The papers of Earl J. McGrath consist of microfilmed copies of his speeches, articles, and other public statements and published writings as U.S. Commissioner of Education. The collection documents McGrath's involvement in education policy during the Truman administration; his views on issues affecting elementary and secondary schools as well as colleges and universities during this period; and his support for a program of federal aid to education.

Size: Three reels of microfilm.
Access: Open.
Copyright: Documents created by U.S. government officials in the course of their official duties are in the public domain. Copyright interest in other writings in this collection is assumed to remain with the authors of the documents, or their heirs.

1902 (November 16)		Born, Buffalo, New York
1928		B.A., University of Buffalo
1928-42		Member of faculty and administrator, University of Buffalo; fellow at University of Chicago; educational consultant
1930		M.A., University of Buffalo
1936		Ph.D., University of Chicago
1942-44		Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy, in charge of educational services, Bureau of Naval Personnel
1944 (May 12)		Married Dorothy Ann Leemon
1945-48		Dean, College of Liberal Arts, University of Iowa
1946-47		Served on the President's Commission on Higher Education
1948-49		Professor, University of Chicago
1949-53		U.S. Commissioner of Education
1953-93		Administrator and professor at University of Kansas City, Columbia University, Temple University, University of Arizona, and elsewhere
1993 (January 14)		Died, Tucson, Arizona

The papers of Earl J. McGrath were copied on microfilm in 1958 from original documents in the possession of the McGrath family. They consist of McGrath's speeches, articles, and other public statements and published writings during his tenure as U.S. Commissioner of Education, from 1949 to 1953.

A professor and college administrator, McGrath served on the President's Commission on Higher Education in 1946-47. In 1949, while a member of the faculty of the University of Chicago, he was selected to head the Office of Education, with the title of U.S. Commissioner of Education. Administratively, the Office of Education was part of the Federal Security Agency during this period. It was responsible for collecting statistics and other information pertaining to education in the United States; conducting research and reporting on educational problems; administering grants-in-aid and special programs; and advising state and local school officials, university administrators, and other members of the profession.

McGrath's years as Commissioner coincided with an "educational crisis" in the United States, as public schools struggled to accommodate increased enrollments-a result of the higher birth rates that began in the 1940s-with resources that were widely regarded as inadequate. Many of McGrath's public statements had to do with the urgent need for new schools, more teachers at higher salaries, and a greater commitment of national resources to education. As part of this agenda, he repeatedly advocated a program of federal aid to education, but legislation to this effect was stymied in Congress along with most of President Truman's other "Fair Deal" proposals.

McGrath's public statements and writings also dealt with such topics as the need for foreign language and science instruction in the schools; the future of higher education as many World War II veterans completed their studies under the GI Bill; improvements in elementary, secondary, and vocational education; efforts to combat the spread of polio among schoolchildren; the establishment of junior colleges; developments in teacher-training; and the role of American education in the Cold War struggle against communism. McGrath avoided taking controversial positions on several of the most contentious educational issues of his time. He sidestepped the thorny question of federal aid to parochial schools (see 1949, no. 3). He criticized the requirement of anti-communist loyalty oaths for teachers, but added that teachers should sign such oaths in obedience to public opinion (see 1949, no. 26). And he carefully refrained from involving himself in the furor over racial segregation in the public schools, pointing out that the Office of Education had no authority to interfere with state or local policies (see 1953, no. 5).

The papers of Earl J. McGrath are organized in a single series, the Speeches, Articles, and Public Statements File, and are arranged in chronological order. The accompanying item list contains information concerning each of the approximately 281 documents in the collection. The documents from 1949 and 1950, and the first twenty-three documents from 1951, can be found on the first reel of microfilm. The second reel contains the rest of the documents from 1951, all of the documents from 1952, and the first twenty-two documents from 1953. The last three documents from 1953 can be found on the third reel. More information about Earl J. McGrath and education policy during the Truman administration can be found at the Truman Library in the following collections, among others:

Harry S. Truman Papers: White House Central Files: Official File (especially OF No. 7-C and No. 107).
Harry S. Truman Papers: President's Secretary's Files (especially the General File and the Subject File).
Harry S. Truman Papers: Post-Presidential Papers (especially the Name File, under "McGrath, Earl J.").
Oscar R. Ewing Papers.
Ralph C. M. Flynt Papers.
John D. Russell Papers.

