Letters, telegrams, etc.-Continued Kearns, Hon. Carroll D., a Representative, etc.--Continued "Efforts To Obtain the Support of President Eisenhower and "Memorial to 'March King'-House Bill To Preserve Sousa Home Would Block Capitol Hill Expansion," article in Wash- "More About Saving the Metropolitan," article in the New York "Music and Public Education," by Finis E. Engleman, executive secretary, American Association of School Administrators.. "Musical Congressman Attacks Corner on Arts," article by Ruth "Nationwide Support Is Growing for Legislation To Preserve the Historic Buildings on Lafayette Square in the Nation's Capital, Introduced by President Kennedy Last Year and by Senators John Sherman Cooper, Wayne Morse, and Carroll D. Kearns This Year," article appearing in the appendix of the Congres- sional Record of March 29, 1961.. Notes on a speech to be delivered in the House of Representatives, "Our Belasco Theater Deserves a Break," article by Day Thorpe, "Shakespeare Fete Planned," article by Amelia Young, in the Evening Star of March 17, 1961.. "Subsidy Makes Sense," by Hope Stoddard, associate editor, Page 225 223 205 246 255 "Texas Puts Its Brand on Washington," article by Karl E. Meyer, 238 Text of House Joint Resolution 386, designating the first week of 175 Text of H.R. 4348, to establish a Commission on the Cultural 190 "The Canada Council," article by Eric McLean, music editor, Montreal Star, in the Saturday Review of May 1961 "The Candidates and the Arts," article appearing in the Saturday "The John Philip Sousa Home in Nation's Capital Now "The Texans vs. Lafayette Square," by Drew Pearson, in the Washington Post, July 1, 1960. Two letters to Hon. Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior... 191 Letters, telegrams, etc.-Continued Kearns, Hon. Carroll D., a Representative, etc.-Continued Lawler, Vanett, Music Educators National Conference, report en- titled, "The Arts in the Educational Program in the Soviet Union". Lockhart, Bill, president, Texas Art Educators Association, telegram McDowell, Hon. Harris B., Jr., a Representative in Congress from Excerpt from memorandum submitted on July 22, 1960, by Bernard W. Scholz, Chief, Public Assistance Division, to the Director of the District of Columbia Department of Public Welfare in connection with the "Second Precinct Rehabilita- "Is Washington, D.C., Really a Hick Town?" extension of re- marks in appendix of Congressional Record of May 23, 1960_ _ _ _ Letter and information from the Library of Congress appearing in the appendix of the Congressional Record of September 14, Remarks to 36th annual meeting of the National Association of Schools of Music, Chicago, Ill., November 26, 1960. "The Department of Defense Is Using College and University Talent To Entertain Our Troops Abroad and Should Schedule Them To Appear Before Students of Other Countries-Man- kind Will Profit When Young Men and Women of All Nations and in Great Numbers Study and Learn Together, President Eisenhower Says," extension of remarks in appendix of Con- gressional Record of April 12, 1960_ "The Municipal Government of Washington, D.C., Starves the Fine Arts at the Very Time the Soviet Union Is Spending Vast Sums To Prove Americans Are Cultureless Barbarians,' extension of remarks in appendix of Congressional Record of Rockefeller, John D., 3d, letter to Chairman Thompson. Rogers, Charles B., Huntington Hartford Foundation, Pacific Palisades, Calif., letter to Chairman Thompson.. Salmaggi, Felix W., New York Opera Festival, letter to Chairman "Stockholm Reviewers Are Mixed in Reviews of U.S. Stage Troupe," article appearing in the New York Times, May 19, 1961.. Taylor, Harold, Sarah Lawrence College, letter to Chairman Thomp- son Thompson, Hon. Frank, Jr., chairman of the Select Subcommittee "An American Prize for Music and Art," article appearing in the appendix of the Congressional Record of March 21, 1961. "Fabulous Invalid's on Critical List," by John Crosby in the "National Cultural Center-Progress Reports by the National Federation of Music Clubs, the New York Times, and the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences," article appearing in the appendix of the Congressional Record Page 194 361 154 "U.S. Role in the Arts Is Found To Have Increased in Decade Letter to Pierre Salinger, press secretary to the President. Press release by National Council on the Arts and Government, 80 AID TO FINE ARTS MAY 15, 1961 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 429, Old House Office Building; Hon. Frank Thompson, Jr. (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Thompson and Martin. Also present: Russell C. Derrickson, staff director; Charles E. Wilson, assistant education chief; Mary Corbin, clerk to the subcommittee; and George Frain, acting counsel. Mr. THOMPSON. The subcommittee will be in order. The Select Subcommittee on Education is meeting this morning for hearings on the bill H.R. 4172 by Mr. Thompson of New Jersey; on H.R. 413 by Mr. Kearns of Pennsylvania, an identical bill; H.R. 3250, an identical bill by Mr. Daniels of New Jersey; H.R. 5408, an identical bill by Mr. Lindsay of New York; H.R. 6484 by Mr. Halpern of New York; H.R. 3640 by Mrs. Bolton of Ohio; and I would like the record to show that in the other body on the bill S. 741, the proposition is introduced by Mr. Humphrey and cosponsored by Mr. Clark, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Douglas, of Illinois; Mr. Morse, of Oregon; Mr. Williams, of New Jersey; Mr. Cooper, of Kentucky; Mr. Javits, of New York; and Mr. Long, of Missouri. Witnesses will be at liberty to testify also on the bill H.R. 4174, which I also introduced, and measures similar to it. These are H.R. 1942 by Mr. Kearns, H.R. 