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    "ocrText": "7.\nIn deciding our future policies on schoolhouse construction we\nshould remember that we must not only best our opponents in military\nforce, but we must also be certain that, when the present conflict is\nfinally resolved either by military activity or diplomacy, the social\nstructure that remains is not culturally so impoverished that it is\nessentially a different way of life. To preserve our cultural advantage\nwill require the persistent effort of all of us. In addition to our\nregular professional duties in our own particular jobs, I think we\neducators have a larger responsibility to carry on the campaign for\nbetter schools. This will involve activity within our own communities,\nbut it will also mean educating our people generally about the serious\nsituation immediately ahead. Only an aggressive and cooperative partici-\npation of all members of the profession, and such lay groups as the\nCitizens Commission for the Public Schools and the Parent Teacher\nAssociation, will guarantee a successful result.\nA second educational issue now before the public is likewise of\ngreat significance in. the future of our society. That is the vital need\nto maintain a constant flow of trained young people into the sciences and\nprofessions. The present emergency will probably be long. It may last\n10 or 20 years. Both the military service and essential civilian activities\nannually require thousands of young men and women possessing the knowledge\nand the skills which only higher education provides. If the number of\nyoung men and women attending our institutions of higher education should\nfall significantly, the result would be disastrous. Our social structure\nitself, our industry, and our free political institutions all depend, upon\nthe advanced education of a large and increasing percentage of American"
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