Education: 40,000 v. 2,000,000

"I am 59 years old and never was in school but two weeks of my life until this present time. I feel this has been a godsend blessing, not only to me but to many others who have not been so lucky as not to even know how to write their name."

Grateful Mrs. Emma Taney of Culleoka, Tenn. was one of 4,000,000 people upon whose schooling the education division of Federal Emergency Relief Administration spent $30,000,000 last year. Last week FERA was making ready to launch another year of relief education, at $2,500,000...

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