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May 22, 1967
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"Ask why God made the gem so small
And why so huge the granite?
Because God meant mankind should set
A higher value on it."
Mankind is indeed small in God's world
but extremely important. We recognize that
every nation needs her heroes. Every na-
tion needs her men of courage and daring
for the battlefield. Every nation needs her
men of courage and daring for the battle-
field. Every nation needs her men of discre-
tion and integrity to sit on the seats of the
bar of justice. Every nation needs her men
who are filled with deep religious faith and
conviction, men who will stand for God, men
whom God will use as the prophets and the
teachers of that nation in the days ahead.
We recognize the greatness of our beloved
country. America is one nation, one people.
Yes, it is one blood! The welfare, progress,
security and survival of each of us reside in
the common good-the sharing of responsi-
bilities as well as benefits by all our people.
Democracy in America rests on the confi-
dence that people can be trusted with free-
dom. Peace must be the first concern of
all governments, as it is the prayer of all
mankind. Our task is to make the national
purpose serve the human purpose; that every
person shall have the opportunity to be-
come all that he or she is capable of becom-
ing. The variety of our people is the source
of our strength and ought not to be a cause
of disunity or discord.
The American free enterprise system is one
of the greatest achievements of the human
mind and spirit. The roots of our economy
and our life as a people lie deep in the soil
of America's farm land. America's bountiful
supply of natural resources has been one of
the major factors in achieving our position
of world leadership, in developing the great-
est industrial machine in the world's history,
and in providing a richer and more complete
life for every American. Our future must rest
upon a national consensus.
We should praise the Lord for the progress
witnessed in our time. By almost any meas-
ure the 20th Century has been a time of
dynamic technological and economic change.
Since the turn of the century, we have wit-
nessed a 200-fold increase in the speed at
which man can travel. Over the same time
span, such break-throughs as radio, televi-
sion, and the communications satellite have
revolutionized man's ability to communi-
cate. Advances in such fields as medicine,
psychology, and chemistry, to name a few,
have been so striking as to defy the com-
prehension of the average layman. And the
development of nuclear energy has placed a i
man's disposal a source of power whit
could result in either unlimited good or im-
measurable mischief. p
Science and technology are, in the Upited
States today, a part. of the fabric of 1fe it-
self. We have, in the past twenty years, en-
tered a new phase of the great American
adventure. Throughout the world, technology,
and the science which supports it, have pro-
vided new means of education, new sources
of power, new ways of processing data, and
fast, reliable transportation and communica-
tions. Man is extending his reach beyond this
earth and into the vast reaches of space.
These developments have been accom-
panied by substantial advances in economic
welfare. Since 1914, the average weekly earn-
ings of our workers have increased from
about $10 a week to almost $110 a week. At
the same time, the leisure of America's work-
ers has been enhanced by a 20 percent out
in the average work week.
It has been predicted that by 1975 some
three-fourths of our labor force will be pro-
ducing goods and services that have not yet
been developed. Unless educators-and other
public and private policy makers-demon-
strate unusually keen foresight, our future
economic and technological achievements
could be tarnished by a large and growing ecutive assumed office at an annual salary of
reserve of Inadequately. or inappropriately $4;000, with a staff of three clerks under the
prepared workers. aegis of the National Government. Barnard's
Dr. Rolla Franklin Wood, Professor Emer- administration, which lasted only 3 years,
tus of History and Political Science of Cen- nevertheless set a high level of purpose and
tral Missouri State College, has been honored performance for the new Office of Education
many times and in many ways. One example for the 100 years that have followed.
was the article "Professor Wood and Mis- Dr. Wood realizes that the growth of pub-
souri," which appeared in 1958, and which lic facilities and public services in America
reviews his life and many of his educational has not measured up to the needs of a
and governmental achievements. As a salute steadily growing, increasingly urban popula-
to the R. F. Wood Memorial Fund and Dinner tion. Despite a stepped-up effort in recent
at Warrensburg, Missouri, on April 22, 1967, years, there is still a sizable backlog of unmet
and the Committee I chair and the mem- needs. In a real sense, the pressure for ex-
bers-as follows: Hon. James C. Kirkpatrick, panded public facilities and public services
Secretary of State of Missouri; Dr. Earl O. stems from technological progress.
