AMG Expert Asks Step-up in German Cultural Rebuilding

Broad extension of the American program for cultural reconstruction of Germany was called for in an interview yesterday by Alenze Grace, Director of the Educational and Cultural Division of the German Military Government.

Grace will deliver the keynote speech, "Education Towards What End?" to the final session of the Harvard Teachers Association convention in the Hotel Commander at 12:45 p.m. today.

Relentless Attack

The crux of all attempts to reconstruct Germany educationally and culturally, said Grace, is the fact that over a period of 12 years, the Nazis "relentleesly attacked the forces of moral responsibility and spiritual enlightenments."

To be sure this influence is eliminated the United States must continue its educational program in Germany for 10 to 20 years; 150 educators should be added to the "meager" staff of 125 already in Germany; and the present budget of $10,000,000 should be doubled, he said.

Cultural interchange

In setting up an educational reconstruction program for Germany, the Military Government has been laying emphasis on an "advise, observe, and assist" formula. But the process of transition from Nazism to democracy is painfully slow, Grace pointed out, and the job is necessarily a long-term one.

Grace advocated a program of extensive cultural interchange between Germany and the United States. Specifically, he recommended that 1500 German teachers, students, and representatives from religious, labor, and youth organizations be brought hare next year.