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Show AMERICA LOW IN EDUCATION. Much to ihe surprise of those who had ihought America was leading in education, tomes the announcement that the United States ranks as low as ninth anion the nations In the goner al educational level of the people. This Is the substance of a report of the-louse the-louse committee on education m.id publir on Weduesda . Illiteracy is a national and not a sectional problem, according to the rc port, being cquallv prevalent in ever part of the country. This may not be as serious a re flection as it sounds, because much of our low standard in general educa-; tlon must be attributed to the luflux Of those who were w ithout education , when they arrived. Millions of f or- j eigners have landed on our shores In the past ten years, poorly equipped in education and they havo pulled down the standard In this country Cnless our doors be Closed to th" I .nferlor Immigrants, we shall go on, lowering our educational level. ' |