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...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...
This decision has met with popular approval. Although the " Department of Education " of the Towner-Sterling Bill is subject to unlimited attack from the point of view of constitutional law, constitutional policy, administrative efficiency, and the national debt; everything that can be said against that project can be said against the joint department. The public health service, now under the Treasury, the present educational activities of the National Government, homes, hospitals, and social service institutions now scattered under several different authorities, all would be combined...
...Towner-Sterling Educational Bill providing for a large measure of federal interference in state education and the creation of a Department of Education in the national government was blocked in Congress largely through the efforts of Dr. Charles E. Sawyer, the President's personal physician and now chief coordinator of the Federal Hospitalization Board, who wishes to see a Department of Public Welfare with four branches: Education, Public Health, Social Service, Veterans' Relief. Senator Sterling serves notice of a finish fight for a separate Department of Education. And the National Chamber of Commerce continues its attack upon...
...nearly a year active agitation in favor of some sort of Federal law for the advancement of education has been in progress; on April 11, 1921. Mr. Towner introduced a bill in the House of Representatives which would create a department of education in the charge of a Secretary. At the meeting held Saturday morning in Lawrence Hall many prominent educators spoke of the need of the States for assistance in educational work. The proposed bill is designed for the purpose of granting moneys to the states for their aid; it is not planned to have it control schools...
...taken by the American Council of Education in May 1921, showed that its members were in favor of the bill. There are other factors which point out the beneficial results a national Department of Education could give Experiences during the war show that Americanization is a slow process; the Towner-Sterling Bill would help that situation by appropriating $7,500,000 for such work. A similar sum to be used for the training of native-born illiterates, and 50 millions for the equalization of opportunities in public, elementary, and secondary schools, would surely do good. This, and the industrial regeneration...