SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS 3 shown in table 6, the 20 largest cities have gained substantially in school Ilment at a time when for many of them population has been static or ining. In nine cities, total population has decreased and school enrollment risen. In three cities, total population has decreased, and school enrollment also decreased, but by a smaller percent. In seven cities, both population school enrollment have increased, but the increase is much greater for school ollment. In only one city did population and school enrollment rise by about same percent. the 20 largest cities, population has risen 3.3 percent in the past 10 years, le school enrollment has risen 22.4 percent, or 6.8 times as much. In the ion as a whole, enrollments have also outstripped population growth, but difference is less dramatic. Total population is up 18.5 percent, total school ollment is up 43.5 percent, or about 2.4 times as much. hus, in a decade when the largest cities have declined in relative population wth and economic strength, the burden of school support has been growing. e loss of high-income families to the suburbs and the influx of low-income ilies into the central cities have created school problems of crises propors. Heavier tax levies on the central urban population, greater help from te governments, and new support from the Federal Government all seem to needed if educational progress is to be maintained. TABLE 122.-Public school enrollments and related figures, 20 largest cities Sources: Col. 2, cities: American Book Co. calendar for 1961. Col. 2, U.S. total: National Education Association Research Division. "Estimates of School Statistics, 60-61," Research Report 1960-R15, Washington, D.C., the association, December 1960, p. 20. Col. 3, cities: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, "Statistics of ity School Systems," "Biennial Survey of Education, 1948-50," Washington, D.C., Superintendent of ocuments, Government Printing Office, 1953, ch 3, pp. 24-28. Col. 3, U.S. total: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, "Statistics State School Systems,' Biennial Survey of Education, 1948-50," Washington, D.C., Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, 1952, ch 2, p. 46. WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 1961. Senator WAYNE MORSE, Subchairman, Labor and Public Welfare Committee, DEAR SENATOR MORSE: The Executive Committee of the Elementary classro Teachers Association of the District of Columbia urges that favorable action taken of S. 1021. This legislation is urgently needed to strengthen our pubër schools which are so vital to our Nation. Sincerely yours, WILLIAM J. Ewart, President. WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 1961. Senator WAYNE MORSE, Subchairman of the Labor and Public Welfare Committee, Classroom Teachers Council of the District of Columbia strongly endorses the bill S. 1021 Federal aid to education as it is written. This legislation is urgent? needed to assure the maintenance of a high standard of public education essential to the welfare of our great Nation. The council urges your continued favorable support of this bill and its early enactment into law. THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. GRANT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, Del Paso Heights, Calif., March 17, 1961. Hon. WAYNE MORSE, Washington, D.C. DEAR SENATOR MORSE: On behalf of the 410-member teachers of the Grant Union High School District Teachers Association, I wish to commend your action in support of the extension of Public Laws 815 and 874 (H.R. 3322). We appreciate your cognizance of the importance of this legislation to our school district here in Sacramento County. I understand that past justification for these laws has hinged on the area being classified as "Federal impact areas." Since the local Federal installations are and have been in effect permanent fixtures of the community, actually the justification for Federal assistance might be expanded to include the following point of view. Since Federal property may not be taxed by local governmental units for the support of schools and other community services, these funds might be considered payments in lieu of taxes and appropriate legislation should be enacted to provide this badly needed and just aid. Actually, you see, if McClellan Field were privately rather than publicly owned the income from taxes on its value would remove most necessity for other forms of assistance. The present school finance picture emphasizes the imperative nature of the continuation both of Public Laws 815 and 874 aid and the implementation of the principles of President Kennedy's aid to education program. We have calculated that a loss of Public Law 874 funds, even if replaced by Federal aid to all school districts on the basis of $30 per ADA, would result in a net loss of approximately $50,000 to this school district. This of course we could not endure. Consequently, we solicit your considered support of these necessary programs to enable us to meet the needs of education in this area. Yours truly, HARVEY E. DUNN, President, Grant District Teachers' Association. n. WAYNE