Harding, Executive Secretary, Missouri Bap- Not only does a substantial bifcklog of
tist Convention; Dr. Perry G. McCandless, sorely-needed facilities exist, but population
Professor of History and Political Science, must be considered. The population, which
C.M.S.C.; Dr. Homer Clevenger, Vice Presi- totalled under 195 million in 1965, is expected
dent and Academic Dean, Lindenwood Col- to reach 230 million by 1975 and the propor-
lege; Dr. Ann C. Pfau of Whitewater, Wiscon- tion of the population crowding into urban-
sin; Mrs. Iris W. Sturgis of Warrensburg, ized` area will continue to increase. And,
Missouri; and U.S. Senator Edward V. Long finally, by 1975 the total output of the na-
of Missouri-I will attempt to review Dr. Lions' economy, assuming continued high
Wood's. career and its influence on mankind levels of employment, will be in the vicinity
as viewed as fundamental principles. It is to- of $1,250 billion per year-as against $680
be hoped these principles will become coin- billion in 1965.
mon guideposts. These are: ' In the postwar period, there has been a
1. There iq dignity in hard work and yfrtue tremendous upsurge in enrollments in pub-
In achievement. lie elementary and secondary schools. In
A little sod house sheltered the James M. contrast to the 25 million pupils who at-
and Laura Rader Wood family from the ex- tended public schools in 1947, enrollments
tremes of hot'-, and cold weather of the in 1965 reached 42 million. The estimate for
Nebraska prairiet,and Professor Wood was the 19751s 48 million.
eldest child. Yes, dlr. Wood sy}nholizes many 4. There is recognition of the need of large
characteristic Amean traits, perhaps most and small institutions of higher education
obviously the drivi g forcg' to pull himself that will provide quality education.
up by his bootstrap His,career reflects the The economics of small scale education
central issues of the ti ne, . Like other men of may be against us now; the idea that an
mark in history, he h much to overcome, educational experience is only acquisition of
because great men ar of gods-they have knowledge, a form of social and private cap-
been gripped by the sammgall-too-human pas- ital to be received like an injection, the sheer
sions, repressions and encumbrances which weight of the numbers of people who must
afflict every othe ' morta but they have have more knowledge than they can gain in
achieved greatnss becau a they fought high schools has released forces that work
through to there goals. The New Testament against small colleges. Because of training
phrase, "He that overcometh,~' is personified and experience, Professor Wood knows that
in Dr. Wood. ' if the small colleges should fall before these
To say t fit Professor Woo, career was pressures, it could only mean we no longer
strewn wit] obstacles is to ph, him in the cared about the development of the total
general c ss of achievers. Regaress, he be- individual personality which must be held
came th well-rounded and high; principled sacred.
educatgr with a spacious outloo . e has 5. There is need for academic freedom for
been learner because of his desi e' to in- the entire academic community.
creas his effectiveness as a reforme and to Academic freedom is a modern term for
imp ve the quality of life itself. T sense an ancient idea. The struggle for freedom
of,Iersonal responsibility is great. He d not in teaching can be traced at least as far back
bylieve in waiting for things to take a?. turn as Socrates' eloquent defense of himself
/or the better.. He has not advocated a policy against corrupting youths of Athens.
of "go-it-alone," but he understands at Dr. Wood realizes that by ousting Dr. Clark
it is to become one's own spokesman. Kerr as President of the University of Cali-
2. There is opportunity for zealous Amei- fornia, Governor Reagan and the Board of
cans of all ages and in all seasons. Regents have taken a long step toward ef-
John Adams found the meaning of America', fecting what two years of disruption by Mario
in the scope it gave for the opportunity to'- Savio and his fellow-wreckers of the New
excel-which, he said, "next to self-preserva- `Left failed to accomplish-the undermining
tion, is ever the great spring of human ac- of one of the country's most distinguished
tion." Let us encourage the "rising genera- institutions of higher education.
tion in America," as Professor Wood would ?. There is need for recognizing the shift-
classify them; the brightest, best-educated, ing. of status and population in our world.
most highly-motivated generation of young There has been a steady movement of peo-
people we have had since the founding of the ple off the farms and into the growing in-
Republic-when the 32-year-old Thomas Jef- dustrlal and commercial areas. The growing
ferson wrote the Declaration of Independ- numbirrs that first crowded into the cities
ence, Henry Knox built an artillery corps have ooerfiowed into the suburbs-into one
at 26, Alexander Hamilton joined the inde- suburb'after another, stretching the urban
pendence fight at 19, and Rutledge and area far eyond the boundaries of the central
Lynch signed the Declaration for South Caro- city and }eading to the suburban sprawl. A
lina at 27. Thus, there must not be conflict major step in closing this gap has recently
on the road to success because of age. been taken Thanks to the efforts of the Joint
3. There is rejoicing in the pioneer educa- Economic mmittee of Congress, there now
tional progress of our country, but the urgent exists a soli blueprint-projected to 1975-
need for further and greater governmental of state and ocal public facility needs.
