5 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁in ▁Sch innen ▁– ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁in ▁L op ik ) ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁politician ▁and ▁minister ▁for ▁the ▁Catholic ▁People ' s ▁Party . ▁ ▁R ut ten ▁was ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁professor ▁of ▁psych ology ▁at ▁the ▁K athol ie ke ▁Univers iteit ▁N ij m egen , ▁succeed ing ▁his ▁ment or ▁: nl : Fran cis ▁Ro els . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁he ▁succeeded ▁Jos ▁G iel en ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁D rees ▁cabinet . ▁He ▁unfold ed ▁his ▁first ▁" O nder wij s not a " ▁( te aching ▁note ) ▁plans ▁for ▁an ▁integrated ▁approach ▁to ▁secondary ▁education , ▁which ▁Jo ▁C als ▁would ▁later ▁expand ▁upon . ▁R ut ten ▁had ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁legisl ation ▁introduced ▁for ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁teachers . ▁After ▁his ▁period ▁as ▁minister , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁sciences . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁late - tw enti eth - century ▁Dutch ▁top ▁econom ics ▁civil ▁servant ▁. ▁ ▁As ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education , ▁R ut ten ▁became ▁inf am ous ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁Dutch ▁com ics ▁for ▁the ▁letter ▁he ▁had ▁published ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁in ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Het ▁Par ool ▁and ▁directly ▁addressed ▁to ▁all ▁educational ▁institutions ▁and ▁local ▁government ▁bodies , ▁advoc ating ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁com ics