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* Barclen Frowns Upon YouthRegimentation By HOWARD SIJTTLE Star Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.—Frowing upon “regimenta features ’ of the proposal by President Roosevelt for compulsory military service during peace time Rep. Graham A, Barden of New Bern, chairman of the House Education committee, today suggested the possibility that America’s colleges and universities might, with federal assistance, orovide adequate facilities for military training in “the Ainei'itan • Bardn. is the author of legisla (i n under which the House Educa tion Committee and a 12-member national education advisory com ” ittec composed of leading Amer lcan educators, arc now studying the nation’s education system and the effect of the war upon her col leges and universities. "This is the first time,” Barden declared, "that those in the field of education have been called upon bv the Congress and given the op portunity to express their judgment es to their needs and the means bv which, through legislation, such needs can be most effectively met.” Dr Frank J. Brown, professor of education at New York University, is on leave from his duties to di rect the study and has been as signed to an office in the House Office Building adjoining Barden’s and adjacent to the education com mittee headquarters. Dr. Herbert J. Herring, dean of Duke university, is one of the 12 members of the committee, headed by Dr. Cloyd H. Marvin of George Washington university, Washington. The matter of providing facilities in all the nation’s colleges for mil itary training is. of course, only one'of many proposals under study by the advsory committee, which, Dr. Brown explained, “is not set up to formulate a program, but to be the channel through which American education will formulate its own program.” With the aid and counsel of the advisory group. Dr. Brown is now preparing, to be sent to officials of every institution of higher learning in America, an extensive question I naire. Through this method he and Eatden hope to obtain a free ex pression of the nation’s education ; problems from all the leading ed ucators and friends of the colleges : and universities. These are inform ed by an accompanying letter that “at no time will data from any one institution be identified.” ; Barden believes that many thou sands of American youth desire to include military training in their ! college curricula, but are denied : the privilege because the nation does not provide sufficient facili ties to em.ble all those desiring the course to include it. He said that when his son, Graham, Jr., entered Virginia Military institute, the institution had applications for j about 3,000, but could only take care of about 1,000. The New Bern congressman hastened to add! however, that he is not taking a position in opposi tion to a military training program as a part of the nation’s postwar peace program. He simply is op posed in principle to the “trend regimentation’’ and feels that a close study of the situation by the nation’s educators may uncover a rogram under v*hich military training may be provided in the schools under “the American way.” The study has just begun, he added, “and we are not ready now to state just where we will stand or what moves we will advocate to bring about a more adequate educational program for our insti tutions of higher learning. “I am delighted with the coop eration we are receiving from those who lead in American edu cation,” he continued, “and I feel that w!e are approaching the situ ation from the right direction and with our feet on the ground.” Dr. Brown would not discuss any of the questions to be included in the questionnaire now under prep aration, declaring he desires that members of the committee approve the final draft before he makes public any of its content. However, he released a copy of the letter designed to accompany the questionnaire, in which he goes into detail in explaining the plan of the House Education committee, in cooperation with the education advisory committee, to obtain in formation that would enable Con gress to act in alleviating problems of America’s education system. He also described the first meeting of the advisory group here last Wed IlCOViClJ , illUiouaj OIIVA A . “The most interesting thing about the whole proposition,” Brown as serted, “is that it reverses the whole process of government in that those directly affected are asked to assist in preparing legis lation to be designed for solution of their problems.” The outstanding feature of the director’s letter to his colleagues over the nation is his expression that in event of the adoption by Congress of the principle of federal aid, such aid should come without federal control. “As a general policy,” Brown’s letter states, “federal funds should be appropriated only if they are necessary to maintain our colleges and universities at a high level of effectiveness. Payments to insti tution should only be for services rendered that are in the national interest, broadly interpreted. Aid, if given, should be without federal control.” Brown expects to mail out the questionnaires early next week. He hopes to have them answered and returned to his office here before September 15. -V-• WASHINGTON, Aug. 23— <5>> — Lt. Col. Edgar C. Doleman, inf., of R.F.D. 4, Hendersonville, N. C., has be-en awarded the Oak Leaf cluster to the Silver Star, according to an announcement made today by the War depart mei.' COUNTY RESERVE RANKED SECOND New Hanover county's capital re serve fund is the second largest county reserve appropriation in North Carolina, and the City oi Wilmington’s reserve fund ranks fifth for municipalities, it was re vealed yesterday in information received from the North Caro line League of Municipalities, Ra leigh. New Hanover county set aside $200,000 for reserve purposes at the close of the fiscal year, 1942-43, and the City of Wilmington ap propriated $-100,000 for the same reason. None was earmarked for capital reserve at the close of the year, 1943-44, in either city oi county. New Hanover county is surpassed only by Catawba county in the amount of its reserved surplus. Only 16 counties have established capital reserve funds, and their funds aggregate $1,159,526. Durham, Gastonia, Lumberton, and Shelby lead Wilmington in the amounts of their reserves. Twenty two North Carolina cities have laid aside monies for their post-wai plans, the aggregate of their savings being $1,028,725. The municipal and county capital reserve funds to be used for the purchase of needed equipment or for the construction of munici pal improvements when such be comes possible after the war. All withdrawals from the funds must be approved by the State Local Government Commission, just as bond issues must be. Hence the use to which the money will be put will receive close scrutiny. -V TRAFFIC CRASHES TAKE 45 LIVES RALEIGH, Aug. 23—(A*)—Traf fic accidents in North Carolina in July brought death to 45 persons and brought the number of fatali ties since January 1 to 319, com pared with 337 for the same period last year, the Department of.Mo tor Vehicles reported today. Five of those killed figured in rail crossing accidents, while It were pedestrians. Forty were kill ed on rural highways, with bul two meeting death in cities with more than 10,000 population. Motor vehicles Commissioner T. Boddie Ward released a reporl showing that 11,653 Tar Heels were convicted of highway infractions during the month, while 1,391 out of-state drivers were convicted making the total for the month 13,044. A total of 6,785 of the con victions were for speeding. -V The coastline of Alaska is 4,750 miles long. 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