SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR UNITED STATES SENATE
SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS
A BILL TO STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AND PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE THROUGH THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS TO ASSIST THE STATES AND TERRITORIES IN MEETING FINANCIAL EMERGENCIES IN EDUCATION AND IN REDUCING INEQUALITIES OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
APRIL 28, 29, AND 30, 1941
Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor
DATE OF HEARING AND STATEMENT OF WITNESSES
April 28, 1941:
Dawson, Dr. Howard A., director of rural service, National Educa-
tion Association....
McNutt, Hon. Paul V., Administrator, Federal Security Agency.
Reeves, Dr. Floyd W., chairman of the Advisory Committee on Edu-
cation, Federal Security Agency.
Hall, Sidney B., State superintendent of public instruction, Rich-
mond, Va.
Sutton, Dr. Willis A., superintendent of schools, Atlanta, Ga..
Norton, Dr. John K., Teachers College, Columbia University-
Zook, Dr. George F., president, American Council on Education---
Crable, A. L., State superintendent of public instruction of Oklahoma
Collins, Dr. M. D., State superintendent of schools of Georgia__.
Parratt, J. Easton, president, Utah Education Association...
Gilbert, Levi, president, Pennsylvania State Education Association__
April 29, 1941:
Dinwiddie, Courtenay, general secretary, National Child Labor Com-
mittee.
Phillips, K. G., president, North Carolina Education Association__
Trent, W. W., State superintendent of free schools of West Virginia__
April 30, 1941:
Harriman, Henry L., vice chairman, American Youth Commission___
Studebaker, John W., United States Commissioner of Education.
Alves, H. F., United States Office of Education_
Hart, Merwin K., president, New York State Economic Council.
Marsh, Benjamin C., executive secretary, People's Lobby.
Wilkerson, Dr. Doxey A., associate professor of education, Howard
University, Washington, D. C...........
Long, Dr. Howard H., representing the Association of Presidents of Land Grant Colleges for Negroes-
Ogg, W. R., American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D. C__ Worrell, Mrs. Margaret H., representing the Columbia Heights Citi- zens Association, Washington, D. C____
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF WITNESSES
Long, Dr. Howard H., representing the Association of Presidents of Land Grant Colleges for Negroes_
Alexander, Dr. Will W., assistant to the Federal Security Administrator,
Federal Security Agency-
Alves, H. F., United States Office of Education_-_-
Collins, Dr. M. D., State superintendent of schools of Georgia
Crable, A. L., State superintendent of public instruction of Oklahoma..
Dawson, Dr. Howard A., director of rural service, National Education Association_
Dennis, L. H., executive secretary, American Vocational Association_
Dinwiddie, Courtenay, general secretary, National Child Labor Com-
mittee..
Fries, Maj. Gen. Amos A., regional director, Friends of the Public Schools of America_
Givens, Willard E., executive secretary, National Education Association__ Glenn, Dr. C. B., superintendent of schools, Birmingham, Ala. Harriman, Henry L., vice chairman, American Youth Commission.. Hart, Merwin K., president, New York State Economic Council.. Hetzel, Ralph D., Jr., representing Congress of Industrial Organizations Houston, Charles H., general counsel, National Association for the Ad- vancement of Colored People_
Gilbert, Levi, president, Pennsylvania State Education Association_ Hall, Sidney B., State superintendent of public instruction, Richmond, Va Logan, Dr. Rayford, chairman, Committee on the Participation of Negroes in the National Defense Program__.
Ogg, W. R., American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D. C..
Parratt, J. Easton, president, Utah Education Association.
Phillips, K. G., president, North Carolina Education Association_
Reeves, Dr. Floyd W., chairman of the Advisory Committee on Education,
Federal Security Agency.
Sparkman, Hon. John J., Congressman from the State of Alabama
Studebaker, John W., United States Commissioner of Education_
Sutton, Dr. Willis A., superintendent of schools, Atlanta, Ga...
Trent, W. W., State superintendent of free schools of West Virginia
Vandiver, J. S., State superintendent of schools of the State of Mississippi
Wells, Jere A., superintendent of Fulton County schools, Fulton County,
Ga
STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED
American Library Association: Memorandum submitted by Forrest B. Spaulding, chairman of the Federal relations committee of
Borchardt, Selma M., legislative representative of the American Federa- tion of Teachers; statement of...
Collins, A. H., superintendent, Alabama Department of Education: Letter received and analysis submitted.-
Curtis, Catherine, national chairman of the Mothers National Executive Committee: Statement submitted..
Dawson, Howard A., director of rural service, National Education Asso-
ciation:
Graph showing standing of the Southern States in relation to all States on ability to support education
Table 1. Number of Negroes attending school in United
States, 1850-1930...
Table 2. Approximate percentage changes in school attend- ance of Negroes and of total school population, 1860-1930-
Table 3. Ratio of enrollment in public school to school popu-
lation in 18 States_
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