2227 by Mr. Chelf, H.R. 2275 by Mr. Powell, H.R. 3509 by Mr. Celler, and the companion bill in the Senate is S. 785, which was introduced by Senator Clark, of Pennsylvania, and cosponsored by Senator Humphrey and Senator Pell. (The bills referred to follow :) [H.R. 4172, 87th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To provide for the establishment of a Federal Advisory Council on the Arts to assist in the growth and development of the fine arts in the Nation's Capital and elsewhere in the United States Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress hereby finds and declares— (1) that the growth and flourishing of the arts depend upon freedom, imagination, and individual initiative; (2) that the encouragement of creative activity in the performance and practice of the arts, and of a widespread participation in and appreciation of the arts, is essential to the general welfare and the national interest; (3) that as workdays shorten and life expectancy lengthens, the arts will play an ever more important role in the lives of our citizens; and 1 (4) that the encouragement of the arts, while primarily a matter for private and local initiative, is an appropriate matter of concern to the United States Government. SEC. 2. (a) There is hereby established in the Department of Health, Edu cation, and Welfare a Federal Advisory Council on the Arts (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Council"). The Council shall be composed of twenty-one members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among private citizens of the United States who are widely recognized for their knowledge of or experience in, or for the profound interest in, one or more of the arts and who collectively will provide an appropriate balance of representation among the major art fields including music, drama, dance, literature, architecture and allied arts, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, motion pictures, radio, and television. The President is requested in the making of such appointments to give consideration to such recommendations as may from time to time be submitted to him by leading national organizations in these fields. Each member of the Council shall hold office for a term of six years, except that (1) any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for the remainder of such term, and (2) the terms of the members first taking office shall expire, as designated by the President at the time of appointment, seven at the end of the second year, seven at the end of the fourth year, and seven at the end of the sixth year after the date of enactment of this Act. No member of the Council shall be eligible for reappointment during the two-year period following the expiration of his term. The President shall designate one member of the Council to serve as its chairman. The Council shall meet at the call of the Chairman or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary"), but not less often than twice during each calendar year. Eleven members of the Council shall constitute a quorum. (b) The Council shall have an executive secretary who shall be appointed by the Secretary after consultation with the Council. Within the limits of appropriations available therefor, the Secretary shall provide necessary secretarial, clerical, and other staff assistance for the Council, its executive secretary, and its special committees. SEC. 3. (a) The Council shall (1) recommend ways to maintain and increase the cultural resources of the United States, (2) propose methods to encourage private initiative in the arts, (3) cooperate with local, State, and Federal departments and agencies to foster artistic and cultural endeavors and the use of the arts both nationally and internationally in the best interests of our country, and (4) strive to stimulate greater appreciation of the arts by our citizens. (b) To these ends the Council shall undertake studies of and make recommendations relating to appropriate methods, consistent with the policy set forth in the first section of this Act, for encouraging creative activity in the performance and practice of the arts and participation in and appreciation of the arts. In selecting subjects to be studied, the Council shall consider requests submitted to it by the heads of departments, agencies, and independent establishments of the Federal Government. The Council shall make recommendations in writing to the Secretary with respect to such studies; and the Secretary shall transmit such recommendations, together with his comments thereon, to the President and the Congress. In the selection of subjects to be studied and in the formulation of recommendations, the Council may obtain the advice of any interested and qualified persons and organizations, and the Secretary may appoint interested and qualified persons to assist the Council in making its studies from among those qualified persons recommended to him by the Council. SEC. 4. Members of the Council, and persons appointed to assist the Council in making its studies, while attending meetings of the Council or while engaged in the conduct of studies authorized by this Act, shall receive compensation at a rate to be fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding $50 per diem, and shall be paid travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 73b-2) for persons in the Government service employed intermittently. SEC. 5. (a) Any member of the Council appointed under this Act, any person appointed to assist the Council in making its studies, and any other person appointed, employed, or utilized in an advisory or consultative capacity under this Act is hereby exempted, with respect to such appointment, employment, or |