One of the foremost problems in the United States today is the growing crisis in education due to the vast increase in school-age population and the increasing demands on teachers at all levels. In many respects the fountainhead of American democracy is our educational system. The people who educate our leaders of the future must themselves be prepared and must themselves be capable of responsible leadership. The College of Education, under the guidance of Dean Frank G. Dickey, is preparing men and women to assume these positions of leadership.