participation in public education at all levels it might ha a been Professor Wood but it
is now. was Lewis Mummord who wrote: "What makes
On March 2, 1867, the Act to establish a the city in fact one is the common interest
Department of Education was signed into in justice and the common aim, that of
law by President Andrew Johnson, and Henry pursuing the good life." He drew in turn
Barnard was appointed to serve as the first upon Aristotle, who wrote that the city
head. As prescribed by the bill, the first ex- "should be such as may enable the inhab-
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CONGRESSIONAL May 2 , 1967
itants to live at once temperately and lib-
erally in the enjoyment of leisure." If we
add the objective of rewarding and satisfy-
ing work, we have a goal worthy of the
efforts and work of this entire generation of
Americans.
7. There is need to encourage greater
American leadershIp in the world community.
"One of the great phenomena of the hu-
man condition In the modern age," Walter
Lippmann said recently, "is the dissolution of
the ancestral order, the erosion of established
authority . Because modern man in his
search for truth has turned away from kinds,
priests, commissars and bureaucrats. He is
left, for better or worse, with the professors."
Yes, much of our idealism came from Pro-
fessor Wood.
America today occupies a most unique po-
sition, one that has perhaps never before
been conferred upon any other world power.
On the one hand, America is the leading
power, the world leader in a hundred different
fields of human endeavor. In terms of na-
tional prosperity, in terms of individual pro-
ductivity, in terms of international philan-
thropy and commitment, in terms of con-
crete contributions to the advancement of
mankind the world over, we stand alone,
unmatched, unrivaled by the achievements
or the capabilities of any other nation.
But to that story there is a parallel. In
our determination to protect, the national
interests of South Vietnam, we also stand
virtually alone. A mere handful of the world's
free nations has stepped forward with tangi-
ble and moral support. And what of the rest
of the world? They have chosen to follow
one of two courses: the politically safe course
of neutrality or the easy course of outright
opposition. This is to be regretted.
8. There is need to make government serv-
ice more inviting.
Dr. Wood inspired many of us to devote
a part of our lives in government service, and
the United States Civil Service, like the old
French Foreign Legion, is an excellent place
to lose one's identity, but its other virtues
are less easy to discover. In the vast Sahara
of government service the worker is beset
by deadly conformity, conflicting loyalties
and sniping from unseen enemies.
9. There is need for maintaining a sane
dialog in life.
People have cited this to illustrate the
problems one encounters in cross-cultural
adaptation and the unwillingness of even the
most scientifically oriented people to rely
on empirically established fact. To Professor
Wood a sane dialog is possible if the person
maintains an open mind and operates in a
democratic fashion.
Dr. Wood has stood for the important prin-
ciples of life that have relevance for our
times. His social insights are remarkable.
He recognizes that America's dedication to
freedom and equality can not be taken for
granted. I shall always treasure the memory
of the years that he was my teacher. I feel
I can say with Kipling:
"I have eaten your bread and your salt
I have drunk your water and wine
That death shall die once beside
The lives you lived have made mine."
Also, just before Adlai Stevenson died, he
was in New York prior to embarking for Ge-
neva and London. On his bedside table was
found a printed page which he had marked.
It was entitled Desiderata and was found In
Old St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, dated 1892.
I can think of nothing more appropriate
for you of this generation, three centuries
later, than this passage from Desiderata:
"Go placidly amid the noise and the haste
and learn what peace there may be in ai-
lence ... Speak your truth quietly and
clearly; and listen to others, even the dull
and ignorant; they too have their story ...
If you compare yourself with others you may
become vain and bitter; for always there will
be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
"Enjoy your achievements as well as your
plans. Keep interested in your career, how-
ever humble; it is a real possession in the
changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution
in your business affairs; for the world is full
of trickery. But let this not blind you to
what virtue there is; many persons strive for
high ideals; and everywhere life is full of
heroism,
"Be yourself. Especially do not feign affec-
tion. Neither be cynical about love; for in
the face of all aridity and disenchantment it
is as perennial as the grass. Take kindly the
counsel of the years, gracefully surrender-
ing the things of youth. Nurture strength of
spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle
with-yourselfi You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars; you have
a right to be here. And whether or not it is
clear to you no doubt the universe is unfold-
ing as it should.
"Therefore be at peace with God, whatever
you conceive Him to be. And whatever your
labor and aspirations in the noisy confusion
of life keep peace with your soul. With all its
sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still
a beautiful world."
