Authorization of D.C. Public Liberal Arts and Junior Colleges: Hearings, Before the Public Health, Education, Welfare, and Safety Subcommittee, Eighty-ninth Congress, Second Session. March 14, 15, and 24, 1966

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Public Health, Education, Welfare, and Safety

U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966 - Education, Humanistic - 352 pages

Considers S. 293 and S. 1612, to establish a Board of Higher Education in D.C., a four year college of arts and science into which D.C. Teacher's College would be merged, and establish a two year junior college. The board would be empowered to accredit other D.C. junior colleges.

Contents

• The basic educational need of the district___: 28
• The student body of the community: 36
• B A college of liberal arts and sciences_: 42
• 274: 46
• Statements: 48
• Highlevel graduate study and research: 55
• Prompt planning and preliminary organiza: 63
• Abbott Rev Frederic Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial: 67
• tion: 79
• Cooke Paul P past national chairman American Veterans Com: 82
• Number of pupils in the 12th grade in October the number of graduates: 94
• 258: 98
• 78: 101
• 230: 109
• District of Columbia owned properties sufficiently large to accommodate: 132
• Douglas Hon Paul H a U S Senator from the State of Illinois letter: 167
• Population and fees of District of Columbia institutions of higher learning: 181
• Smith Hon Margaret Chase a U S Senator from the State of Maine 64: 187
• Organizations supporting S 293 list: 198
• Policies plan diagram Northeast Washington 195: 227
• March 14 1966: 228
• Spratt Zack letter dated March 24 1966 to Hon Wayne Morse re com: 265
• Howlett Carolyn C legislative chairman Womens Alliance All Souls: 276
• S: 293
• Kennedy Kenneth C chairman the Congress of Community Organiza: 297
• Thrift Mrs Irving letter dated March 29 1966 to Hon Wayne Morse: 299
• 319: 300
• A Report to the President June 1964 final report of the Committee: 310
• Washington Evening Star article of March 23 1966 entitled Prospects: 327
• Washington Highlands Civic Association Pauline E Hill acting president: 334
• Proceedings: 338
• Custis Mrs W Keith letter dated March 19 1966 to Hon Wayne Morse: 350

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Authorization of D.C. Public Liberal Arts and Junior Colleges: Hearings, Before the Public Health, Education, Welfare, and Safety Subcommittee, Eighty-ninth Congress, Second Session. March 14, 15, and 24, 1966
• Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the District of Columbia. Subcommittee on Public Health, Education, Welfare, and Safety
• Publisher: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1966
• Original from: the Library of Congress
• Digitized: Aug 28, 2006
• Length: 352 pages