MORSE, Honolulu, Hawaii. THE HAWAII EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, E. Senator from the State of Oregon, DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I am pleased to forward to you a copy of a resolution t was adopted unanimously by the 41st Annual Convention of the Hawaii ucation Association, March 29, 1961, commending Senator Oren E. Long and ngressman Daniel K. Inouye for their support of President John F. Kennedy's islative program on education. Respectfully yours, JAMES R. MCDONOUGH, Executive Secretary. Whereas the President of the United States of America, John F. Kennedy, his message to Congress strongly urged the passage of legislation to provide · a broad program of Federal support to education; Whereas Senator Oren E. Long and Congressman Daniel K. Inouye have come t strongly in favor of the President's program for more Federal aid to educan: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Hawaii Education Association in convention assembled exess its appreciation to Senator Oren E. Long and Congressman Daniel K. ouye for their forthright stand on Federal support to education bills now fore both Houses of the Congress; and be it further Resolved, That this association forward copies of this resolution to Senator en E. Long, Congressman Daniel K. Inouye, House Speaker Sam Rayburn, nate Majority Floor Leader Mike Mansfield, Senator Wayne Morse, and Presi-nt John F. Kennedy. enator WAYNE MORSE, ARGONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Argonia, Kans., March 17, 1961. hairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Education, Washington, D.C. DEAR SENATOR: I would like to express my appreciation for your leadership s chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Education, and for your urging nmediate passage of the School Assistance Act of 1961. Cordially yours, IVAN L. RICHERT, President, Argonia Local Teachers Association. MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Madison, Kans. March 17, 1961. Hon. WAYNE MORSE, enate Office Building, Vashington, D.C. DEAR SENATOR MORSE: I wish to express my appreciation to you for your fine eadership as chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Education. It is my hope that others like you will see the need for financial assistance to education. May I urge you to continue your fine support to education. I would like to assure you that I support the School Assistance Act of 1961. With your support, I am hopeful of immediate passage. Sincerely, GLENN F. MITCHELL, Superintendent. 67391-61-pt. 2—37 WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 1961. Senator WAYNE MORSE, Subchairman, Labor and Public Welfare Committee, DEAR SENATOR MORSE: The Executive Committee of the Elementary classro WILLIAM J. EWART, President. ELIZABETH D. GRIFFITH, WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 1961. Senator WAYNE MORSE, Subchairman of the Labor and Public Welfare Committee, Classroom Teachers Council of the District of Columbia strongly endorses the bill S. 1021 Federal aid to education as it is written. This legislation is urgenty needed to assure the maintenance of a high standard of public education essential to the welfare of our great Nation. The council urges your continued favorable support of this bill and its early enactment into law. THE CLASSROOM TEACHERS COUNCIL DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. GRANT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, Hon. WAYNE MORSE, DEAR SENATOR MORSE: On behalf of the 410-member teachers of the Grant Union High School District Teachers Association, I wish to commend your action in support of the extension of Public Laws 815 and 874 (H.R. 3322). We appreciate your cognizance of the importance of this legislation to our school district here in Sacramento County. I understand that past justification for these laws has hinged on the area being classified as "Federal impact areas." Since the local Federal installations are and have been in effect permanent fixtures of the community, actually the justification for Federal assistance might be expanded to include the following point of view. Since Federal property may not be taxed by local governmental units for the support of schools and other community services, these funds might be considered payments in lieu of taxes-and appropriate legislation should be enacted to provide this badly needed and just aid. Actually, you see, if McClellan Field were privately rather than publicly owned the income from taxes on its value would remove most necessity for other forms of assistance. The present school finance picture emphasizes the imperative nature of the continuation both of Public Laws 815 and 874 aid and the implementation of the principles of President Kennedy's aid to education program. We have calculated that a loss of Public Law 874 funds, even if replaced by Federal aid to all school districts on the basis of $30 per ADA, would result in a net loss of approximately $50,000 to this school district. This of course we could not endure. Consequently, we solicit your considered support of these necessary programs to enable us to meet the needs of education in this area. Yours truly, HARVEY E. DUNN, |