Key Men of Graduate School Head Drive for General Education Plan

Behind the academic furore inspired by the Faculty's view of "Objectives of General Education in a Free Society" lies a concrete missionary campaign conducted by the School of Education though its training of key men in the country's school system, an interview with Acting Dean Philip J. Rulon disclosed yesterday.

Diametrically opposed to the National Educational Association's emphasis on immediate applications of knowledge. University "basic knowledge" forces are mustered in the Harvard Teachers Association and the School of Education's alumni which include three state commissioners of education.

School Anticipated Committee

Action by the School on the celebrated Committee report did not wait for its actual publication. Dean Rulon said, since the 15-man faculty of Education began to examine its own status three years ago, taking an active part in the Committee's investigations with two regular representatives working with the Committee of twelve and with several others cooperating.

"Actual implementation' of our educational objectives," Rulon stated, "depends on such factors as size of communities and the schools they are able to support, the tremendous range of human abilities, and other local variations which may make some of the Committee's recommendations impractical."

Wide Experience Sought

The Committee did not presume to specify methods, however, he explained so techniques have been left for development by "teachers' teachers." Chosen for their wide educational experience new additions to the faculty will include Lawrence Opler a specialist in historical anthropology, and Fl etcher Watson, a scientist who is personally acquainted with school systems in several other sections of the country.