bill bU presented to congress with Its objectionable objectionable ob ob- ob- ob federal control features eliminated will achieve results It was anticipated that both the Republican and Democratic platforms would contain contain contain con con- tain strong educational planks Both parties apparently have failed tailed to recognize recognize rec rec- rec- rec the vital necessity of ot c education to the nation and m my belief bellet is that tha t both parties will be censured for tor this failure by the convention of ot the National National Na Na- Education association Both political parties might well pass over the Mexican livestock and Irish questions questions ques ques- and take cognizance of ot the ques-I ques problems problems problems I lems o of educating the future citizens of ot tho the United States I |