Show HEARINGS OPEN ON EDUCATION BILl WASHINGTON GT N Feb Dy 24 24 The Asso Associated Press hearings hearing on the Curtis Curlia bill to es- es establish a national department ot of edUCAtion were ero opened tada today by bythe bythe bithe the senate and house committees on an education Creation of a department was vas advocated Dd by bv Dr Geor George e D Strayer chaIrman chairman of ot the legis legis- legis- legis legislative lath lath-a committee o of the National Education association and professor professor sor lor of ot educational of oC the teachers college of ot Column Column- I bIll Wa university Dr Strayer assorted asserted that the I present bureau of education is II I In Inadequate adequate and cannot b be made to ordinate CO ordinate till nil of tire thc he education education- educational al 11 activities Itle of ot of the government nl |