Statement By Commissioner Of Education Earl McGrath, University of Iowa Campus Chest Drive

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1. It - a to accept the hoppregy of the rof tom 2949 Peivo. 1 in and endorse the agenicies which will chare in the secsipts - Cancer, the World Student Tund, and the United logro College Fund. 1 know from serving as Dean of the Liberal Arts College at Iowa that the generous spirit of both students and faculty guarantees the success of this 1949 compaign. Why should you and I aive to these agencies? Let'i take the educational organisations. The other enterprises, CARE and Cancer, deservé your full support, lust sinco I am an educator 1 think 1 know more about Wogld Studeut Servico and the United Negro College Fund. Thy should - be concerned about students in foreign countries? Why shouldn't they take care of themselves? The answer to the first is that we Americans are known to be a C generous and humanitarian people. We have alsays helped those in need or- distress. Foreign students need our help now. But fros parely selfish motive we ought to give to the World Student Service Fund. It is to our adventage to reise the edmoational level and improve the intellectual lendership in all the nations of the world. There cannot be peace and prospority unless the leaders of the world prise these things and work for them. -Our holp to the present needy other landa nos and in the yeare to come essate auch good vill and a respect for our democratic way I.L. Commissionee or Washingtom, D. a., for 1949 University of Iowa Cheet Seivo, Ioma tity, lowa, Nov. 2949