It was because he believed that the people could be trusted provided they were informed. We say that our classrooms are bursting at the seams. that our schools can no longer accommodate the great population increase. that we are in a scientific age. and that more and more intelligence is required of our people in order to compete successfully with other nations. The literacy test bill. therefore. is a most definite step backward. Furthermore. it is farcical in this day of social promotions to provide that a student who has completed the sixth grade shall. by act of Congress. be declared literate. Schools make social promotions because they choose not to let the big fellows with broad backs and small minds stay long in one grade.
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