The Detroit times., 1911-05-05
|DUCATORs FROM
ENGLAhD VISIT
DETROIT
oommission Is investigating School
systems Of United States and Can
ada, Paying Particular Attention
To Vocational Institutions.
Ten Of Success Of Public Ownership
al Street Car Lines in Big Cities
"Over '0me."

Three distinguished English educa'
tors. representing the English Nation
nj Association OF Educationists. ar
rived In the city, Thursday morning.
TO- study the schools OF Detroit, wltn
particular reference to vocational ana
Commercial education. The party con-
sists of B. Sharp, B. Sc, director OF
education OF st. Helen's, Lancashire !;
w. p. Mcdonald, barrister-at-laW anu
director OF education In Barnsley, anu
J. sB. Johnson, barrister-at-law and oil
rector OF education in Ealing. J. T.
Pickles, NJ. A, B. Sc, director OF ed
ucation In West Bromwich, another
mSmber OF the commission, is in Chi
caso, investigating education along the
lines of applied arts there.
THE object of our visit said Mr..
Donald. SIS to study your system for
the purpose OF introducing more yo-
cakional teaching into the primary and
secondary schools of England. We
are realizing the need OF that sort
Of education. 1t has not been forced
upon us by the competition OF Ger
many for commercial supremacy. II
a tsimply an evolution in educational
Ideas.
$50 far, we have visited the prin-
ciDal cities OF Canada-Quebec, Mon
treal, Ottawa and Toronto. This is
our first stop in the United States.
IN Canada We find that they are just
beginning a great move in vocational
education. Generally we find. however
that you provide better facilities for
the student who can attend during
~. he In an EuU
on the other hand We provide better
facilities for the man who is employed
In the daytime, in our system.
I'VE are particularly interested in
the relations existing between the ed
ucational Institutions and the indus
trial and commercial institutions. We
are trying to bring the schools in
closer touch with the commercial in
stitutions and industries, 10 prevent
the round peg from getting into the
square role; to provide the graduates
from our educational system with the
work of training along the lines for
which they are best adapted"
Mr.. Sharp is assigned TO the study
OF technical and trade education; Mr..
Donald to the commercial education
I'M all lines, and Mr.. Johnson to yoca-
tional education and employment
agencies, both in connection with
primary and secondary schools.
The commissioner said that they
had not had sufficient opportunity to
see Detroit to tell US what a fine city
we have. zone of the most notable
things that we found on our trip
through Canada" said Mr.. Sharp, lis
the strong, almost passionate affection
that the Canadians have for the moth
err country. The courtesy and warmth
OF the reception accorded US was an
indication= of II .
Aside from educational matters the
commissioners were very careful in
their expressions. ..- ..
I'VE obviously can say nothing
about municipal ownership in De-
troit." said Mr.. Donald, "but there are
no cities the size OF yours in Eng
land that do not own their tramways,
and 80 per cent OF them are making
good profits to apply to their tax
rates"
superintendent Martindale took the
cohmissioners through the Detroit
manual training and technical schools,
Thursday, explaining the system or
night education for workmen. On Fri
day they will be taken through fac
tories OF Detroit. They will visit Buff
falo, Philadelphia, New York and Bos-
ton before sailing for England