Reel Nos.		Series
1-3		Speeches, Articles, and Public Statements File, 1949-1953
		Speeches, articles, and other public statements and published writings of Earl J. McGrath during his tenure as U.S. Commissioner of Education. Arranged chronologically.

Doc. No.		Title		Organization or Publication		Date
1		Statement.		Published in The Staff Reporter, publication of Wilmington, Delaware public schools.		Spring, 1949
2		Statement.		To editor of The Nation's Schools.		3/10/49
3		Statement.		Press conference with J. Donald Kingsley before induction ceremony		3/18/49
4		Induction Statement		Upon induction as U.S. Comm. of Education		3/18/49
5		Address-Needed Experimentation in General Education		At University of Minnesota		3/21/49
6		Remarks-Debaters On Federal Aid for Education Agree on Need of Scholarship Plan		As part of Third Annual Bulletin Forum, Philadelphia, Pa.		3/23/49
7		Can Federal Aid Meet the Demands Of Higher Education In America?		Third Annual Bulletin Forum, Philadelphia, Pa.		3/23/49
8		Statement		Senate Appropriations Committee		3/24/49
9		The Goals of Higher Education		Condensed for publication in the Journal of Higher Education		April, 1949
10		Education and Americanization of the Newly Arrived Immigrant		Displaced Persons Commission, Chicago, Illinois		4/6/49
11		Campus Salute		At University of Buffalo, broadcast over Mutual Network		4/9/49
12		Statement of Opinion		Published in Staff Reporter		4/14/49
13		The Mission of Higher Education in the U.S.		Annual Convention of American College Public Relations Association, Washington, D.C.		4/28/49
14		Letter of Commendation		Published in ORT Bulletin		5/5/49
15		Address-The Education of College Teachers		American Council on Education, Washington, D.C.		5/6/49
16		Statement		House Subcommittee on Education		5/18/49
17		Address-American Public Education, Jewish Education and International Understanding		Annual Meeting of American Association for Jewish Education		5/28/49
18		Statement		On Pledge of Allegiance to Flag and Conservation of Natural Resources		June, 1949
19		Commencement Address--The Years Ahead		University of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.		6/1/49
20		Commencement Address		Muskingum College, Ohio		6/6/49
21		Statement-Federal Aid for School Housing		To Subcommittee of Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare		6/7/49
22		Statement-Practical Nurse Training		Before Subcommittee on Public Health and Science		6/9/49
23		Statement-American Education and International Tensions		To Press (Report of Educational Policies Commission		6/10/49
24		Commencement Address- Freedom and Security Tomorrow		University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky		6/13/49
25		Cooperation of Education and Social Work		National Conference of Social Work, Cleveland, Ohio		6/14/49
26		Democracy's Road to Freedom		National Education Association, Boston, Mass.		7/7/49
27		Statement		Press Conference, Boston, Mass.		7/7/49
28		Greeting to British Teachers		Washington, D.C.		8/22/49
29		Greetings (Message)		Second National Student Congress, Urbana, Ill.		8/24/49
30		Statement		Published in Occupational Trends		Sept. 1949
31		Statement		International Teamsters' Union		Sept. 1949
32		Endorsement		For The Forty-Eight State School Systems		Fall, 1949
33		Address (On the Outside-Looking In)		Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, Kansas City, Mo.		10/27/49
34		Recording		For Mutual Broadcasting System for Mutual Newsreel News		10/28/49
35		Recordings		For 1949 University of Iowa Campus Chest Drive, Iowa City, Iowa		Nov. 1949
36		Parents and Teachers as Partners		Parents' Magazine		Nov. 1949
37		Statement		This Week Magazine		11/3/49
38		Statement		Concerning televising the Session of the United Nations General Assembly		11/3/49
39		Liberal Arts Education Today		St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.		11/4/49
40		Can We Meet the Need for Educational Leadership?		Minnesota Council of School Executives, Minneapolis, Minn.		11/5/49
41		Address-Higher Education and the Crisis of our Times		Alfred University, New York		11/10/49
42		Do We Need a New Type of Advanced Education?		Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, Houston, Texas		11/30/49
43		Vocational Education and National Well-Being		Annual Convention of American Vocational Association, Atlantic City, N.J.		12/6/49
44		Federal-State Relations in Education		National Council of Chief State School Officers, Biloxi, Miss.		12/7/49
45		Graduate Work for College Teachers		Conference on the Preparation of College Teachers		12/8/49
46		Foreword (for publication on "Opportunities for the Preparation of Teachers of Exceptional Children		Published by National Society for Crippled Children and Adults, Inc.		1949
47		The Fine Arts in General Education		Published in Art Education Organizes		1949 Yearbook
48		Statement		To be published in Portfolio of Childhood Education		1949
49		Statement		Concerning Educational Aspects of Trip to Europe, released to Press		12/23/49
50		Science in General Education		American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York City (read by Dr. Philip G. Johnson)		12/29/49
51		Statement		"What's the Matter With Our High Schools?"-Saturday Evening Post		12/31/49