In his beloved Walden, Henry David
Thoreau must have had Dr. Wood in mind
when he wrote many years ago a statement
which I treasure and which I hope is one you
will recall throughout your lifetime:
"I know of no more encouraging fact than
the unquestionable ability of man to ele-
vate his life by conscious endeavor. It is some-
thing to be able to paint a particular picture,
or to carve a statue and so make a few ob-
jects beautiful, but it is far more glorious
to carve and paint the very atmosphere and
the medium through which we look, which
morally we can do. To effect the quality of
the day, that is the highest of arts."
I have always found it stimulating to turn
my attention to Dr. Rolla Franklin Wood,
a great educational statesman, and it is es-
pecially gratifying to do so now. He is a
figure of heroic proportions in education,
one who contributed notably in making
American democracy a visible force. He is
destined to cast a long shadow. "And Every-
body Said 'Amen 1' "
CONGRATULATIONS DR. BROOKS
(Mr. RANDALL asked and was given
permission to extend his remarks at this
point in the RECORD and to include ex-
traneous matter.)
Mr. RANDALL. Mr. Speaker, last
Thursday, May 18, I paid a courtesy vis-
it to Dr. Philip C. Brooks, director of the
Truman Library, located in my home
city of Independence, Mo.
To my surprise, I learned Dr. Brooks
was in the city of Washington to become
the recipient of the distinguished service
award from the General Services Ad-
ministration.
Since then I have had the opportunity
to review the program of the annual hon-
or awards ceremony. I have observed
that my good friend, Lawson B. Knott,
Jr., administrator, during the program
quite rightly concluded that the reputa-
tion of GSA as an efficient and respon-
sible arm of the executive branch is due
to the capability, energy, and effective-
ness of its employees.
From scanning the program, I learned
there were several different classifica-
tions of service awards ranging from that
of - distinguished service award to such
titles as meritorious service, commenda-
ble service, outstanding ratings, and su-
perior performance,
I was pleased to note that my distin-
guished constituent, Dr. Philip C. Brooks,
who has served as director of the Tru-
man Library since 1957, which is a
beautiful facility and part of the National
Archives and Records Service, was one of
the three recipients of the highest award
granted at the annual honor awards
ceremony.
Among the achievements accomplished
by Dr. Brooks since his appointment as
first director of the Truman Library was
to make available all of the 5 million
manuscript pages of the Truman papers
available to researchers within 2 years of
the opening of the library. Dr. Brooks
then proceeded to collect the papers of
associates of President Truman which
has added over a hundred manuscript
collections and more than 2 million
documents to the library's collection.
It is gratifying to know that our
library in Independence, Mo., has gained
a national reputation as a scholarly in-
stitution because of the Library for Na-
tional and International Affairs which
was launched by Dr. Brooks as a part of
the Truman Library's research activities.
Furthermore, Dr. Brooks has been the
moving force in the development of the
Truman Library Museum.
From personal experience, I know it is
a fact that this outstanding facility in
itself is one of the area's foremost tourist
attractions. As a fellow citizen of Inde-
pendence I can speak from personal
knowledge rather than hearsay that Dr.
Brooks enjoys the most excellent rela-
tions with the press and local govern-
ment. His relations with the entire com-
munity are exemplary.
The citation presented carried the
wording:
Distinguished service as Director of the
Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, Mis-
souri, since June 1957 constitutes a notable
contribution to the program of the National
Archives and Records Service.
I am most pleased to add my own
words of praise to say he has handled
with great skill all of the unusual prob-
lems of a manuscript depository. Because
of his friendly and cordial relations with
students at the library and visitors to the
museum, he hascontributed immeasur-
ably to the success of the Truman
Library. Congratulations, Dr. Brooks.
LE
GIBILITY FOR NATURALIZATION
(Mr. FEIGHAN asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute, and torevise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. FEIGHAN. Mr. Speaker, the coun-
try was recently faced with the dis-
tressing circumstance of a petitioner for
naturalization who was fully eligible for
that exalted privilege except for the fact
that although she had fully complied
with all of the requirements for nat-
uralization as the spouse of a U.S. citi-
zen, her eligibility failed suddenly be-
cause of the death, in action, of her
husband in the Armed Forces, shortly
before the final hearing on her petition.
Under the existing law, this unfortu-
nate result must follow because the
spouse of a U.S. citizen who applies on
that basis, with the accompanying ex-
emptions from the usual requirements
of law, must be a "spouse" right up until
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