Recorded Interview With Commissioner Of Education Earl McGrath and Senator Harley Kilgore
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KILGORE: During the past week or so millions of boys and girls all over
the country flocked back to school. I suspect most of the mothers
and fathers are very much relieved. When I was a youngster I used
to talk big about how I hated to go back to school. But when the
first day rolled around, I remember, I was pretty much excited
over the prospect. I imagine this generation of kids is like that
too.
Today we have a guest on this program whose activities on the
national scene have a particular appropriateness for these first
days of September. He is Earl James McGrath, U. S. Commissioner
of Education, in the Office of Education of the Federal Security
Agency.
Dr. McGrath, to my way of thinking, is a mighty capable
citizen. He comes from Buffalo, New York, where he graduated
from the Buffalo Mechanical High School and then worked his way
through the University of Buffalo. He taught at a variety of
universities--Minnesota, Iowa, Chicago--and has accumulated quite
a number of important degrees. During World War II he was a
Lieutenant Commander in the Navy in charge of the Education
Services Section for the Bureau of Naval Personnel. Later, he
was a member of the U. S. Mission sent to Germany in 1946 to
survey the school system in the Occupied Zone. In addition, he
served on the very important President's Commission on Higher
Education.
*Interview between Senator Kilgore and Earl J. McGrath, U. S. Commissioner
of Education, Federal Security Agency, September 13, 1951, to be broadcast
in West Virginia.
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