Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-02-09
c;4;os Are Accomplishing Fine Results in An Edu-
 cational Way.
coc1AL CENTER WORK
..,.ot;c Vocational Education in ' connection With the Public
 Schools Urged.
(BY SIDNEY ESPEY)

l tdIioS
 tno way of new officials in American ,,ty life. The "civic secretaries , .ord;no to recent bullet Il of The ,,.;tos States Bureau of Education, renresents the link between education ond life in the big cities. For a num- ,or of years, it is stated. American l .a,cators have been striving to bridge x, chasm that seemed to exist be- tween educational influence and the everyday lives of the people. By moans of evening schools, libraries, ovtension lectures and, more recently civic social, and recreational centers much has been done. It has remain al tn comb He these connecting edI- cational forces under one active of- hcer. and this has been accomplish cd by the new position of civic secre- i Etary.
 The civic secretary ai Duluth, Minn., is appointed by the Board of public Welfare of that city. He has charge of all local social-center work. Plans to secure the same sort of of- ficers are reported to be under way l in several cities of the Middle West. The official may not always be called the "civic secretary" but h functions are generally the same. He organizes educational extension work; gives in- ,elligent and sympathetic aid to play and recreation; stimulates discussion Eof public problems in short, he. con- sol dates and directs the civic agen- cies of the community for the benefit Eof all the citizens.
 A City Exposition .ess InlS,ftAior, Wis, it is reported, a E"city exposition has been plannel ny l the eiyc secretary, who is there call ] led Director of the Civic Center De- partment In this city exposition not only the local industries but the educational and municipal institutions Il have an opportunity to exhibit their methods and results. The eX- position idea is only a single item in large program mapped out by the director. There will be various so- cal and lecreational activities, lec- lure courses, c vie and ward inn proyement clubs, and clipping bureau will be established to collect Information on social, civic, and muni- cipal matters.
 From the same bulletin of the Bureau of Education, we lealn that boys in the high school at McComb Clty, M ss., earn from SIP to SIS a month regularly while attending scnool. plan of cooperation nas peeh drawn up between the high scaool and the Illinois Central Rail- tcad' where by the boys attend school 0ue oay and work in the railroad snops the next. The sudden. -ap- plentices,' as they are called, are paid M tnelr work in the shops, the mini- nun wage be ng twelve cents an aOuf. After four years of combined asa school attendance and shopwork tae boy is prepared to enter college M utaw mans pay at his trade.
 Plan Works We'll.
 na'iioad and school authori ies
 y'n agree that the plan works well i. lae railroad official in charge of the boys said:
 Al'er actual tests it is shown that w 'r. p'dn Of cooperation between the
 o central Railroad shops and
 , McCombs City High School is not .4p feasible but is working out in Aner entirely satisfactory l ''e 't- to be for the best interest
 .l' tallroad company to fill all A''es t the apprenticeship sys- ks, Ss lar as possible with co-ooera- I've apprentices.
 sss' saperlneendent Hughes, of the ". system, is equally enthusiastic s'er the results iron, +ho aaho.r, I'M ' view. He believes the plan
 een;. oae solution of the problem of
 s MY, Ooys Ill school; that it fosters
 s.. spirit of indipendcnce and sat- ms commendable ambition to
 <, nc the game of life.
 ,..s. Accomh City plan is another in
 rs ol the strength of tae pres a s,.. s.aent for systematic vocation
 RhlL Lion n connection with the t3at |. -'ois. It is noteworthy in
 uoes not lose sight of the need
 h.' huued cultural training for
 who may want to earn his
 n the shops.
 Education Notes.' we cull the
 a'ds of the b 'gh schools in