Education: Report Card

¶ To strengthen its civilian staff, the Army announced it was setting up fellowships that will enable up to 40 Army career employees to take off six months to a year at full pay to engage in research studies likely to bear on Army problems. ¶ The Florida state department of education took a cautious step toward the inclusion of instruction in "spiritual values" in the public schools. State Superintendent Thomas D. Bailey circulated to school districts a program drawn up at the state's request by unofficial representatives of major religious groups. The program emphasizes five "moral and spiritual cornerstones which...

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