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.
Wilson, Hon. Earl, Congressman from the State of Indiana....
McSherry, Lt. Col. Frank J., director, defense training, Federal Se-
curity Agency..
Fries, Maj. Gen. Amos A., regional director, Friends of the Public
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.............
Glenn, Dr. C. B., superintendent of schools, Birmingham, Ala
Scott, C. H., president, Federal Education Legislative Agency, Inc.,
Washington, D. C..........
April 30, 1941-Continued.
Dennis, L. H., executive secretary, American Vocational Association.
Givens, Willard E., executive secretary, National Education Associa-
tion_
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
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.
McNutt, Hon. Paul V., Administrator, Federal Security Agency.
McSherry, Lt. Col. Frank J., director, defense training, Federal Security
Agency
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___
Wilkerson, Dr. Doxey A., associate professor of education, Howard
University, Washington, D. C..........
Zook, Dr. George F., president, American Council on Education...
STATEMENTS, ETC., SUBMITTED
Alabama Department of Education: Letter and analysis from__
American Federation of Labor: Statement of
American Federation of Teachers: Statement by Selma M. Borchardt,
legislative representative....
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___.
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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