The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-24
|AD EMPLOY
|BE ELEVATED
.clares That Systems
kdopt Broad Plan
/ Education.
NIZE EFFICIENCY
|FURE WAGE SCALES
|of Study and Inter
Il of Ideas to BE
Encouraged.

Encouraged.
/ON. Jan. 2S.-"The time
- railroad employ for every
'arvfce WIN NOT mean druid
ocure. nor accidental op-
an cniichtepcd, stimulat-
.fficIent service of highest
"A least uncertainty from
|,ees. largest freedom for in
live. entire selfrcspect, and
1nocrRtic spirit,
.redlction J. Shirley Eaton.
|Irlan of the Lchigh Valley
.I,,dps p lengthy monograph
states bureau OF cduca tion
4, fnr Efficiency in Railroad
"a commissioner Elmer j..
| ||.6mitted TO the secretary OF
IA his letter of transDlittal
Brown says the subject ri
-~eparation for definite occli-
and particularly for the
is under serious constdera-
lifted States. The relation
retlon to general education
!, irnunrtant aspects OF that
IL iela ton was summed up
Sicholas Murray Butler. of
,Iversity, in saying: WHAT
|<racticai life alike need is not
: blt broad mon sharpened 10
.nce made in the present de
|1nubiect of education for rail-
'is very surprising TO those
~ he informed" says Mr..
>>s Of practical men on tic
|,nov less Indefinite and con-
y relation between education
in railroad service Is COM
1ersIIy conceded. The large
voI1e of the railroad service
= 4nrned to systematic. prac-
md the value Of educa ton
In preparing Tor specific IN
loncy ia better understood.
million Employees,
nad service IN The United
|lorsIy reach n total OF 2.000,-
~ tho largest aud most nigh
rxnmpIc of associate effort
conapicuous Tor industrial
|7fipl Concentration. EduCa-
}ad sense must always Dc
'-lrse of railroad development.
Hrst era. which Was the era
|riilding. There Was next an
nation OF The railroad scrV-
|l>1Jcc 10 the commercial and
'-1l,jons as ~ whole With
'-|lruads were called upon 10
NJ the era Of Internal adjust
III physical and mechanical
IN OF the machinery cutting
a. strengthening bridges, IN
IraIn unit. And NOW has
of sociological adjustment.
|r1rt OF the machine is quite
n steel and wooden part In
|z.lency and so III Increasing
Alucational Problem.
3ractical and efficient rail-
li'today is now squarely up
roblem which he Is attack
I'm or another, OF education,
- staff. the individuals i'll
,file, and the rank and file
HIS Is the last and highest
upre ehensiyc stage Of The
ldministrntiop. II implies.
ran eager. rcsourccful, self
'-dIyldualisin throughout the
Z. coordinated with a Keen
81 the social character OF the
expresscs itself in n loyalty
rEon or local group, but
4 account OF the railroad-nor
como account, but To the ag-
Lite income accounts OF scv-
'r}hesc income accounts, show
Iealthy growth over several
at the same Time the terms
rice 10 the community, the
! nd the Individual employee.
Warming may at this time
tEfrmaturc. but certain tend
! Li'ready foresbadoTed which
rnrcheckcd. When the rail
comes fully to realize how
a tool OF education enables
l., almost absolutely To his
working body, there may
f1<er that railroad spccializa-
' :. don be carried TOO far.
|. Dads when they come very
|, istruct their employees. turn
I'm the professional teacher,
Ing their work IN subject
! r. method from and at the
|tEEtituiIns II for the work of
In fablished educational aGcn-
L:,s:rammar school and high
.the result can only be wha [
Est calls arrested develop
y lcarncr.
|yt 5 q whole. through Il repre-
tEqsuch as the American Rail
h rfi. should In "A comprehcn-
n nup the matter OF the cdu-
c;rad employees. As they now
~ RS devoted to standards OF
ltri iaintcuance and operating
y phould also have a standing
M. IA character 10 command
re!~7 Should scdulonsly foster
, n lon between the railroad
. agencies"
sue Fixed Policy.
fBws these CONCLUSIONS.
ncial homogeneous snuuld
educational scheme as
,f their policy. or tho
:. less prudence. Such poll
inaueurated for periods
'Oan fiYe years. preferably
I'M INC money appropriated
extend the prir-
VIC apprenticeship TO every
Ntlic service, and should
Ng1 or moro grades OF APP
" er. 10 take account of d!C-
city and work done else
IN properly accredited
xpericncc, and leading 10
OF service,
he formal provision for
ug departments under
:. and the comfy of rail
30 Tar extended formally
Sonne Interchange OF Of
clRi restrictions.
The policy OF cduca tion
directors. there should
u vent OF education report
q higher official, such sm-
ne thoroughly informed
~ policy OF the railroad
cohsiderations on which
partment should system
pe employees throughout
eertify. on request. 10
general efficiency in the
promotion.
bee6f2uid be recognized by an
Wding to Efficiency.
stated distinctly dpa1t
~ wage.
d1nuld he encouraged fc
SWZ Ntes OF instruction n! OK
torfeitinG their tenure.
<PoPsiblc. the cduca tionai
Systematically turn 10
(eide educational aevncs.
rourses. uniting III CO.
n, and recognizing Tie
|niY ese courses. To the end
practicc bc Joined.
1al opportunijns os ihe
utilized 10 the 'l.:uost