The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-11
INDUS RIAL
|: :DUCA I ION
Favored by Organized
Labor and Public State
meat Is Issued

Toronto, Ont, Nov. l1.-Organlzed
labOrs attitude on the vital question
of industrial education was set forth
in report to the convention of the
American Federation of Labor today
by the special committee appointed
by authority of the Denver convention
TO investigate the subject The COM
mittee. of which John Mitchell Is
chairman. held meetings during the
year in New York, Washington and
Toronto.
1T is believed" says tho report.
that the future welfare OF America
largely depends on the industrial
training of our workers and protecting
them, The inquiries OF the committee
seem 10 Indicate that, If the Amerl-
can workman is to maintain the high
standard OF efficiency, the boys and
girls OF the country must have an
opportunity to acquire educated
hands and brains. such as NAV enable
them 10 earn a living in a self-select-
cd vocation, and acquire an intelli-
gent understanding of the duties of
good citizenship. We favor the es-
tablishment of schools in connection
with the public school system ut
which pupils. between the ages of 4
and 16 may be taught the principles
of tho trade, not necessarily In sepa-
rate buildings. but in separate schools
adapted to this particular education
and by competent and trained teach
eTs.
The course of instruction in such
school should be English mathe-
maticS, physics, chemistry, elementary
mechanics and drawing. the shop IN
struction for particular trades, and
Tor each trade represented. drawing,
mathematics, mechanics. physical and
biological science applicable TO the
trade, the history Of that trade and 4
sound system OF economies, including
and emphasizing the philosophy of
collective bargaining They will
serve TO prepare tho pupil for more
advanced subjects. and. in addition,
10 disclose his capacity for a specific
vocation In order TO keep such
schools in close touch with the trades,
there should be local advisory boards.
including representatives of the in.
dustries. employers and organized la.
Dor.
The committee recommends that
any technical education Of workers
In trade and industry, being a public
necessity. fl should not he private
but public junction, conducted by
the public and the expense involved
at public COST
The continuance OF progressive de-
velCpment of supplementary trade ed
ucation as inauguratcd by trades
unions Is also recommended. The
committee advised the continuation
OF It's life and final report to the
convention of 1910.
THE one trouble of America to-
day." says the report. is that toe
many OF our youths who have gradu
ated from the grammar or high school
are migfits industrially Ii we are
TO secure Industrial supremacy, oil
even maintain our present standards
In the industrial wrold, we must In
some way 10 our educational system
acquire an equivalent 10 our old ap
premiership system.
organized labor's position regard
ing the injusticcs of the narrow and
prescribed training in the selected
trades by both private and public IN
struction and the flooding of the In
bor market with half trained mechan
les for the purpose of exploitation #
perfectly tenable and the we'll founded
belief In the yiciousness OF such prac
tees and consequent condemnation
is well night unassailable.
Organized labors record for years
in regard 10 better sanitary condl
tious In factories and workshops. anC
It's continued efforts toward safe
guarding women and minors, have
been the subject OF wide discussion
and much helpful legislation
Its advocacy Of free schools, FREE
text books and the raising of compul
sorry school education, have been rc
liglously adhered TO. and closely al
lied to this subject is that OF indus
trial education and any serious dis
cussion OF the proper kind OF Yoca
tiOnal training promotes discussion o
the former.
Experience has shown that man
ual training school teachers. withou
actual trade experience. do not ap'
cannot successfully solve this grea
problem. and that progress VIII nee
rssarily he slow as new teachers mus
be provided a new set OF text book
will have to he written, and the sui
ject7 taught in n sympathetic and sy'
tcmatic manner"