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...Peace and Freedom felt the same way about it. Also the American Civil Liberties Union. Also the Y. W. C. A. Last week the American Federation of Teachers sought to forestall a repetition of last year's Week by submitting to U. S. Commissioner of Education John J. Tigert a program for Nov. 15-22, the title of which remained as before but was cleared of anti-social stigma by the super-slogan: "America First in Freedom and Democracy." The days were rechristened in the names of Peaceful Progress, American Institutions, Political, Liberty, Social Justice, Public Health, and Moral...
...children attending rural and small-town schools have not in the past been offered educational opportunities equivalent to those offered children living in cities. More money and consolidation of country schools to make better use of money are needed.−John J. Tigert, U. S. Commissioner of Education...
Judge Landis appeared and spoke. So did John J. Tigert, U. S. Commissioner of Education. But the proceedings were not all deliberative...
...John James Tigert, U. S. Commissioner of Education, suggested a program "to take the school and college to every home." He pointed out that the vast majority failed to continue their education after leaving school. He proposed a coordination of the State Departments of Education, the American Library Association and the directors of university extension courses, with the Mothers and Parent-Teachers Associations. This coalition would be under the direction of the bureau of which he is the head...
...Active John J. Tigert, Commissioner of Education, reported on his problems in Alaska. He reminded the country that his predecessors had introduced reindeer into Alaska and that reindeer dividends had been the chief source of support for Alaskan education. He reminded people that the problem of supplying education to sparse populations in so vast a territory was immense...