Wodhesday, September 4, 1968 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven Wedhesday, September 4, 1 9~S THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Seven ohnson forecasts need for educational funds AUSTIN, Tex. W) - With stu- dents heading back to school, President Johnson released yes- terday two reports that forecast a need for billions more in public by that same year-if the school systems halt their march toward lower pupil-teacher ratios and increased preschool learning for the disadvantaged. rivasenoiUaia--anaper- As was said in the preface to haps 500,000 more teachers - to "Education in the Seventies," one mebt the education requirements of the booklets, the aim of the Of the 1970s. experts was not to state federal But the look-ahead was some- policy but to "stimulate discus- thing of a blending of "ifs," sion about the needs for educa- "ands" and "buts." tion in the 1970s." 0 For example, instead of needing Johnson put out the reports, aotht 500,000 teachers by 1975, along with a memorandum from one dodhient said, there could Wilbur J. Cohen, Secretary of be a surplus of 700,000 teachers Health, Education and Welfare. Cohen's memo to the President emphasized the need for new bil- lions and more teachers to con- tinue what ex-teacher Johnson clearly regards as the progress in education during his administra- tion. But the fine print of the docu- ments themselves offered alterna- tive and often conflicting views on the same topic. In what taxpayers might regard as the "good news" department, there were these findings: "The increase in enrollments is very likely to taper off during the next decade." With the crop of war babies behind, total school' enrollments in 1970 are projected at 60.5 million students-not an alarming increase from the 57.6 million estimated for the school year just starting. The battle against school drop- outs is being won., if slowly. Whereas 29 per cent of those now entering the fifth grade drop out before graduation, the Office of Education panel said a continua- tion of current trends would cut this proportion to 22 per cent by 1970. But the big unanswered ques- tions in the minds of those who prepared the reports concerned willingness to expand the educa- tion system to reach the goal of fewer students per classroom and to offer preschooling to children of poorer income families. They made it clear they would like to see the ratio lowered-a long-time goal in many communi- ties-and to see the introduction everywhere not only of free public kindergarten but of mass-scale nursery schools. "It is very likely," they wrote, "that in the 1970s we shall face the crisis of equalizing educa- tional attainment. The makings of this crisis are already upon us." Their feeling, so stated, in that preschooling gives a boost to those who otherwise might have trouble in elementary school and, eventu- ally, drop out. If this objective is to be met, they predicted, 500,000 more teachers will be needed by 1975. As for money, each report pointed to increasing out-lays. The second booklet, ,"Students and Buildings," said that if Johnson's stated aim to remove financial barriers to a college edu- cation is to be attained, direct federal aid to students must be increased by some 400 per cent to about $21.1 billion by 1973. IL This report also said the 1966- 67 gap between college tuition payments and actual educational costs of $2.2 billion is likely to grow to $4 billion by 1972-73. The President will return today to the White House where he will meet with the National Security Council to review the global sit- uation - particularly events in Czechoslovakia and the reported Soviet troop threat to Romania. Johnson had been at the LBJ ranch spending a lengthy vacation at his Texas home. Tomorrow he'll have another re- view session with the Cabinet. The Texas White House also announced the resignation of Sherwin J. Markman as an as- sistant to the President. The 39-year-old Markman, a former Des Moines attorney who spent nearly three years with Johnson, is becoming a partner in a Washington law firm. . . . .............. . ........ Prices effective thru Saturday, Sept. 7, 1968. Rights reserved to U.S. CEI 0Chd t t lb. D.A CHOICE BEEF NTER BLADE CUTS LEAN CENTER CUT RIB' '4U union, threatens to strike (Continued from Page 1) aware that they are asking for a strike vote," Reister said. "It's sort of cocking the gun they've got pointed at your head," he continued. In separate but mutually agreed upon moves, both the University and AFSCME last week wrote to state mediator Edmond Phillips askirig him to help speed up the 15-week-old talks. But mediators from the State Labor Mediation Board have been tied up in public school teacher contract disputes and .have been unable to attend the sessions here. No date has been set for their participation. University employes were grant- ed the right of collective bargain- ing under Public Act 379 of 1965. The University is currently chal- lenging the constitutionality of the act in the courts, but has agreed to bargain collectively while the court case is being settled. A lower court ruled the law constitutional, but the Univer-. sity is appealing that decision. .iean, }AeatY mm CV \b Ce c J'News' editor '4. Sliced into 9 to 12 Chops PorkLo01W0 .00791. enter Cut Smoked Wlim Slices c " i " i 1b"i. USDA CHOICE NEW ENGLAND STYLE BONELESS BEEF HICKORY SMOKED SEMI-BONELESS c dies at 51 Funeral services will be held at 1:30 this afternoon at Zion Luth- eran Church for Elwood Lohela, city editor of the Ann Arbor News for the past six years. Mr. Lohela died Monday follow- ing an extended illlness. He was 51. He had been a member of the News staff for 18 years. 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