Doc. No.		Title		Organization or Publication		Date
1		Statement		Plymouth Magazine		1950
2		Foreword		Centennial History of Hiram College		1/1/50
3		Statement		Before Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, U.S. House of Representatives		1/10/50
4		Address		Laying of cornerstone-Howard University, Washington, D.C.		1/16/50
5		Recording		With Dr. Luther H. Evans, Librarian of Congress		1/24/50
6		Statement		Voice of America-Iranian University Day		2/1/50
7		Statement		For publication in U.S. Navy citizenship course pamphlets, Your America		2/8/50
8		Address-Planning Secondary Schools for Tomorrow's Youth		34th Annual Convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, Kansas City, Mo.		2/18/50
9		Statement		Welcoming Japanese and Portuguese educators		2/20/50
10		Statement		Published in Pathfinder		2/22/50
11		Address		Voice of Democracy Awards Luncheon-Annual Science Talent Search, Washington, D.C.		2/22/50
12		Address-Educational Leadership: Some Thoughts for Tomorrow		Annual Meeting-AASA-Atlantic City, N.J.		2/28/50
13		Article-Why Attend Summer School?		Published in The Scholastic Teacher Magazine		3/50
14		Address-The Need for Improving the Preparation of Our Teachers in the Effective Use of Audio-Visual Materials		Meeting of Dept. of Audio-Visual Instruction, AASA, Atlantic City, N.J.		3/1/50
15		Statement-Literacy Education A "Must"		Published in Educator's Washington Dispatch		3/2/50
16		Radio Script		Adventures in Science Broadcast		3/4/50
17		Address-Improving the Community: What the Well-Supported School Can Do for Its Community		Annual Citizens Conference, Lansing, Michigan		3/9/50
18		Letter		To Editor, United Nations World		3/16/50
19		Address-Science in General Education		Educational Conference, Univ. of Scranton		3/18/50
20		Recording		With George E. Reedy-"Know Your Government" series		3/28/50
21		Address-The Junior College and Educational Opportunity in the United States		Annual Convention of American Association of Junior Colleges, Roanoke, Virginia		3/29/50
22		Statement-Message About Polio		Published in National Foundation News		4/50
23		Article-How the Office of Education Can Help You		Published in School Management		4/50
24		Statement-Federal Financial Assistance for School Housing		Subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and Labor		4/3/50
25		Statement		To Los Angeles and Hollywood Press		4/18/50
26		Address-Expanding Opportunities for Higher Education in the U.S.		American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, San Francisco		4/21/50
27		Address-Information: Life-Blood of Democracy		Centennial Celebration, Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio		4/29/50
28		Address-Learning the "Three R's" of Citizenship		D.C. Congress of Parents and Teachers, Washington, D.C.		5/11/50
29		Statement-Federal Financial Assistance for Education of Physically Handicapped Children Welfare		Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public		5/16/50
30		Statement		Published in U.S. National Commission UNESCO News		6/50
31		Address-At the Workbench of Citizenship		Commencement-St. Bonaventure College, St. Bonaventure, N.Y.		6/4/50
32		Address-Education and Foreign Policy: A Call for Mid-Century Frontiersmen		Commencement-Boston Univ., Boston, Mass.		6/5/50
33		Statement		To Allied Youth, Inc., Washington, D.C.		6/9/50
34		Address-Therefore Choose Life		Commencement-Bethany College, West Virginia		6/11/50
35		Address-The Specialist Looks At His World		Commencement-Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois		6/12/50
36		Address-Education and Public Affairs: The Mid-Century Challenge		Commencement-University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio		6/15/50
37		Address-Education and The People		22nd Annual Alabama State Education Conference, Universityof Alabama		6/19/50
38		Address-Elementary Education Moves Ahead		22nd Annual Alabama State Education Conference, University of Alabama		6/20/50
39		Address-The Secondary School-Today and Tomorrow		22nd Annual Alabama State Education Conference, University of Alabama		6/21/50
40		Statement		To International Council of Religious Education, Chicago, Illinois		6/23/50
41		Recording		Voice of America Broadcast to South America		8/11/50
42		Article-Exploration of Citizenship		Published in NEA Journal		9/50
43		Statement		Published in Parade		9/3/50
44		Article-Are There Too Many Women Teaching Our Boys?		Published in Jimmy Jemiel's Column, "Ask Anybody," New York Daily News		9/28/50
45		Statement		Published in The Science Teacher		10/50
46		Address-Education and the National Defense		Annual Convention of N.Y. State Council of City and Village Supts., Saranac Inn, N.Y.		10/2/50
47		Address-Education and the National Defense		Annual Conference, California Assn. Of School Administrators, Balboa Park, San Diego, Calif.		10/4/50
48		Address-Higher Education, National Defense, and Public Policy		Conference on Higher Education, American Council on Education, Washington, D.C.		10/6/50
49		Statement		To 11th Biennial Convention of the Women's American Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training		10/11/50
50		Address		United Nations Day, 1950		10/24/50
51		Address-Fundamental Education as a Basis for International Understanding		Inter-American Seminar on Elementary Education, Montevideo, Uruguay		10/26/50
52		Recording		American Education Week		11/6/50
53		Statement		Published in School Savings Journal for U.S. Treasury Dept.		11/9/50
54		Address-Progressive Education, Public Education and Democracy		Fourth Session of "Progressive Education-A Re-examination," New York		11/13/50
55		Address-Federal Aid and the Emergency		National Conference on Federal Aid to Education, NEA, Washington, D.C.		11/14/50
56		Address-The General Education Movement in America		Conference on General Education, Florida State University		11/20/50
57		Address-Education in Israel		National Convention of the National Committee for Labor Israel, Hunter College, N.Y.		11/25/50
58		Testimony		Before Federal Communications Commission		11/27/50
59		Article-UNESCO Seminar in Uruguay Sets Goals for Providing Basic Education for All Children in South America		Published in UNESCO News		12/50
60		Statement		Midcentury White House Conference		12/4/50
61		Address-Education for International Understanding		Annual Jewish Education Dinner, Board of Jewish Education, Chicago, Ill.		12/17/50
62		Article-Employment Outlook for Elementary and Secondary School Teachers		Pi Lambda Theta Journal		Winter, 1950

