Word: stateser
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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The choice of American Studies as the topic of the Seminar turned out to be a good one. Not only did it insure the presence of students who know English, but also it gave the Europeans problems to consider other than their own, a chance to talk about subjects which...
Members of the State Department have called the Seminar "the best method yet devised of presenting America to Europeans." But since its start, the school has avoided any official connection with the Government lest Europeans consider it a propaganda tool. Even so, many of the students, particularly in 1947, came...
Wriston said that almost every state can afford good high schools, but that many are neglecting their duty. These are the states that would get the federal aid, he stated.
States Losing Power
But Wriston claimed that Washington is slowly drainig states' sovereignty and can't help meddling in education. He said the government has already recommended courses and textbooks, and quoted the Hoover report's claim that federal interference has weakened state education departments.