The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-03-28
Well Known Educators Pre-.
sent Question Of Foca-
tional Schools.
SOON TO NAME COMMISSION
Manufacturers After Hearing Of Work
Done in Germany and Throughout
This Country say They Will Aid any
Definite Plan Suitable to Kenosha.

Kenosha manufacturers members of
The board Of education ana many other
people interested in the advancement
of vocational education among the
working boys and girls Of the city,
met at the city hall on Tuesday even
ing with view Of discussing the i'm
portant problem Of the organization
Of commission to provide for indus
trial education in the city. The speak
ers at the meeting were Il. G. Cooley,
former superine ont Of the schools
Of the city of Chicago; Herbert d.
Miles, Of Racine; William Il. Yule,
president Of the Manufactures S Asso-
ciatior Of Kenosha; 2. g. Simmons,
presidel, Of the Simmons Manufact-
uring Company; A. j. Buc5master, a
member cf the board Of educationj
Otis =. Trenary, Of the College Of
Commerce, and several Others.
President Yule Of The Manufactur-
er's Association presided and follow
ing the addresses he showed the stand
that the association took on the ques-
tion Of education Of the working boys
and girls What we want is some
definite plan that will meet conditions
as va arc forced TO meet them in Ke-
nosha, said Mr. Yule, and when
you show us this sort Of plan I am
certain that Kenosha manufacturers
viii be willing to join with the board
of education or any other board that
may be named to take up and solve
this important question. The manu-
facturers, however, do not want some
Anticipated plan that has been aband-
oned in other countries or cities and
the problems of Kenosha along this
line are problems of an unusual
nature
Former Superintendent Cooley spoke
at length Of the work that is being
done in Germany where the question
OF the vocational aud continuation
school has been more fully worked out
than in any other country. He spoke
O. the great advancement Of the
young workers Of Germany as a result
of the handling Of this system Of
schools and showed that the manu-
faeturers had reached the place where
they recognized that there was moth
ing in Germany which was contribut-
ing more to the advancement Of great
industries than the vocational train
ing Of the younger workers of the
empire.
Speaking Of conditions in Kenosha
he suggested the organization Of a
vocational bureau under the direction
of the manufacturers and the board
Of education with a view Of getting
boys who went to work on leaving
school when they reached the age Of
fourteen, started right He suggest
cd the eataloging Of every boy in the
city and securing such information in
regard to him as would be suitable to
show the work for which the boy was
fitted. He showed that with the use
Of this plan the boys would get into
the right kind Of places and be given
chance to get a boys Job which
would lead into man S work.
Herbert g. Miles Of Racine, follow
ed Mr.. Cooley and he spoke at length
on the state law which provided for
the appointment of commission to
provide Tor the education Of this class
of workers Mr., Miles declared that
the law was being followed in many
cities Of the state and that great adj
vance was being made The manu-
facturers of the city took up the dis
cussion Of the question with zest and
they showed real interest. They In
yited the members of the board of
education to meet with them at their
annual meeting on Friday evening and
take up the matter with a view Of
getting some plan worked out which
would take care Of the problem in Ke-
nosha. The manufacturers showed
clearly that they wanted to go into
this work only when they could 60 in
to it with the assurance that the plan
adopted would be one which would re-
suit in the advancement of the power
Of the boys and girls in Kenosha who
seek the shops at an early age
As result Of the meeting members
Of the board Of education declared
that commission consisting Of two