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STATEMENT* 1. During 1950 I predict the largest enrollment of elementary and secondary school pupils in history. 2. I anticipate a substantial increase in citizen activity on behalf of better schools. ( 3. I hope and expect that Federal funds will be provided for the general support of elementary and secondary education within the States. 4. Community college programs will be organized in many sections of the country. These institutions will provide a well-rounded education for youth in the two years beyond high school and ! for adults. 5. Many more high schools will adopt Life Adjustment Education programs to prepare our youth more adequately to live and work in today's world. * Statement by Earl J. McGrath. U.S. Commissioner of Education, Federal Security Agency. Washington, D.C. for This Week Magasine, Nov. 3. 1949