Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-06-03

them 20 at once to work and learn
them In . practical way instead Of in
the emotional and impractical man.
ner now In vogue In Chicago public
schools.
One fad succeeds another with one
board Of education and the vocational
fad IL the latest.
Plans to give Chicago school chill.
dren such special training that even
those forced to quit their classes ut
an early age will be equipped with .
certain knowledge Of one occupation
or, another are being completed by
DR.. James B. McFatrich, president Of
the board Of education.
DR.. McFatrich's plan, following tho
recommendations Of Mrs. Ella Flagg
Young, superintendent Of schools.
that the old South Division High
School be converted into vocational
school for girls, includes the opening
Of ten or more schools in which chill.
dren will be trained along specific
lines.
Statistics showing the number Of
persons employed in various occupa-
lions In Chicago in 1900 form the
basis for the proposed vocational sys.
tenn. OF $4,000 persons who per.
formed Chicago's industrial work. o
half.million have been classified into
ten divisions.
For each one Of these groups It 10
proposed to open o school. Other
groups may follow later. The plan.
% outlined by DR.. McFatrich. does
not include the Simultaneous opening
Of the schools. One or two probably
will be opened In the near future and
the others gradually will be started
when the experiment has proved the
idea practicable.
This plan is not entirely original"
said DR.. McFatrich. similar sys.
TENS have been in operation in Ger.
many to q certain extent.
Under present conditions q boy
goes to an employer with Q plea for
work, declaring he can do anything.
As q matter OF fact, he can do moth.
ing. He makes blur at doing this
or that, but the employer soon finds
out he has On unframed boy on his
hands.
I'VE want to train the boys and
girls SO that when they seek Job
they are able to tell the employer
truthfully that they can do some one
thing or other, and do It WE'LL"
II might be added that such a sys.
tenn has been In vogue in China for
centuries and the result 10 q nation
of laundrymen.
What Chicago people demand Ia q
public school system which will give
children an education.
~~
John ]. Coburn IL winner for Su.
perior court Judge. His candidacy Is
gaining In strength every day.
Benjamin F. Nicholson, the able and
highly respected lawyer. is the right
man for the Republicans to name ;or
one of those Superior Court Judge.
ship nominations.
A
Daniel L. Cruice Is the right kind Of
man to place ON the bench and his
candidacy for Superior Court Judge
deserves the support of all good citi
Gems.
Judge Marcus Kavanagh's grand
record on the bench makes his re-
election next fall certainty.
Lewis Rinaker, the popular and well
known former county Judge, Is strong
| ly talked Of for Republican nomina
ton for one of those additional Su
perior Court judgeships.
l.. ID. Condee Ia strongly backed by
Republicans all over the city for nom
nation for Superior Court Judge.
The Democrats couldn't name q
stronger man for one of those Superior
Court nominations than William
Richie.
John p. McGoorty's grand record az
a lawyer and public official vel
qualities him for seat ON the Circuit
Court bench.
Judge Joseph H. Fitch has proven
by his record that he Is an able ant
painstaking Judge. His reelection Il
recommended.
Clean out the municipal bench mex
year.
John p. McGoorty has the undivid
ed support Of the Democratic ranl
and file in his campaign for Circuit