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S Schools Must Prepare Young People To Cope With Difficult Problems of Future Citizens Arc Urged To Visit Their Local Learning Centers Labor industry educators the churches and women's clubs are uniting in a call for the observance observance ob ob- observance ob- ob servance of American Education Education Education tion week November 5 The week is dedicated to public tribute tribute tri tri- bute t to schools and is sponsored by the National Education association association association asso asso- the American Legion the United States Office of Education Education Education Edu Edu- cation and the National Congress Congress Con Con- Congress gress of Parents and Teachers An annual pilgrimage to the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's schools is made in more than communities by more I than 10 million persons during the weeks week's program of school activities Calling upon the citizens to visit th their ir schools P President Ro Roosevelt s velt asks observance of ol American Education tauca- tauca tion Week to become better acquainted acquainted acquainted ac ac- ac- ac with those faithful servants servants servants ants of the nations nation's children and youth youth the the teachers In the Presidents President's message to patrons students and teachers teachers' of American schools he asks that teachers be encouraged in their task of cultivating free men fit for a afree afree afree free world For these teachers are the conservators of today's civilization civilization civilization tion and the architects of tomorrows tomorrow's tomorrows tomorrow's tomor tomor- tomorrows tomorrow's rows row's world of promised pe peace ce and progress They serve within the very citadels of democracy devotedly whether in war or in peace When Then victory on the fields of battle shall have been achieved the work yet to be done through our schools will be enormous the President continues I ul therefore call caIl upon the teachers of America to continue without flagging their efforts efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts to contribute through the schools to that final consummation which alone will make possible of fulfillment all plans of education for new tasks Realizing that the schools play a avital avital avital vital role both in the prosecution of I the war and laying the foundations foundations' for the peace Education for N New w Tasks is the theme for the annual annual an an- annual nual observance Schools are preparing children and young people for the new tasks which confront our country states F. F L. L Schlagle president of the Na Na- I Education association the Uthe new tasks of making postwar readjustments readjustments readjustments re re- re- re adjustments maintaining economic security at home improving inter- inter group relationships assuring justice to minority groups adapting our life to the new technology and improving improving improving im im- im- im proving community life Only a people of intelligence character goodwill and earnestness can meet these issues issue with success Program for the Week Daily themes in the development of Education for New Tasks are Sunday November 5 Building Worldwide Brotherhood Monday November 6 G Winning the Var War Tuesday November 7 Improving Improving ing lag Schools for Tomorrow Wednesday November 8 Developing Developing De De- an Enduring Peace Thursday November 9 Preparing Preparing ing lag for the New T Friday November 10 Educating All AH the People Saturday November 11 Bettering Better etter- jug ing Community Life When the war is over our country country country coun coun- try will be faced with a problem of readjustment nt which in many ways will be as difficult as the problems of mobilization for the war warns Mr Schlagle Millions of men and women must be retrained for new jobs Boys and girls in schools must be aided in adjusting to postwar con con- The war var has emphasized the F 4 nations nation's need for youth We cannot afford in the postwar period to permit permit permit per per- mit youth to become the lost generation generation generation genera genera- tion again he says Building Worldwide Brotherhood Brotherhood Brotherhood Brother Brother- hood topic for Sunday opening the weeks week's program will be observed in inthe inthe inthe the churches throughout the nation According to Everett R. R Clinchy National Conference of Christians and Jews Brotherhood is giving to others the dignity and rights we want to keep for ourselves We Ve need to make universal brotherhood part of the learning experience He points out that this can be done by thinking scientifically on questions of race religious cultures and nationality nationality nationality nation nation- differences which divide people into groups Mondays Monday's theme Winning the I War is a reminder of the wartime job being done by the schools in pre- pre induction training adjustment of courses to permit pupils to do wartime wartime war war- time work rationing and registration tion programs conducting scrap and bond drives as well as continuing their regular program of education for 25 million American children Improving Schools for Tomorrow Tomor Tomor- row emphasizes the steps needed for improving American education I Equalization of educational opportunity opportunity through state and federal I aid payment of adequate salaries to I teachers streamlining the administrative administrative administrative adminis adminis- I organization of education in inmany inmany m many areas and the building of I school programs around real life problems are among the pressing needs for better schools in the postwar postwar postwar post post- war era Hope For Enduring Peace Education is a potent force which can be used for the promotion of peace underlies Wednesdays Wednesday's topic topi topic top top- i ic c Developing D eve lop i n g an End