Senator MORSE has mentioned the landgrant system. I would point out that land grants were made for a great number of thingsfor homesteads. for railroadsand actually a minority percentage of landgrant money went to the public schools. and it went to the undeveloped lands of the West primarily. And this was a program aimed at attracting immigrants to this underdeveloped area rather than a program aimed at education. As far as impacted areas are concerned. I think that everybody. be he liberal or conservative. has recognized the very clear responsibility of the Federal Government to aid school systems in areas where the Federal Government has gone in and preempted taxable land where. in military establishments. they have moved in a number of dependents that must be schooled. and. of course. this program should be continued and without strings attached.
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