| Show U. U S. S Schools Must Prepare Y Young i g People P eop opie e to Cope With Difficult Problems Pro of Future I Citizens iti ens Are Urged to Visit Their Local Learning I. I Centers I Labor Labors Industry educators the churches and women's clubs are uniting in a call for the observance observance ob ob- ob- ob servance of American Education Education Education tion week November 5 The week is dedicated to public tribute tribute tribute tri tri- bute to schools and is sponsored ored by the National Education association association asso asso- the American Legion the United States Office of Education Education Education Edu Edu- cation and the National Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress of Parents and Te Teachers chers 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 than 10 million persons during the weeks week's program of school activities Calling upon the citizens to visit their schools President Roosevelt asks observance of American Education Education Education I tion Week to become better acquainted ac ace with those faithful servants servants servants ants ants of the nations nation's children and youth youth the the teachers In the Presidents President's message to patrons students and teachers of American schools he asks 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 ts of tomor tomor- tomorrows tomorrows tomorrow's rows row's world of promised peace peace and progress progress They serve within the very citadels of democracy y whether in war or in peace When victory on the fields of battle shall have been achieved the work yet to be done through ugh our schools will be enormous the President continues I therefore call upon the teachers of America to continue without flagging their efforts efforts 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 pr prosecution of I the war and laying the foundations for the peace peace- Education for New Tasks is the theme for the annual annual annual an an- 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 National National National Na Na- Education association the 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 mi minority groups a 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 with success Program f for r the Week Daily themes in the development of Education for New Tasks are Sunday November 5 Building Worldwide Brotherhood Monday November 6 Winning the War Tuesday 7 Improving ing Schools for Tomorrow Wednesday November 8 Developing De De- an Enduring Peace Thursday November 9 Preparing Preparing ing for the New Technology Friday N November v 10 Educating All the People S Saturday y November 11 11 BetterIng Bettering Bettering Better Better- ing Community Life LUe When the war is over our country country country coun coun- try will be faced with a problem of readjustment which in many ways will be as difficult as the problems of mobilization for the w war r warns Mr Schlagle Millions of men and women women must be retrained for new job jobs Boys and r d girls in schools must be aided in adjusting to postwar con con- The war has emphasized the wr 9 i r. a t y nations nation's need for youth We cannot afford in the postwar period to permit permit per per- mit youth to become the lost generation generation genera genera- tion again he says Building Worldwide 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 need to make rake ake universal brotherhood part of the learning experience He points out that this can be done by I thinking scientifically on questions of of race religious cultures and nati nationality nationality nation nation- n differences which divide people into groups Mondays Monday's theme Winning the I War War- Waris 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 wartime war war- time work rationing and registration tion programs conducting scrap and bond band 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 Equalization of educational opportunity opportunity opportunity through state and federal aid payment of adequate salaries to io teachers streamlining the administrative administrative administrative adminis adminis- organization of education inmany in inmany inmany many areas and the building of school programs around real life problems are oare are among the pressing n needs eds for better schools in the postwar postwar postwar post post- war war era Hope For Enduring Peace Education is a potent force which can an be used for the the- th the promotion of peace underlies Wednesdays Wednesday's topic topic topic top top- ic Developing an ah Enduring Peace Proposals for the international international international inter inter- national organization following the war include a council on educational policy which wo would ld become a permanent permanent permanent per per- manent international agency for edu edu- cation The purpose of such an agency would be to lift educational standards to encourage encourage education for international understanding and to report for action to the general international body attempts in any nation to promote wa war through edu edu- cation Preparing for the New Technology Technology Technology Tech Tech- points to the reliance technology technology tech tech- nol gy and science h have ve 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 need for specialization tion on n the part of workers calls for I cooperation and nd mutual helpful helpful- I ness The promise of a new hew world depends upon technology To reach that promise we must develop through education people capable of using it Mr Schlagle points out Educating All AU the People topic for Friday emphasizes that despite I k t w s At a s t T iI Practical and scientific training Is getting Increasing emphasis during dur duro during ing the war war years even in grade school Probably this trend will continue continue continue con con- into peace times Umes These boys are making makinI radio sets the great strides In establishing a system of public ed education there are 13 per cent of our adult population having only a grade fourth education or less Hundreds of thousands of men tully fully qualified in every other res respect have been found by th the Selective Service to have less than thana a grade fourth-grade education I Bettering Community Life for the last day of American Education Education Edu cation Week underlines the role of the school as a community center serving adults as well as children and acting as a force for br bringing nging the people together so that plans for improved community life may maybe maybe be made and developed Problems of Future American Education Week grew out of the First World War It was first observed in 1921 Twenty five per er cent of the men examined in that draft were Illiterate 29 per cent were physically unfit many were foreign-born foreign and had little understanding understanding understanding under under- standing of American Americ n life These Thes I were startling disclosures Unfit as they were for war these men were also incapable of serving their country country country coun coun- try most effectively in time of peace Members of the newly formed American Legion wishes 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 of society and their task is to to build society by developing good citizens Mr Schlagle further points out Let Letus us utilize the power of education to d fir w d k q I Many 1 adults need a grade school education either because theY they came came from some som some region of the country where schools are remote or or because because because be be- cause they are foreign born lIera Here lIer a a ayoung young woman from Austria waves her ber won hard diploma further fulfill the promise of America Ameri Ameri- ca and to enable us to do our p part rt among the family of nati nations ns in the establishment of a just order of affairs affairs affairs af af- fairs in the world he urges Six Billion Investment The National Planning committee a private agency most of whose directors are businessmen recently stated that if we make our economic economic economic eco eco- system work reasonably well wen 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 spend 25 billion for foodstuffs as compared with 18 16 billion before the war 16 billi billion n for housing as co compared d with 9 billion seven billion for automobiles as against four billion three billion for recreation as against one and a ahall half hall billion 13 billion for household operations and equipment as compared compared com com- pared with six and a half billion Shall we asks Mr Schlagle under such conditions refuse to increase the two and a half hall billion which we have been een spending for schools and colleges Shall we with the highest per capita income of any nation in all history use our increased in creased wealth to feed lothe and house ourselves in comparative luxury lux ury to buy entertainment airplanes automobiles radios and refrigerators refrigerators refrigerators and neglect to spend any of our increased income for the educational improvement of our children We can cah readily afford the five or six billion bil bile lion Hon dollars which a genuinely adequate adequate ade ade- quate quat educational d program m for all aD 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 ii it glad to give its support to the observance observance ob oh servance of American Education Week 1944 Business recognizes the relation between education and an expanding economy There Is acmore nc ac more important task before us than the development of the kind of educational edu program which will promote promote pro pro- mote good citizenship and economic well |