Doc. No.		Title		Organization or Publication		Date
1		Greeting		Inauguration of Dr. Thomas McConnell as Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York		1/6/51
2		Testimony		Before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Preparedness		1/18/51
3		Statement		For Boston University News memorial issue, President Marsh, Boston University		1/30/51
4		Article		"The Fountainhead of Democracy," published in The School Executive		2/51
5		Address		"Gladly Learn and Gladly Teach," Commencement Exercises, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida		2/5/51
6		Statement		Read by Dr. J. Dan Hull at Meeting of Superintendents of Large City Schools, Chicago, Illinois		2/5/51
7		Statement		Before the Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington		2/20/51
8		Remarks		Voice of Democracy Awards Luncheon, Hotel Statler, Washington, D.C.		2/22/51
9		Article		"Is Your Community Planning a New School Building?"-published in Book of Knowledge Annual		1951 edition
10		Statement		For National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis pamphlet		3/51
11		Statement		For THINK Magazine		3/51
12		Article		"Higher Education in the Emergency," published in Occupations, The Vocational Guidance Journal		3/51
13		Address		"Public Education's Responsibility to Young Children," National Assn. for Nursery Education, Central High School of Needle Trades, New York City		3/7/51
14		Statement		To Mr. George Beveridge of the Washington Star		3/24/51
15		Statement		"The Need for School Construction," Mad River Township Schools, Dayton, Ohio		3/28/51
16		Address		"Art Education in a Free Society" Annual Meeting of the National Art Education Association, New York City		3/29/51
17		Statement		To the press concerning deferments		4/6/51
18		Address		"The Educator and the World Community," Annual Meeting of the Kentucky Education Association, Louisville, Kentucky		4/13/51
19		Statement		Concerning UN Education Service, to accompany United Nations Information for Teachers		4/14/51
20		Statement		Published in Quote		4/15/51
21		Address		"National Defense and the Mission of Education," Spring Initiation Banquet of Beta Chapter, Phi Delta Kappa, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York		4/16/51
22		Statement		Before the Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee, U.S. Senate		4/20/51
23		Statement		Published in Quote		4/22/51
24		Address		"Science and the Goals of Mobilization," 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Lyman C. Smith College of Applied Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York		4/27/51
25		Article		Published in Journal of Higher Education-"Area Studies-A New Dimension in General Education"		5/51
26		Statement		Published in Forbes		5/15/51
27		Address		"Some New Dimensions of Patriotism," Murray State College, Murray, Ky.		5/28/51
28		Address		"Personal Responsibility for National Security," Montana State University, Missoula, Montana		6/4/51
29		Address		"Personal Responsibility for National Security," Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York		6/8/51
30		Address		"Personal Responsibility for National Security," Western Michigan College of Education, Kalamazoo, Michigan		6/16/51
31		Address		"Education, Leadership, and International Understanding," University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina		6/25/51
32		Address		"Education's Role in the Emergency," University of Mississippi		6/27/51
33		Statement		To the New York Times at the request of Murray Illson for a series being prepared by Jack Gould		6/51
