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...John J. Tigert, U. S. Education Commissioner, will shortly send to Alaska a "floating school" to bring light into many inaccessible hamlets...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Smith Test | 2/4/1924 | See Source »

...Tigert, United States Commissioner of Education, is more cautious. He simply states that the educational use of motion pictures will gradually overshadow the commercial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Movies | 5/28/1923 | See Source »

...John J. Tigert, U. S. Commissioner of Education: "This country needs to spend a great deal more money on education. . . . When the American people are spending 22 billions on luxuries, certainly they can afford to spend more than one billion on schools...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Squaring the Circle Final Pronouncements On the Purpose of Schools | 3/17/1923 | See Source »

...legislative council of the National Education Association in conference at Cleveland was addressed by United States Commissioner of Education Tigert in favor of the creation of a " Department of Education and Welfare" in the National Government, rather than a " Department of Education " only-as provided in the Towner-Sterling Bill. Commissioner Tigert stated that he appeared with " the consent and approval " of the President. He reminded the council that President Harding's father " is still practicing medicine," that " his only brother is a leading physician," that his sister " was a missionary with medical leanings." Nevertheless, the council voted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: A New Department | 3/10/1923 | See Source »

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