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...NOTE: Yesterday's editorial Implied that the Deanship of Harvard's Graduate School of Education had somehow contributed to the low status of the post of Commissioner of Education. This was a typographical mishap; the editorial should have said that Dean Keppel's Harvard post has helped to make his influence felt--an influence we hope the Commissioner's office will not neutralize...
Contrary to the speculation which preceded the announcement. Keppel was given no guarantees by the President that the power or prestige of the Commissioner would be upgraded. He emphasized that his only concerns at present would be to "learn the job," not to assess its stature...
...Commissioner, Keppel will earn only $20,000 a year, a salary which falls far below that of many educational administrators. In addition, the position, which is in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, is ranked below that of an undersecretary...
...other hand, as Dean of the Faculty of Education, Keppel has had a free hand in a wide range of fields, with a great room for experimentation. Under his guidance, the School has become a center for training of both students interested in the teaching profession and of experienced teachers and administrators...
...tenure at Harvard, Keppel has frequently advocated a wide-spread program of federal aid to education. Most significantly, he has favored a vast network of nationwide research and development facilities to spur original research...