34		Statement		For brochure to be published by the Museum of Modern Art in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the sound motion picture		7/51
35		Report		"Educational Developments in the United States," Fourteenth International Conference on Public Education, Geneva, Switzerland		7/51
36		Report		"Report on the 14th International Conference on Public Education," sponsored by UNESCO and the International Bureau of Education, Geneva, Switzerland		7/12/51
37		Article		"Educational Television," published in State Government, Vol. 24, No. 8		8/51
38		Statement		For the New York Times Magazine section		8/5/51
39		Article		"Good Neighbors in a Free World," published in World Affairs Air Bulletin, State Department		8/6/51
40		Statement		To the New York Times		8/7/51
41		Address		Commencement Exercises, Bryant College, Providence, Rhode Island, "Education and the Productive Citizen"		8/10/51
42		Recording		1951 Voice of Democracy Contest, Washington, D.C.		8/13/51
43		Foreword		September issue (Catalog)-Contract GS-OOS-3085 (administered under delegated authority by the Office of Education) United World Films, Inc.		9/51
44		Greetings		Welcoming teachers arriving at Union Station, Washington, D.C.		8/15/51
45		Statement		Before the Senate Committee on Expenditures in the Executive Departments, Senate Office Building		9/7/51
46		Statement		Radio broadcast scheduled for week of August 20, 1951, by Pan American Union in connection with the first meeting of the Inter-American Cultural Council in Mexico City		9/10/51
47		Recording		Interview between Senator Kilgore and and Dr. McGrath to be broadcast in West Virginia		9/13/51
48		Address		"The Humanities and the Law," New York University, New York		9/15/51
49		Statement		To Mr. Benjamin Fine of the New York Times		9/21/51
50		Letter		25th Anniversary Issue of Parents' Magazine		10/51
51		Statement		Published in Dictaphone Educational Forum		10/51
52		Article		"Education and the Emergency," to Judith Crist, New York Herald-Tribune		10/51
53		Recording		For Voice of America broadcast to develop international understanding by bringing truth about America to other countries, specifically the educational exchanges		10/1/51
54		Letter		To Mr. Dan Mich of McCall's Magazine		10/8/51
55		Address		"Education in the International Crisis," read by Dr. Wayne O. Reed, 54th Annual Convention, Utah Education Association, Salt Lake City		10/11/51
56		Statement		Before a Subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and Labor		10/16/51
57		Statement		"Education for the Long Pull," to be published in 1951 American Legion Contest Leaflet, American Education Week Daily Topics		11/14/51
58		Statement		To be published in The Allied Youth		11/19/51
59		Foreword		To the Report of the Conference on Problems of Organization and Supervision in Large High Schools		11/28/51
60		Address		"Strengthening American Education," Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, St. Petersburg, Florida
61		Address		"Can We Have Peace With Freedom During the Next Fifty Years?"-Niagara Frontier Convocation, Sponsored by the University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York		12/7/51
62		Address		"Adult Education and American Culture," National Conference on Adult Jewish Education, New York City		12/9/51
63		Greetings		Recording made for Voice of America broadcast upon the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Educational System of the Philippines		12/11/51
64		Address		"Education in a Creative Democracy," Puerto Rico Teachers Association, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico		12/27/51

