The American Way By John Studebaker, 1st Ed SIGNED And Inscribed To His Father.

Description: The American Way By John Studebaker, 1st Ed SIGNED And Inscribed To His Father. Signed by John Studebaker and Inscribed to his father. This copy was most likely gifted to Johns father by John. There is Minor wear to the outside cover. Some minor binding cracking on the inside front cover, and also towards the middle of the pages. The book is otherwise in good condition, message for any questions or concerns, see pictures for details. John Ward Studebaker served as U.S. Commisioner of Education from 1934 to 1948. He was also Chairman of the U.S. Radio Education Committee. His was the longest tenure of any education commissioner, and he devoted much of his time to children's literacy and arithmetic. Studebaker was first appointed Commissioner of Education by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934. He served for the remainder of Roosevelt's presidency and continued in the position under President Harry Truman, resigning in 1948. Studebaker was best known, while Commissioner of Education, for his work on public forums. Believing that public discussion as civic education was the key to renewing democracy, he first ran a series of forums in Des Moines, Iowa in 1932 – 1934, then instituted the Federal Forum Project, 1936 – 1941 until just before the outbreak of World War II. Studebaker published The American Way (1935) which was influential with Depression-era educators. He was a Freemason, and member of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine.

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