Enduring u ri n g Peace Proposals for the international international international inter inter- national organization following the war include a council on educational policy which would become a permanent permanent permanent per per- manent international agency for edu edu- cation The purpose of such an agency would be to lift lilt educational standards to encourage education for international understanding and to report for action to the general international body attempts vin in any nation to promote war through edu edu- cation Preparing for the New Technology Technology Technology Tech Tech- points to tp the reliance technology technology technology tech tech- and science have upon edu edu- cation The need for intelligent management management management man man- and the reduction of unskilled unskilled unskilled un un- un- un skilled labor are emphasized The increasing ever-increasing need for specialization tion on the part of workers calls for cooperation and mutual helpful helpful- ness The uThe promise of a new mew world depends upon technology To reach that promise we must develop through education people capable of using it Mr Schlagle points out Educating All the People topic for Friday emphasizes that despite h z r I 4 t b t 4 1 t i 1 1 Y I I d ff i ie e 1 4 i. u I r t 2 1 Practical and scientific training is getting gelting increasing emphasis dUring during dur dUr- ing the war years even in grade school Probably this trend will continue con con- into peace times These boys are making radio sets the great strides in establishing a system of public education there are 13 per cent of our adult population having only a grade fourth-grade education or less Hundreds of thousands of men fully qualified in every other i respect have been found by the I Select Selective ve Service to have less than thana a fourth gr grade fourth de education j Bettering Community Life topic i for the last day of American Education Education Education Edu Edu- cation Week underlines the role of I the school as a community center serving adults as well welI as children and acting as a 3 force for bringing the people together so that plans I for improved community life may maybe maybe maybe be made and developed Problems of Future American Education Week grew gre out of the First World War It wasI was I first observed in in 1921 Twenty-five Twenty i per cent of the men examined inI in I I i that draft were illiterate 20 29 per cent were physically unfit many were foreign-born foreign and had little understanding understanding understanding under under- standing of American life These I were startling disclosures Unfit as I they were for war these men were also incapable of serving their country country country coun coun- I try most effectively in time of peace i j Members of the newly formed I I American Legion wished to correct these conditions They saw in this situation an opportunity to serve their country after the war When a campaign of education appeared to be the only answer they consulted the other sponsoring organizations and as a result the first American Education Week was observed All the new tasks which confront our society as a whole are the ones with which our schools must deal For the schools are of society and their task is to build society by developing good citizens Mr Schlagle further points out Let Letus us utilize the power of education to O L 4 t r Many adults need a grade school chool education either because they came from some region of the country where schools are remote or because because because be be- cause they are foreign born Here a young woman from Austria waves her won hard-won diploma further fulfill the promise of America Ameri Amen ca and to enable us to do our part partI I among the f family mily of nations in the establishment of a just order of af at- affairs affairs fairs in the world he urges Six Billion Investment The National Planning committee a private agency most of whose are businessmen recently stated that if we make our economic economic economic eco eco- system work reasonably well after the war we shall have a national national national na na- na- na income of at least billion dollars The report goes on to relate relate relate re re- re- re late that according to the estimated figures we shall shaH spend 25 billion for foodstuffs as compared with 16 billion before the war 16 billion for housing as compared with 9 billion seven billion for automobiles as against four tour billion three billion for recreation as against one and a half billion 13 billion for household operations and equipment as com corn compared compared I pared with six and a half billion Shall we asks Mr Schlagle le I under such conditions refuse to increase the two and a half billion billionI which we have been spending for i schools and colleges Shall we with me LOll h. h me LOll v v 01 Ui any nation in all history use our increased increased in in- creased wealth to feed clothe and house ourselves in comparative luxury lux luC ury to buy entertainment airplanes automobiles radios and refrigerators refrigerators and neglect to spend any of our increased income for the educational improvement of our children We can readily afford the five or six billion billion bil bil- bil- bil lion dollars which a genuinely adequate adequate adequate ade ade- quate educational program for all aU I would cost This would be the wisest investment that American citizens could make he contends Eric A. A Johnston president United States chamber of commerce com corn merce says the organization j ia is glad to give its support to the observance ob oh servance of American Education Week 1944 Business recognizes the relation between education and an arm expanding economy There is nc more important task before us than the development of the kind of educational edu edu- I program which will promote pro pro- I mote good citizenship and economic well |