Doc. No.		Title		Organization or Publication		Date
1		Statement		1952 Polio Message		1/52
2		Statements		The University of Washington College of Education Record, January, 1952, Volume XVIII, No. 2, p. 18		1/52
3		Statements		For use in New York Times		1/52
4		Letter		Published in January 1952 issue ofThe School Executive, p. 39		1/52
5		Statement		On Care Program, to Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York 5, N.Y.		1/52
6		Article		Published in American Vocational Journal, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 3 and 4		1/52
7		Recording		With Dr. Luther H. Evans, Librarian of Congress, and Professor Boas, Johns Hopkins University, of a discussion of Rousseau's Emile		1/11/52
8		Statement		Televised on CBS program The Morning's News		1/18/52
9		Statement		To Dr. Benjamin Fine of the New York Times		1/20/52
10		Broadcast		Over CBS, New York City, "Schools for Survival"		1/26/52
11		Broadcast		University of Chicago Round Table, NBC Radio Discussion		1/27/52
12		Remarks		At meeting of UNESCO, New York City, New York		1/28/52
13		Statement		To accompany article "Are We Wasting Tomorrow's Leaders?" by Kathryn Glover, National Institute of Mental Health		1/28/52
14		Introduction		California's Junior College Program of General Education, to be published in General Education in Action, by B. Lamar Johnson		1952
15		Article		1952 Yearbook of Education (British)		1952
16		Statement		"Making Educational Provisions for Handicapped Children," May Day clipsheet of the Children's Bureau		2/52
17		Introduction		To article, "What To Do About 'Dangerous' Textbooks," by Edward N. Saveth, reprinted from Commentary		2/52
18		Article		"Community Colleges," published in Junior College Journal, Vol. XXII, No. 6, pp. 305-306		2/52
19		Article		"Too Few Teachers! Too Few Schools!" --which appeared in a number of publications		2/52
20		Statement		To American Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, to be published in convention brochure		2/6/52
21		Address		"The Liberal Arts and Leadership in A Democracy," University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia		2/8/52
22		Statement		Veterans' Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives		2/19/52
23		Address		"The Future of General Education," meeting of the American Educational Research Association and the National Society for the Study of Education, Presentation of the Yearbook on General Education, St. Louis, Mo.		2/23/52
24		Statement		Published in North Central News Bulletin, Vol. XI, No. 6, p. 6		3/52
25		Address		Prepared for delivery by Dr. Buell G. Gallagher, Hebrew Culture Service Committee, New York City		3/4/52
26		Letter		Upon the 100th anniversary of the Teachers College of Boston as a teacher-training institution, to be published in The Torch		3/7/52
27		Letter		To Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Wilberforce University, to endorse the aims of the campaign, "More and Better Education for a Greater and Better World"		3/10/52
28		Recording		"The Fight Against Ignorance," made with Mr. David Bernstein to be used by National Association of Educational Broadcasters		3/11/52
29		Recording		With Senator William Benton to be used over Station WTIC on March 27, 1952 (Tidelands Oil Bill)		3/20/52
30		Article		"I Challenge TV," published in Parade		3/23/52
31		Letter		Published in Opportunity Week, Jordan Sellars High School, Burlington, North Carolina		3/24/52
32		Statement		To the press concerning business education		4/52
33		Foreword		To handbook of information on French University offerings by Edith Kahler		4/52
34		Article		Published in UNESCO Courier, Vol. V, No. 4, April 1952, p. 12		4/52
35		Presentation		Of first copy of completed theses and dissertations to Dr. Lleras, Secretary- General of the Pan American Union		4/1/52
36		Statement		On First Progress Report, Title I, PL 815, Subcommittee of House Committee on Education and Labor (Bailey Subcommittee)		4/3/52
37		Statement		On TV		4/14/52
38		Interview		For release to Newspaper Enterprise Association		5/52
39		Address		"Language Study and World Affairs," Central States Modern Language Teachers Association, St. Louis, Missouri		5/3/52
40		Statement		To be used with radio script, "As The Twig Is Bent" for Mental Health Week		5/4/52
