US GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES New U. S. Office of Education Educational Associations and Directories. By Luanna J. Bowles. Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1946. 52 p. (Part IV, Educational Directory, 1945-1946.) 15 cents. A directory of national and sectional associations, State educational associations, educational foundations and boards, religious educational organizations, State congresses of parents and teachers, State library associations, international educational associations and foundations, and educational and social directories and year-books. Statistics of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, Year Ended June 30, 1944. By Lloyd E. Blauch and Francis G. Cornell. Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1946. 45 p. (Bulletin 1946, No. 16.) 10 cents. Data presented in this bulletin ordinarily appear as a part of the chapter on "Higher Education" of the Biennial Survey of Education. Missouri Valley Authority: Background and Analysis of Proposal (S555, 79th Congress), prepared by C. Frank Keyser, Legislative Reference Service. Washington, Library of Congress, 1946. 131 p. Processed. Public Affairs Bulletin No. 42. Free, but distributed only to libraries. Summarizes the pros and cons of a Missouri New Publications of Other Agencies Valley Authority, with attention paid to the FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY Children and the 1946 Session of Congress. By Edith Rockwood, Children's Bureau. Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1946. (In The Child, vol. 11, No. 3, September 1946, p. 57-59, published by the Division of Reports, Children's Bureau.) Subscription, $1 per year; single copies, 10 cents. A summary of the legislation passed by the 79th Congress to benefit children. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE City Finances: 1944 [Cities Having Populations Over 25,000], Volume 3, Statistical Compendium, prepared under the supervision of Calvert L. Dedrick, Bureau of the Census. Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1946. 255 p. 70 cents. In a number of the tables, "schools" and "libraries" head separate columns. conditions in the area which call for some solution, the plans proposed, and the TVA as a precedent. NATIONAL ARCHIVES Your Government Records in the National Archives. Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1946. 81 p. (Publication 46-18) Free from the National Archives as long as the supply lasts. A simplified over-all view of the usefulness of the 700,000 cubic feet of Federal documents stored in the National Archives. OFFICE OF WAR MOBILIZATION AND RECONVERSION The Second Year of Peace: Eighth Report to the President, the Senate, and the House of Representatives by the Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion, October 1, 1946. Washington, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1946. 76 p. Free from the Bureau of Special Services, Bure the Budget, 1400 Pennsylvania Av NW., Washington 25, D. C. Covers the production situation as of ber 1, 1946, and discusses food, clothing ing, and employment problems. Ces numerous charts. Occupation-Why? What? Wher Washington, U. S. Government P ing Office, 1946. 4 p. (Building Peace, Foreign Affairs Outlines N Free from the Division of Resear Publications. Brief account of the methods lems of occupation in both the occup liberated countries. Report of the United States tion Mission to Japan, Subr the Supreme Commander f Allied Forces, Tokyo, March. ing Office, 1946. 62 p. (Pub Washington, U. S. Government . 2579, Far Eastern Series 11.) : Report covers the aims and con Japanese education, language reform. ing and the education of teachers, a administration of education at the ele the secondary, and the higher levels. Trial of the Japanese War Crimin Washington, U. S. Government Pr ing Office, 1946. 104 p. (Publi 2613, Far Eastern Series 12.) Contains the opening statement of the of counsel, the charter of the Intern Military Tribunal for the Far East, indictment. What Are We Doing in JapanWhy. Washington, U. S. Government t ing Office, 1946. 4 p. (Buildin Peace, Foreign Affairs Outlines N Free from the Division of Resear Publications. Brief account of the objectives of occty! the policy of action in Japan, and the lems ahead. Orders for the publications listed this page should be addressed as fol lows: Requests for cost publication should be sent to the Superintender of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 25, D. C., enclosin remittance (check or money order) ↑ the time of ordering. Free publice tions should be ordered directly from the agency issuing them. U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION-ORGANIZATION U. S. Commissioner of Education JOHN W. STUDEBAKER ELEMENTARY EDUCATION BESS GOODYKOONTZ, Director Organization and Supervision MARY D. DAVIS, nursery-kindergarten-pri- HAZEL F. GABBARD, extended