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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

Bills to Promote the Further Development of
Public Library Service in Rural Areas

HEARINGS HELD AT WASHINGTON, D. C.

MAY 25, 26, AND 27, 1955

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor

55-41516

63164

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1955

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

GRAHAM A. BARDEN,

AUGUSTINE B. KELLEY, Pennsylvania
ADAM C. POWELL, JR., New York

CLEVELAND M. BAILEY, West Virginia
CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky
ROY W. WIER, Minnesota
CARL ELLIOTT, Alabama
PHIL M. LANDRUM, Georgia
LEE METCALF, Montana
JAMES B. BOWLER, Illinois
EARL CHUDOFF, Pennsylvania
EDITH GREEN, Oregon

JAMES ROOSEVELT, California
HERBERT ZELENKO, New York
HARRIS M. MCDOWELL, JR., Delaware
FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey
STEWART L. UDALL, Arizona

North Carolina, Chairman

SAMUEL K. MCCONNELL, JR., Pennsylvania RALPH W. GWINN, New York

WINT SMITH, Kansas

CARROLL D. KEARNS, Pennsylvania

HAROLD H. VELDE, Illinois

CLARE E. HOFFMAN, Michigan

ALBERT H. BOSCH, New York

JOE HOLT, California

JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona

STUYVESANT WAINWRIGHT 2D, New York PETER FRELINGHUYSEN, JR., New Jersey SAM COON, Oregon

ORVIN B. FJARE, Montana

FRED G. HUSSEY, Chief Clerk
JOHN O. Graham, Minority Clerk

EDWARD A. MCCABE, General Counsel

RUSSELL C. DERRICKSON, Chief Investigator

SUBCOMMITTEE ON FEDERAL AID FOR LIBRARY SERVICE IN RURAL AREAS

PHIL M. LANDRUM, Georgia, Chairman

LEE METCALF, Montana EDITH GREEN, Oregon

SAM COON, Oregon

ORVIN B. FJARE, Montana

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CONTENTS

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116

139, 143

Brownell, Dr. S. M., United States Commissioner of Education.
Brownson, Hon. Charles B., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Indiana_

Bull, Mrs. F. L., on behalf of the Maryland Council of Homemakers_
Campbell, Wallace J., director, Washington office, Cooperative League
of the United States of America__

Chaney, Mrs. Clara Mae, Chesapeake Beach, Calvert County, Md.
Dawson, Howard A., director of rural service, National Education
Association, executive secretary, department of rural education, Na-
tional Education Association, and executive secretary, National
Conference of County and Rural Area Superintendents of Schools--

Elliott, Hon. Carl, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Alabama__

'arrell, Sallie, field representative, Louisiana State Library, Baton
Rouge, La...

ray, Mrs. Edward R., member, Washington committee on legislation,
National Congress of Parents and Teachers...

Griffiths, Hon. Martha W., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Michigan

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Pilkerton, Norman A., Jr., student, Margaret Brent High School,
Leonardtown, Md.; also Louis Guy Knott, Mary Rose Payne, and
Marian Pilkerton, Leonardtown, Md...

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Additional funds needed to meet $1.50 minimum, chart.

Agriculture and Libraries, article from American Library Association
Bulletin

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99

Bennett, G. L., deputy State librarian, State of Colorado....

250

Berry, Hon. E. Y., a Representative in Congress from the State of
South Dakota__.

205

Boling, Edward J., director of the budget, State of Tennessee-
Bolton, Hon. Frances P., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Ohio.

Book Burning, How the Librarians Do It, article from Human Events_

Botsford, W. S., secretary, Library Commission, State of Wisconsin___

Boysworth, Willa, president, Alabama Library Association..

Bradley, A. M., budget secretary, State of Pennsylvania.

Brewster, Mrs. George, Jr., president, South Dakota Library Asso-
ciation

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Bright, Mrs. A. L., president, National Association of Pro America__
Brown, K. E., West Virginia Library Commission____

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Budge, Hon. Hamer H., a Representative in Congress from the State
of Idaho

100

Coy, Sallie E., chairman, government relations committee, and Walter

W. Curley, president, Rhode Island Library Association.

Day, N. J., president, Southeastern Library Association__.
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, report to Committee
on Education and Labor on H. R. 1753 and H, R. 2861_.

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Letters, prepared statements, articles, etc.-Continued

Faubus, Hon. O. E., Gov rnor of the State of Arkansas--

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Fayer, Mrs. M. L., president, Vermont Library Association_.
Federal Aid to Public Libraries, extract from__.

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113

Fox, Charlesana, president, North Carolina Library Association,

letter and statement..

Foy, B. L., president, Tennessee Library Association..
Franklin, R. D., president, Ohio Library Association_.

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

Gainer, D. L., director of the budget, State of West Virginia_
Gates, Catherine, president, Colorado Library Association.
Giezentanner, Marguerite, president, Illinois Library Association
Gimlett, Mrs. I. G., president, Washington Association of Library

Trustees___

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