HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H. R. 22

AND RELATED BILLS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

FOR THE SUPPORT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY APPROPRIAT-

ING FUNDS TO THE STATES TO BE USED FOR CONSTRUCT-

ING SCHOOL FACILITIES AND FOR TEACHERS' SALARIES

HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FEBRUARY 5, 6, 18, 24,

25, 27; MARCH 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, AND 13, 1959

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UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1959

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

March 11, 1959.

March 13, 1959.

Statement of—

Alexander, William M., professor of education, George Peabody Col-

lege for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn., president-elect, Association

for Supervision and Curriculum Development, NEA, Washington,

D.C.; accompanied by S. M. Lambert, director of research, NEA..

Anderson, Hon. LeRoy H., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Montana_.

Baldwin, Hon. John F., a Representative in Congress from the State

of California__.

Bennett, Hon. Charles E., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Florida _ _ _

25

249

236

242

281,

Biemiller, Andrew J., director, department of legislation, AFL-CIO..

283, 296

Borchardt, Selma M., American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO. 533, 538

Bull, Mrs. Fred L., chairman of legislation, National Congress of

Parents and Teachers___

526

Butler, Miss Sally, director of legislation, General Federation of

Women's Clubs..

210

Coffin, Hon. Frank M., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Maine..

343

Cohelan, Hon. Jeffery, a Representative in Congress from the State of

California..

482

Conner, Forrest E., superintendent of schools, St. Paul, Minn.,

president-elect of the American Association of School Adminis-

tors...

377

Cosgrove, John E., assistant director of education, AFL-CIO... 281, 295
Daniel, James F., Jr., Greenville, S.C., chairman, National American-
ism Commission, the American Legion...

Derthick, L. G., Commissioner of Education, HEW, accompanied by

Elliot Richardson, Ralph C. Flynt, Herbert S. Conrad, and Sidney

A. Saperstein... .

218

125, 159

Edelman, Edward, office of the State comptroller, State of New York.

Flemming, Hon. Arthur S., Secretary, HEW, accompanied by Elliot

Richardson, Assistant Secretary for Legislation, and L. G. Derthick,

Commissioner of Education; Ralph Flynt, Assistant Commissioner

of Education...

349

86, 159

138, 159

Flynt, Ralph, Assistant Commissioner of Education, HEW.

Foley, Hon. John R., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Maryland

226

Fuller, Dr. Edgar, executive secretary, Council of Chief State School

Officers..

168

Statement of-Continued

Heinig, Miss Christine, associate in elementary and secondary educa-
tion, American Association of University Women..

Heller, Walter W., Department of Economics, University of Minne-

sota; accompanied by Mrs. Jean M. Flanigan, research division,
NEA.

Hill, W. W., Jr., director of educational research for the College Life
Insurance Co. of America, accompanied by Eugene Rinta, research
director of the Council of State Chambers of Commerce.

Hollander, Edward D., national director, Americans for Democratic

Action

Johnson, Hon. Byron L., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Colorado....

Joyce, Richard, vice president of North Dakota Farmers' Union,
accompanied by Reuben Johnson, coordinator, legislative service,
National Farmers Union..

Kasem, Hon. George A., a Representative in Congress from the State
of California_ _ _

Kowalski, Hon. Frank, a Representative in Congress from the State
of Connecticut.

Krettek, Germaine, director, Washington office, American Library

Association.

Lambert, S. M., director of research, National Education Associa-

tion..

Page

364

45

488

194

323

371

253

358

215

12, 18, 25

Lesinski, Hon. John, Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Michigan..........

Levitt, Arthur, State comptroller, State of New York, presented by

Edward Edelman, office of the State comptroller, State of New

York...

McGinley, Hon. Donald F., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Nebraska..

Megel, Carl J., president, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-

CIO.

328

349

303

533

Metcalf, Hon. Lee, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Montana

6

Miles, John R., manager, education department, Chamber of Com-

merce of the United States of America..

407, 433

Miller, Hon. Clement W., a Representative in Congress from the

State of California_.

Miller, Hon. George P., a Representative in Congress from the State
of California___

331

248

Mitchell, Clarence, director, Washington bureau, National Association
Advancement of Colored People...

264

Pagel, Betty Lou, Cheyenne, Wyo., National Classroom Teachers

Association; accompanied by S. M. Lambert, director of research,

National Education Association _ _

Rabaut, Hon. Louis C., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Michigan....

Renther, Victor G., director, Washington office, United Automobile
Workers Union, accompanied by Samuel Jacobs, Washington
representative, ÚAW.

Richardson, Elliot, Assistant Secretary of Legislation, HEW-

12

309

381

86,

107, 116, 125, 135, 159

Rinta, Eugene, research director, Council of State Chambers of

Commerce.

488, 508

Rivers, Hon. Ralph J., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Alaska...

275

Schoemann, Peter T., accompanied by Andrew J. Biemiller, and John
E. Cosgrove, AFL-CIO.

Roosevelt, Hon. James, a Representative in Congress from the State

of California.

317

281

Smith, Mrs. Haven C., accompanied by John C. Datt, American Farm

Bureau Federation..

303

Stansbury, H. A., West Virginia Chamber of Commerce_

455

Watson, K. Brantley, member, education committee; accompanied by

John R. Miles, manager, education department, Chamber of Com-

merce of the United States of America.......

407