school services. Instructional Problems GLENN O. BLOUGH, Science. HELEN M. MANLEY, health instruction and EFFIE G. BATHURST, research assistant. SECONDARY EDUCATION GALEN JONES, Director. Organization and Supervision CARL A. JESSEN, Chief. WALTER H. Gaumnitz, small and rural high DAVID SEGEL, tests and measurements. Instructional Problems ROOSEVELT BASLER, Chief. HOWARD R. ANDERSON, social sciences and FRANK S. STAFFORD, health instruction, physi- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION (Staff members for this Division will be listed at a later date.) RAYMOND W. GREGORY, Assistant Commis- JERRY R. HAWKE, Deputy Assistant. LAYTON S. HAWKINS, Acting Assistant Direc- Agricultural Education W. T. SPANTON, Chief. Business Education B. FRANK KYKER, Chief. Home Economics Education Trade and Industrial Education Vocational Research HIGHER EDUCATION CENTRAL SERVICES KENNETH O. WARNER, Director and Executive RALPH C. M. FLYNT, Assistant Director. EMERY M. FOSTER, head, reports and analysis. G. KERRY SMITH, Chief. OLGA A. JONES, editor in chief. FRANCES V. RUMMELL, assistant editor. WILLIAM N. THOMPSON, Supervisor, graphics. MARY A. WALKER, statistical draftsman. The Library RICHARD H. LOGSDON, Chief Librarian. Administrative Management and Services MARIE E. SCHUTT, budget and fiscal officer. INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RELATIONS American Republics Educational Relations Secti DELIA GOETZ, specialist on Latin Ameri WILLIAM A. SHAMBLIN, educationist. European Educational Relations Section Near and Far Eastern Educational Relations Set AUXILIARY SERVICES RALL I. GRIGSBY, Director. Services to Libraries RALPH M. DUNBAR, Chief. R. R. LOWDERMILK, technical phases. Visual Education FLOYDE BROOKER, Chief. SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION E. B. NORTON, Deputy Commissioner and. FRED BEACH, State school administration E. GLENN FEATHERSTON, pupil transport School Housing RAY L. HAMON, Chief. N. E. VILES, school plant management School Life Published monthly except August and September Federal Security Administrator_----WATSON B. MILLER U.S. Commissioner of Education---JOHN W. STUDEBAKER Purpose The Congress of the United States established the United States Office of Education in 1867 to "collect such statistics and facts as shall show the condition and progress of education in the several States and Territories;" to "diffuse such information as shall aid in the establishment and maintenance of efficient school systems;" and to "otherwise promote the cause of education throughout the country." SCHOOL LIFE serves toward carrying out these purposes. Its printing is approved by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. St. Louis Meeting provement programs within the State Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the Be It Further Resolved, That we pledge our financial aid and other assistance as far as is reasonable and consistent with legal authority; and, Be It Further Resolved, That the officers of the Council of the Chief State School Officers are hereby authorized to enter into contracts and agreements and to make provision for the appointment of necessary personnel to place agreements into operation. National School Lunch Program The National School Lunch Act provides that the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into agreements with the State educational agencies for the administration of the school lunch programs in the respective States. The Federal funds are disbursed to the local schools with full accounta bility by the State to the Federal Gov ernment. The Secretary of Agriculture is currently requiring Federal employees to make routine audits, inspections, and administrative reviews in the local school districts. This procedure not only violates the principle of State and local responsibility for local school programs, but ignores the proper relationships between the Federal Government and the States as repeatedly expressed by this Council. Therefore, Be it Resolved, That the Secretary of Agriculture be requested to provide that all Federal audits, inspections, and administrative reviews shall be conducted at the offices of the State educational agency, provided that the State educational agency shall make available to the Secretary, at his request, all appropriate records of the school-lunch programs; and, Be It Further Resolved, That in cases of suspected violation the State educational agencies pledge complete diligence in utilizing all facilities and personnel, Federal and State, to insure that the respective school-lunch programs shall be conducted strictly in accord with law and the regulations prescribed thereunder, and on the highest standards of honesty and integrity. Commission for International Resolved, That the National Council of Chief State School Officers strongly support the program of the Commission for International Educational Reconstruction in