Education: Report Card

¶ The Federal Republic of Germany has established 60 special scholarships for U.S. graduate students in gratitude for U.S. postwar help. The scholarships, which include tuition and round-trip travel, may apply to any institution of higher education in West Germany or West Berlin. Prerequisite: a knowledge of German.

¶I After waiting 3½ months for their pay the 23 schoolteachers of Avoca, Pa. (pop. 4,000) went on strike, gave 568 students an unscheduled holiday.

¶ In Detroit, Air Force Chief of Staff General Nathan F. Twining suggested a method for meeting the critical shortage of high-school science and math teachers: "Within the Air Force are thousands of technically trained men who could teach high-school science subjects . . . Naturally, this is a voluntary program both for the schools and for our men. We see this as one way to help until the current teacher shortage is remedied."

¶ Richard A. Kane, 22, a senior graduating this June from M.I.T., has set up an annual scholarship to be paid for from his own earnings. Next fall Kane starts work as a physics instructor at Detroit's Wayne University, will also be employed this summer at the General Motors Technical Center. His total salary—$8,000—is more than Kane thinks he will need, so he is assigning $1,200 yearly to his scholarship fund.