NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT OF 1958
(ADMINISTRATION OF)

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-SIXTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

SEVERAL TITLES CONTAINED IN THE DEFENSE EDUCATION
ACT OF 1958

HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., FEBRUARY 19 AND

20, 1959

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Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1959

.A 24
4th set

CONTENTS

Hearings held in Washington, D.C.:

February 19, 1959.

February 20, 1959_.

Statement of-

Derthick, Lawrence G., Commissioner of Education; accompanied by

Ralph C. M. Flynt, Assistant Commissioner, and Division of Statis-

tics and Research Services, Dr. Roy M. Hall and Dr. Kenneth D.

Norberg; Division of Higher Education, Dr. Lloyd E. Blauch, Dr.

Homer D. Babbidge, Jr., Dr. Ralph C. Bedell, Peter P. Muirhead,

Dr. J. P. Elder, and Dr. William R. Parker; Division of State and

Local School Systems, Dr. E. Glenn Featherson, Dr. John R. Lud-

ington, Dr. Herbert A. Smith, Lloyd W. King, Dr. Frank Wellman,

and Dr. George C. Decker, Division of Vocational Education, James

H. Pearson; Dr. James E. Gibbs, Jr., State School Systems, Chief

in Charge of the State Statistical Improvements: Allen Lichten-
berger, Stanley Smith, Paul Reason, and Jack Hughes___.
Statements, letters, documents, etc.:

Colleges that have filed formal statements with Office of Education
that they have not participated in student loan program because
of objection to section 1001 (f) of National Defense Education Act__
Counseling and guidance training institute program under title V-B,
by State and institute____.

Graduate programs proposed under title IV, National Defense Edu-
cation Act of 1958, listed by subject, State, institution, and number
of fellowships requested--

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3, 137

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Oath and affidavit, national defense student loan program.

National Advisory Committee, classifications and members_.
National Advisory Committee, news release January 16, 1959, U.S.
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education,
re graduate fellowship program_-

New York Times, article, January 25, 1959, "University Heads Hit

Loyalty Oath-Presidents of Yale, Harvard, and Princeton Protest

Clauses in U.S. Act".

Renne, Roland R., president, Montana State College, letter and allo-
cation table re $6 million to colleges and universities, to Hon. Lee
Metcalf, a Representative in Congress from the State of Montana__
Status report as of February 18, 1959-Titles III and V, part A, Na-
tional Defense Education Act-status of State plans--

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STATISTICAL INFORMATION

Authorizations, appropriations, and budget estimates, fiscal years 1959-60,
title III grants and title V, part A grants__

125

Defense educational activities, fiscal years 1959 and 1960_.

Graduate programs proposed under title IV, National Defense Education

134

Act of 1958, listed by subject, State, institutions, and number of fellow-

ships requested___

New and expanded graduate programs proposed under title IV,

NDEA of 1958 (totals by State, institution, and general field)_.

Percent of institutional requests met by initial disbursement of $6 million

(by State) -

93-105

Status of State plans-Title X, Public Law 85-864 (February 18, 1959)--

no. 1, Feb. 19/20, 1959