Federal Aid to Education, Hearings on S. 81, S. 170, S. 199, S. 472, S. 1131, and S. 1157, April 9, 21-25, 38-30, May 1-2, 19471947 - 600 pages |
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... Congress of Parents and Teachers , Indian Head , Md .. 148 Cooper , Hon . John Sherman , United States Senator from the State of Ken- tucky . Dawson , Dr. J. M. , executive secretary , the Joint Conference Committee on Public Relations ...
... Congress of Parents and Teachers , Indian Head , Md .. 148 Cooper , Hon . John Sherman , United States Senator from the State of Ken- tucky . Dawson , Dr. J. M. , executive secretary , the Joint Conference Committee on Public Relations ...
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... Congress , New York , N. Y. , statement of , in re Federal aid to education_ . 264 Woll , Matthew , chairman ... Congress of American Women , Washington , D. C. , statement of Farrington ; the Honorable J. R. , Delegate from Hawaii ...
... Congress , New York , N. Y. , statement of , in re Federal aid to education_ . 264 Woll , Matthew , chairman ... Congress of American Women , Washington , D. C. , statement of Farrington ; the Honorable J. R. , Delegate from Hawaii ...
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... Congress assembled , That this Act , divided into two titles , may be cited as the " Education Finance Act of 1947. " DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC . 2. The Congress hereby declares that in order to provide for the common defense and to ...
... Congress assembled , That this Act , divided into two titles , may be cited as the " Education Finance Act of 1947. " DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC . 2. The Congress hereby declares that in order to provide for the common defense and to ...
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... Congress with recommendations for such revisions of this Act as in his judgment the Congress should consider , with particular reference to recom mendations arising from changing conditions in our national economy ; ( f ) in States ...
... Congress with recommendations for such revisions of this Act as in his judgment the Congress should consider , with particular reference to recom mendations arising from changing conditions in our national economy ; ( f ) in States ...
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... Congress . Thus an amendment may require that no money shall be used for education which teaches socialism , for instance . The purpose may be a very praiseworthy one , but the moment Congress imposes that kind of a condition , it may ...
... Congress . Thus an amendment may require that no money shall be used for education which teaches socialism , for instance . The purpose may be a very praiseworthy one , but the moment Congress imposes that kind of a condition , it may ...
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adequate administration agency aid to education amendment American amount appropriation authority average daily attendance basis believe bill BOUSHALL Catholic schools Chairman Child Labor citizens classroom unit Commissioner Congress Constitution democracy districts educa educational opportunity elementary and secondary expended expenditures fact favor Federal aid Federal control Federal funds Federal Government FEINGOLD fiscal high school income increase institutions legislation matter ment minimum National Education Association nonpublic schools North Carolina NORTON number of children opinion parochial schools percent present principle private schools problem public education public elementary public funds public schools pupil in average purposes question receive religion religious Roman Catholic Church school system secondary schools sectarian Senator AIKEN Senator DONNELL Senator ELLENDER Senator HILL Senator SMITH separation of church statement STUDEBAKER Supreme Court teaching tion welfare York youth Zook
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Page 291 - The fundamental theory of liberty upon which all governments in this Union repose excludes any general power of the State to standardize its children by forcing them to accept instruction from public teachers only. The child is ' not the mere creature of the State; those who nurture him and direct his destiny have the right, coupled with the high duty, to recognize and prepare him for additional obligations.
Page 397 - Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Page 280 - The First Amendment has erected a wall between church and state. That wall must be kept high and impregnable. We could not approve the slightest breach.
Page 255 - ... levied to support any religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be called, or whatever form they may adopt to teach or practice religion. Neither a state nor the Federal Government can, openly or secretly, participate in the affairs of any religious organizations or groups and vice versa. In the words of Jefferson, the clause against establishment of religion by law was intended to erect "a wall of separation between church and State.
Page 294 - Who does not see that the same authority which can establish Christianity, in exclusion of all other Religions, may establish with the same ease any particular sect of Christians, in exclusion of all other Sects? That the same authority which can force a citizen to contribute three pence only of his property for the support of any one establishment, may force him to conform to any other establishment in all cases whatsoever ? 4.
Page 251 - No tax in any amount, large or small, can be levied to support any religious activities or institutions, whatever they may be called, or whatever form they may adopt to teach or practice religion.
Page 225 - ... aid of any church or sectarian purpose, or to help support or sustain any school, academy, seminary, college, university, or other literary or scientific institution, controlled by any church or sectarian denomination whatever; nor shall any grant or donation of land, money, or other personal property ever be made by the state or any such public corporation, to any church, or for any sectarian purpose.
Page 176 - Under the doctrine of Meyer v. Nebraska, 262 US 390, we think it entirely plain that the Act of 1922 unreasonably interferes with the liberty of parents and guardians to direct the upbringing and education of children under their control.
Page 177 - The appropriations were made for the specific purpose of purchasing school books for the use of the school children of the state, free of cost to them. It was for their benefit and the resulting benefit to the state that the appropriations were made. True, these children attend some school, public or private, the latter, sectarian or non-sectarian, and that the books are to be furnished them for their use, free of cost, whichever they attend. The schools, however, are not the beneficiaries of these...
Page 126 - The State contributes no money to the schools. It does not support them. Its legislation, as applied, does no more than provide a general program to help parents get their children, regardless of their religion, safely and expeditiously to and from accredited schools.