coordinating programs of educational rehabilitation and reconstruction in war-devastated areas; and, Be It Further Resolved, That the Council urge all educational organizations and agencies to participate to the fullest extent possible in furthering the educational rehabilitation and reconstruction in war-devastated areas as a means of developing educational systems in those areas dedicated to world peace and understanding. Uniform Accounting of Public Resolved, That the Council renew its request of December 1935 to the U. S. Office of Education to "take such steps as may be necessary to complete the study of uniform statistical reports of State school systems, to determine uniform procedures and definitions, and to assist State departments of education in their efforts to revise their recording and reporting forms." Driver Training and Safety Programs Resolved, That the Council approve the continuance of a joint project with the National Commission on Safety Education and the American Association of School Administrators in developing policies and standards for the use of automobiles made available to schools by the automobile industry and organizations, for teaching driving and traffic safety to high-school students. C. P. A. Construction Requirement The construction of school buildings to alleviate overcrowding of school buildings and to replace outworn and dangerous school facilities, is of paramount importance to the Nation. Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the Council urge the Civilian Production. Administrator to relax the current C. P. A. requirements for authorization to build schools which prevent construction except where present facilities are operated on double session. Planning Conference Sponsored by U. S. Office of Education Resolved, That the National Council of Chief State School Officers commend U. S. Commissioner of Education John W. Studebaker, for providing funds and facilities for the September meeting of the Planning Committee and the Project Committee held in Washington, to study the projects set up for this year and to prepare preliminary drafts of the project reports. This type of work conference is fundamental to the success of the program of the Council. It is hoped that this type of cooperation and help may be continued in the future. Teacher Training in Education Resolved, That the Council approve in principle professional efforts to improve the training of teachers and authorize its president to cooperate with professional organizations conducting studies or surveys in the area of teacher training. School Buses The critical shortage of school buses has caused exceptional hardship to thousands of school children through the inability of many school districts, particularly in rural areas, to provide transportation facilities, and has created serious hazards to health and life through continued operation of inadequate school buses. Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the Council urge the Civilian Production Administrator to declare the school-bus program a critical one, and make steel available in sufficient quantity for school buses. Surplus Property Acquisition Resolved, That the Council urge membership to strengthen their respe tive State offices to procure and dish surplus Government property in t most expeditious manner possible. Office of Education The National Council of Chief St School Officers has repeatedly express its conviction that a strong U. S. 0: of Education, properly equipped to: der professional service to educat agencies and institutions, is the assurance of maintaining the proplationship between the States and Federal Government. The Council has noted with ap the steps already taken to incre budget and strengthen the staff a organization of the Office of Edu..... Therefore, Be It Resolved, Thr Council urge upon the President the Congress of the United States continued strengthening of the ser : of the U. S. Office of Education in te of its basic charter of 1867, in order: it may more effectively assist the Sta in promoting the cause of educat throughout the country. Appreciation Expressed A further resolution especially pressed appreciation to its presion Dr. Thomas G. Pullen, Maryland S Superintendent of Schools, "for untiring and important services." :: to the membership and the Co Planning Committee, as well a speakers at the meetings. Officers Elected Officers elected for the year begit December 1, 1946, are as follows: P: dent, Rex Putnam, Oregon; vice p2-dent, John H. Bosshart, New Jers secretary, Ralph B. Jones, Arkars executive committee, the three of named, and Edgar Fuller, New Ha shire; Clyde A. Erwin, North Caro. J. F. Hines, South Dakota; Euge Elliott, Michigan; John E. C Louisiana. Excerpts From Papers Presented Together As One Team Speaking on the subject, "Probit in the Disposal of Surplus Governm Property," Maj. Gen. G. B. Ers USMC, Administrator, Retraining |