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The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Page 3

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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 7, 1936 a 3 Ye Olde Sewing Rocker THE At Dtorotiv A II Wo In Grandmother's Day and ust at comfortabla 10-Year Goal Set For Education at iWhiteHouseTalks WASHINGTON, April 6 AP The committee for the White House conference on education wound up its work today with a "well done" from President Eisenhower and an estimate that CALLING ALL GIRLS America should double its ex-; penditures on education in the ident of Procter Gamble said I next 10 years. at a news conference that Mr. Eisenhower "commented in compli RAYMODE'S GOLDEN SARI DUSTER NEEDS NO IRONING mentary terms about the work of A collector's item in Early American that adds its special accent to any decor, blending beauty and comfort with unique appear. Northsa Hardwood in Walnut, or Mahogany BARWIS Furniture 4560-62 Torr.sdal Ave.

S2I6-I8 N. 5th St. the committee, particularly in con 4 nection with the conduct of the White House conference as well as the preliminary state conferences." SIZES 3-6X and 7-14 5.90 Formerly 8.95 to 16.95 The committee, wnich conduct-ied last winter's big conference, submitted a sober but generally optimistic report to the President, It pictured the Nation's schools as far less than what the people would like or could pay or but it declared "there is far more to be proud of in today's schools than I there is to I Chairmdh Neil H. McElroy, pres- "He indicated that public inter est in education has been built up in a way that it encouraging to 6.90 Formerly 10.95 You'll be a most decorative breakfast belle! him," McElroy added. RACIAL STAND HIT Sharpest questioning at the news two hours free parking in Rowell's parking lot- conference was directed at a por In V.

tion of the report that one member of the committee, Joseph C. Mc (7 Fain, Mamaroneck, N. high school principal, acknowledged was Subdued print on a fine cotton, unusually lightweight ft a "fence-straddling' position on racial desegregation. The report declared that deseg regation "must be worked out by yet obligingly opaque. Germantowa and Chelten Aves.

pen 2 Rights, Wed. and FrI. 9:30 to 9:00 An extraordinary Special Purchase Embroidered cotton coat dresses, woven satin stripes, polished cotton prints, piques, jacket dresses, taffetas, nylons. Many sister dresses each community within the intent of the relevant Supreme Court decisions." Coral or turquoise The committee said today's schools, in response to public de 1 Fourth Floor. 4lL mand, "attempt to help each child to become as good and as capable in every way as native endowment HmM AW TODAY come to our permits." It indorsed "this majestic ideal' but said that desegregation, along with questions involving religious Mail and phone conviction, "involve basic disagree Add 25c for C.O.D.'s or ments which, the committee did The choice is bewildering Collect a wardrobe Girls' Shop Fifth Floor.

Sorry, no mail or phone deliveries beyond regular routes. fsC V. til, i if; 7v itrO 1 not resolve satisfactorily, party be cause of the limited time." UNDER WING OF COURT fashion show of SHERBROOKE rain-and-shine coats It said neither issue had been completely clarified by court ac tions but that it agreed "the intent of the American people is to ab olish racial segregation as soon as for misses, juniors, possible." WW McElroy commented that "the matter had been taken under the Jb4 TEENAGERS NOTE I urn. wing of the Supreme Court before 7 Hit the conference was held, and we i fit i consider it should be more proper to put our effort on things we could do something about." The committee reported that eaxaitce. classroom construction is lagging Short formal show at 2:30, informal modeling until 4:30 on the second and third floors Meet Mr.

Mack Shapiro, Sherbrooke representative. open 2 nights, Wed. and FrT. 9:30 to 9:00 other days 9:30 to 5:30 Telephone Victor 8-0500- 11 behind foreseeable need by some 1500 a year and that annual recruitment of new teachers is only about a third of what is needed. "It seems obvious that within the next decade the dollars spent on education in this Nation should be approximately doubled." As a strictly temporary emer gency measure, a majority of the committee said "Federal aid for school construction should be made SUITS Originally 25.00 to 49.95 1 8.00 to 38.00 Plaids, tweeds, solids.

DRESSES Originally 14.95 to 19.95 8.90 Failles, taffetas, rayon flannels. BLOUSES Originally 4.00 to 8.95 1.90 to 3.90 Cottons, dacrons, jerseys. SKIRTS Originally 8.95 to 17.95 3.90 and 5.90 Cotton quilts, failles, velvets. available on a limited basis to all States and territories and the Dis trict of Columbia." Such aid, it added, "should be provided under the philosophy of encouraging greater use of State and local funds for school purposes." CALLS ON STATES However, the committee majority said it recognized that some States are not at present economi Teen Shop Seventh Floor Sorry, no mail or phone. cally able to build all the schools they need and that some others are hampered by legal restrictions on tax and bond procedures which would take some years to ease.

It called on State to modify any such )ruanf Acl Chestnut at 12th. Phila. Jlk State Willow, Trenton ft I Sw-i xa "w1 1 I restrictions. Twenty-eight of the 34 com' mittee members supported this ap proach to Federal school building aid. Four turned in a minority re port calling for a program of short term, no-interest Federal loans to States instead of grants.

Two oth "THUNDERDIRD" TEEN'S POPLIN CAR COAT ers went on record in favor of a long-term Federal program, not confined to building aid. The cotton shirt story VV ff: If 8.95 Styling of this rugged go everywhere coat is borrowed from the Swiss. Wooden brass bound barrel but- striped! solid! checked! $136,900 Contract Let for School A $136,000 contract, calling for the construction of a 12-room addition to the Peter Muschal elementary school in Bordentown township, N. has been awarded to the Ranieri Construction of Philadelphia, it was announced yesterday. Municipal officials said the bid was the lowest of several submitted for the project.

The contract, however, is still subject to the approval of the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. 98 1' ft 1 sizes 40 to 48 tons, wide frogs, giant pockets, it sheds water like your Easter duck. Natural, turquoise, red with gay rayon taffeta lining. Space Is Leased By TV Station The city's educational television station, WHYY-TV, yesterday negotiated a five-year lease of the sixth and seventh floors at 1622 Chestnut in space formerly occupied by Station WCAU-TV. Washable shirts with "short-for-spring" sleeves jv fine imported and domestic combined cot- tons.

Left Button-down collar striped in red-black-white-grey or black-t3ast-white-green solid white, navy, pink or red. f. Right Peter Pan collar solid white, pink, maize or turquoise white-checked navy, pink or blue. Main Floor Separates Order by Mail or Phone LO 4-42C0 Add 25c an orders of 4.98 under Teen Heaven- V- Seventh Floor. i SOMETHING NEW The station, which hopes to start operations on UHF Channel 35 about Oct.

1, plans to spend 000 for studio improvements and i equipment in its new quarters. IN HOLLYWOOD-MAXWELL'S inn 9 RENOIR 6.95 DACRON TUCKED AND PLEATED STEM TO STERN A HENRY ROSENFELD "TtV JO MLiYT, You'll need to see it, try it, to appreciate the clever structure. Wiring joined to a satin underiift pholds the nylon lace cup. Has de graduated straps. A.

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