41		Statement		Upon the death of Dr. Marie Montessori, the renowned Italian educator, to the Overseas Press, State Department		5/8/52
42		Statement		To the press on Conference on General Education		5/12/52
43		Statement		To accompany reprints of articles on literacy education		5/20/52
44		Statement		To the press upon the death of John Dewey		6/4/52
45		Statement		To Gannett News Service to be published during the "Informed Voter Campaign"		6/9/52
46		Address		"The Free Mind in a Free World," Commencement Exercises, Allegheny College, Meadville, Penn.		6/9/52
47		Letter		To The Jewish Advocate on its 50th Anniversary		6/20/52
48		Address		"It's A Good Time to Live," Endicott IBM School, Endicott, New York		6/25/52
49		Statement		Endorsing Voice of Democracy Contest		7/52
50		Address		"Education and World Understanding," Annual Meeting of NEA, Detroit, Mich.		7/3/52
51		Report		"Educational Developments in the United States, 1951-52," Geneva, Switzerland, Fifteenth International Conference on Public Education		7/52
52		Address		"Education-Foundation of World Peace," Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey		7/8/52
53		Statement		In "Across the Nation with Public Purchasing Executives," published in NIGP Letter Service		7/15/52
54		Address		At the Inter-American Seminar on Vocational Education, Washington, D.C.		8/4/52
55		Foreword		For Proposed Minimum Standards for State Approval of Teacher Preparation Institutions		8/12/52
56		Statement		On Teacher Exchange to New York Times		8/13/52
57		Recording		On Teacher Exchange Program for Voice of America program, Dept. of Interior, Washington, D.C.		8/19/52
58		Statement		For series of "Spokesmen for Democracy" in promotion of Voice of Democracy contest sponsored by National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters, NBC Studio		8/21/52
59		Address		Delivered by Mr. James C. O'Brien, "The Educational Goals of America," Conference of the International Society for Business Education		8/25/52
60		Remarks		Appearing in "New Opportunities for the U.S. Office of Education," by B. P. Brodinsky, Nation's Schools		9/52
61		Statement		Introducing article, "How To Judge Your School," by Judith Crist, published in Redbook		1952
62		Message		Congratulations on 10th anniversary of the Advertising Council to be used on all radio stations		9/10/52
63		Address		"Educational Exchange and International Understanding," Orientation Program for Exchange Teachers		9/8/52
64		Remarks		On Television program, WNBW-NBC, concerning teacher training program, FSA Auditorium, Washington, D.C.		9/12/52
65		Statement		To American Council on Education concerning General Education in Action by B. Lamar Johnson		1952
66		Statement		Published in California Teachers Association Journal		10/52
67		Article		"Foreign Languages and World Affairs," published in NEA Journal		10/52
68		Statement		National School Boards Association leaflet		1952
69		Address		"Teaching and the American Future," Inauguration of Dr. William G. Carr as Executive Secretary of the NEA		10/12/52
70		Broadcast		"The Impact of Radio and Television on Education," Radio Education Department, Toledo Public Schools		10/16/52
71		Letter		Greeting the convention of the American ORT Federation and the Women's American ORT to be held in New York City		10/18/52
72		Statement		Concerning higher education to Dr. Benjamin Fine of the New York Times		10/28/52
73		Address		Garnet and Gold Key Banquet, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida		11/15/52
74		Recording		To be used on the NBC Morgan Beatty program-School Housing		12/1/52
75		Article		"Selective Service Rejectees-A Challenge To Our Schools," published in School Life, Vol. 35, No. 3		12/52
76		Address		"The Mission of Vocational Education Today," American Vocational Association Convention, Boston, Mass.		12/3/52
77		Article		"Educating American Adults," published in Trade Union Courier, Vol. XVII, No. 20, pp. 7 and 8		12/3/52
78		Remarks		Meeting of Chief State School Officers		12/9/52
79		Foreword		To Miriam Comes Home by Harry Levin		12/24/52
80		Address		"Broadening the Base of Language Study in America," Modern Language Association, Boston, Mass. (Read by Dr. Arthur Selvi)		12/28/52

