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U.S. Congress. HousE.

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

Proposed Legislation for Federal Assistance to
States for School-Construction Purposes

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HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D. C.
MARCH 29, 30, 31, APRIL 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, and 28, 1955

PART 2

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1955

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GRAHAM A. BARDEN, North Carolina, Chairman

AUGUSTINE B. KELLEY, Pennsylvania
ADAM C. POWELL, JR., New York
CLEVELAND M. BAILEY, West Virginia
CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky
ROY W. WIER, Minnesota
CARL ELLIOTT, Alabama
PHIL M. LANDRUM, Georgia
LEE METCALF, Montana
JAMES B. BOWLER, Illinois
EARL CHUDOFF, Pennsylvania
EDITH GREEN, Oregon

JAMES ROOSEVELT, California
HERBERT ZELENKO, New York
HARRIS B. MCDOWELL, JR., Delaware
FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey
STEWART L. UDALL, Arizona

II

SAMUEL K. MCCONNELL, JR., Pennsylvania
RALPH W. GWINN, New York

WINT SMITH, Kansas

CARROLL D. KEARNS, Pennsylvania

HAROLD H. VELDE, Illinois

CLARE E. HOFFMAN, Michigan

ALBERT H. BOSCH, New York

JOE HOLT, California

JOHN J. RHODES, Arizona

STUYVESANT WAINWRIGHT 2D, New York

PETER FRELINGHUYSEN, JR., New Jersey
SAM COON, Oregon

ORVIN B. FJARE, Montana

FRED G. HUSSEY, Chief Clerk
JOHN O. GRAHAM, Minority Clerk
EDWARD A. MCCABE, General Counsel
RUSSELL C. DERRICKSON, Chief Investigator

Statement of—

Armstrong, Robert M., executive director, Nebraska Citizens Council,
Inc., Lincoln, Nebr_-_-

Page

649

Atkins, Carter W., executive director, Connecticut Public Expenditure
Council, Inc___

608

Burkhart, John, on behalf of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce,

the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce, Indiana PTA Members

Study Group on Federal Aid to Education, and the Broad Ripple

High School PTA, Indianapolis, Ind_-.

Burrowes, Arthur V., president of the Missouri Public Expenditure
Survey, St. Joseph, Mo-‒‒‒

Freeman, Roger A., assistant to the Governor of the State of Washing-
ton, and member of the staff of the President's Commission on Inter-
governmental Relations___.

509

665

389

575

Mitchell, John N., New York City.

695

Pouder, William R., executive secretary, Tennessee Taxpayers' Asso-
ciation, Inc., Nashville, Tenn_-_-

577

Stahl, Steve, Oklahoma City, Okla., representing the Oklahoma Public
Expenditures Council and the National Conference of State Tax-
payer Association Executives__.

516

Trenham, N. Bradford, executive vice president, California Tax-
payers' Association___

591

Editorials, articles, etc.-

Why they teach socialism, Economic Council Letter, National Economic
Council, Inc., New York, N. Y_-_.

471

Questionable school survey, from Casper Tribune-Herald_.

552

School enrollment soars, construction keeps pace, from Wyoming
Eagle

552

We say "no" to Federal aid for school buildings, from the Lusk
Herald, March 10, 1955__.

553

Editorials, articles, etc.-Continued

Wyoming school enrollment 1,308 above normal capacity, from Wy-
oming State Tribune, November 7, 1954_..
Caution needed, from Thermopolis Independent Record, July 29, 1954-
Paying for our own schools, from the Norfolk (Nebr.) Daily News,
January 20, 1955____

Education pork barrel, from the Wyoming Eagle, March 10, 1955..
Federal school aid no answer, from Casper Tribune-Herald, January 4,
1955

Disturbing facts, from Buffalo Bulletin, December 19, 1954-
Federal schools? from Wyoming State Tribune, January 1, 1955---
If Nebraska can, can't others? from the Norfolk (Nebr.) Daily News,
March 1, 1955---

Page

553

554

554

555

555

556

556

557

On what basis school aid? from Casper Tribune-Herald & Star,
April 3, 1955___.

558

Is it necessary? from Sheridan Press, February 16, 1955..
At State level, from Carlsbad Current-Argus, February 28, 1955-.-
Wyoming does; why not others? from Casper Tribune-Herald, July
13, 1954_.

558

559

560

Uncle Sam won't build schools for nothing, from the Pinedale Roundup,
March 10, 1955---

560

We can finance our own [source unknown]-Letters, memorandums, prepared statements, etc.—

561

Analytical comments on school facilities survey by State Taxpayer
Association executives____

523

Burkhart, John, vice president, College Life Insurance Co., letter of__
Brewer, O. S., New York City..

462

697

California facts in connection with Federal aid for school construction

596

Cases on constitutionality of lease-purchase obligations with public corporations

415

Comments on major proposals for Federal aid for school construction by Wyoming Taxpayers Association___

547

Comments on specific bills regarding Federal aid for education by
Colorado Public Expenditure Council____.

Commission on Intergovernmental Relations-Study Committee on
Federal Responsibility in the Field of Education, list of members--
Financial situation of school construction, Chula Vista City School
District

Hill, Senator Lister, letter from Goldstein, Judd & Gurfein_.
H. R. 3824, identical with H. R. 3812 and H. R. 3770_

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Lauderbach, J. C., superintendent, Chula Vista City School District,
Chula Vista, Calif.

625

LeVind, R. George, New York City

700

List of State agencies authorized to issue revenue bonds to finance educational facilities--

409

Mobley, M. D., executive secretary, American Vocational Association,
Inc., Washington, D. C----

624

Nohl, Albert K., executive director of the New Mexico Taxpayers
Association, Santa Fe, N. Mex.

628

McGee, Cushman, New York City--.

698

Perkins, Roswell B., letter pertaining to testimony of Steve Stahl----
Recommendations by group of Connecticut organizations to Com-

535

mission on Intergovernmental Relations__.

617

Resolutions of Mississippi Economic Council_.

354

Significant highlights from high schools of Oklahoma-A study by
the Oklahoma Public Expenditures Council_---
Stansbury, H. A., letters of___

529

490, 503

State School Building Authority Act, statement of Council of State
Governments

392

WPA employment applications, offered for record by Hon. Clare

Hoffman

457, 458

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