ferred property, for the retransfer of property to other educational claimants, for authorizing other disposals by a transferee, and for changing the terms, conditions, and limitations in a transfer instrument when conditions warrant.

Figures on the transfer of surplus real property during the past 4 years are shown in table 12 and State-by-State figures for the 1948-49 and 1949-50 school years are presented in tables 13 and 14.

Table 12.-FEDERAL SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY TRANSFERRED TO ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 1946-47-1949-50

The total amount expended by the Federal Government in acquiring the properties, which were later transferred to educational institutions through March 1, 1950, was $511,978,086. Fair values at the time of transfer were considered to be $104,646,205. Both of these figures are given in table 12.

Of the 110,154 acres of land transferred to educational institutions since July 1, 1946, 27,568 went to elementary and secondary schools and 82,586 to institutions of higher education. The acquisition cost of the real property transferred, amounting to $511,978,086, was divided as follows: $232,329,283 tó elementary and secondary schools and $279,648,803 to institutions of higher education. On the basis of acquisition cost approximately 55 percent of the transferred real property has gone to institutions of higher education.

PROGRAMS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

The Federal Security Agency administers special appropriations which are made each year for specific institutions, including the Columbia Institution for the Deaf, the American Printing House for the Blind, and Howard University. In operation, these institutions are private corporations, but the Congress has contributed substantially toward their maintenance for many years.

The Columbia Institution for the Deaf, including Gallaudet College, is located in the District of Columbia. Deaf-mutes from the District of Columbia are admitted without charge. In addition, a limited

number of scholarships are given to worthy students outside the District. In this way the Institution serves the Nation and justifies the appropriations which are listed in column 2 of table 15. Without this Federal assistance, the work of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf would be greatly curtailed.

Table 13.-ACQUISITION COST AND FAIR VALUE OF FEDERAL SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY ALLOTTED TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATES, FOR THE 1948-49 SCHOOL YEAR

Table 14.-ACQUISITION COST AND FAIR VALUE OF FEDERAL SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY ALLOTTED TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATES, FOR THE 1949-50 SCHOOL YEAR

The Columbia Institution for the Deaf has been receiving increasing amounts of financial support from the Federal Government in recent years. This is revealed by the summary of allotments presented in column 2 of table 15. One of the major functions of this institution is the operation of Gallaudet College. It is a school for the deaf or the partially deaf and serves approximately 200 enrollees annually. These students come from many States.

The American Printing House for the Blind, located in Louisville, Ky., is a nonprofit enterprise, sponsored by the Federal Government. The service it renders consists of printing and preparing materials for the use of blind children. These materials are distributed to public. institutions for education of the blind in all States. The Federal grant constitutes about 27 percent of its total income. Amounts appropriated by Congress are listed in column 3 of table 15.

Howard University in the District of Columbia serves approximately 6,700 students. It provides undergraduate and graduate work primarily for Negroes. The Federal Government contributes funds

to cover a substantial portion of its operating expenses and appropriates funds for the construction of essential buildings. Appropriations for both purposes are shown in columns 4 and 5 of table 15. Freedmen's Hospital is operated in connection with the University. The services of these institutions are used fully by Negroes from many States where higher education facilities are lacking and consequently it is appropriate for Congress to extend substantial assistance.

Table 15.-FEDERAL FUNDS ALLOTTED TO SPECIFIED EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 1941-42-1949-50

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

Federal Government funds, for the purpose of cooperating with the several States in the vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons and their return to civil employment, were provided for the first time under a law enacted in 1920. That law provided annual appropriations for 4 years. Similar laws of 1924, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1943, and annually since then, have provided continuously for yearly appropriations to assist the States and Territories with vocational rehabilitation.

Prior to the approval of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1943, the Federal laws required the States to provide State funds for the same purpose in amounts that were at least equal to those supplied by the Federal appropriation. Some changes from this dollar-for-dollar matching were provided in 1943. The amendments required the Federal Security Administrator to reimburse the States. for necessary expenditures in accordance with the approved "State plan" in the following proportions: 100 percent of the cost of services

for war-disabled civilians; 100 percent of the costs of administration, guidance, and placement; and 50 percent of the cost of the other services enumerated in the act. These other services are: medical examinations, surgical and therapeutic treatments, hospitalization not exceeding 30 days; prosthetic appliances; transportation; occupational tools and licenses, vocational training, and maintenance. Medical and psychiatric examinations to determine eligibility for service and vocational guidance, training, and placement are available at no cost to the disabled. Medical treatment, transportation, maintenance, occupational tools, equipment, and training supplies are provided without cost where economic need of the individual has been established.

The 1943 enactment now in operation provides that, to be approvable, a State plan for vocational rehabilitation shall, "designate the State Board of Vocational Education as the sole agency for the administration, supervision, and control of the State plan," excepting any State which provides a special board for administering the rehabilitation of its adult blind. Accordingly, in the school year 1949– 50, 38 States had such special boards and these boards received funds for this type of rehabilitation.

Amounts made available to the States and Territories to assist them with the expense of operating the programs of vocational rehabilitation for the past 14 years are presented in table 16. Detailed figures showing the amounts by States and Territories for the 194849 school year are listed in column 6 of table 2. State-by-State allotments for the 1949-50 school year are shown in table 17. Other details on amounts for each of the various purposes and on distribution dates may be obtained from the Federal Security Agency, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.

Table 16.-FEDERAL FUNDS ALLOTTED FOR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, 1936-37—1949-50