Doc. No.		Title		Organization or Publication		Date
1		Article		"The Coming Breakdown of American Education," published in Parents' Magazine, January, 1953		1/53
2		Statement		To Dr. Benjamin Fine, New York Times		1/53
2a		Recordings (2)		Educational Recording Services, Calif.		1/8/53
3		Letter		To be used in the book presented to Chancellor Samuel P. Capen on his 75th birthday		1/14/53
4		Address		"Foreign Language Instruction in American Schools," Conference on the Role of Foreign Languages in American Schools, Washington, D.C.		1/15/53
5		Statement		In reply to inquiries from the press concerning segregation		1/15/53
6		Statement		"The Changing Place of Languages in American Life," to the International News Service		1/18/53
7		Remarks		At the meeting of the Commissioner's Advisory Committee for the Further Development of Vocational Education		1/28/53
8		Statement		Appeared in "Taking Stock of School Plant Needs" by Elaine Exton, School Board Journal		2/53
9		Statement		Before the House Appropriations Sub-committee on Labor		2/5/53
10		Statement		For Child Health Day clipsheet		2/9/53
11		Address		Voice of Democracy luncheon, Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.		2/18/53
12		Address		"General Education and Civic Responsibility," Inauguration of Dr. Buell Gallagher as President of the City College of the City of New York		2/19/53
13		Statement		Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor		2/24/53
13a		Recording		"Foreign Language Instruction in American Schools," Univ. of Southern Calif.		3/5/53
14		Statement		On life of Horace Mann to be delivered on Hallmark greeting card program (TV)		3/8/53
15		Article		"One Step Toward Peace," to be published in The Educational Forum		3/53
16		Statement		Endorsing the 1953 project of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis		4/2/53
17		Statement		In "Are Our Schools As Bad As They Say?"-published in Household		4/53
18		Statement		"International Education and U.S. Foreign Policy," submitted to the Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee		4/13/53
19		Address		"Education's Opportunities Through the Mass Media," National Association of Educational Broadcasters, Columbus, Ohio		4/17/53
20		Statement		"Free Inquiry, Open Discussion," The Christian Science Monitor		4/18/53
21		Greetings		75th Anniversary of the Ethical Culture Schools, New York City		4/25/53
22		Article		"Some Issues in the Teacher Supply Problem," to be published in Education		6/53
23		Article		"Education in the United States," submitted to the Yugoslav Magazine		------
24		Article		"Foreign Language Study in American Schools-Should It Be Extended?" --submitted for publication in Megillot		------

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