The Washington herald., 1913-08-10

popular trend. Sir William Berkeley, Gov
ernor of Virginia. declared that he re-
garded education as a stern menace TO
the welfare OF the State and hopes TO
God that it will be suppressed.
An Ante-BeIlum Yarn.
And education was suppressed in some
Southern States. An educated person was
looked upon with suspicion by Southern
ers up to a time not long ago. Northern
ers were hated partially on account of
their superior mental equipment The
story is told of the Northern man. who
while travelling through the Southland.
beheld Southerner riding a mule to the
local gristmill. Across the animals back
was flung a sack. In one half of the
sack was quantity of grain, and in the
other large stone. The Northerner
asked why the Southerner carried the
stone, and the latter informed him il was
there to balance the load so the grain
would not slip off the mules back. The
Northerner then asked why the man did
not divide the grain and balance the
load with half on each side OF the mules
back. He admitted he had not thought
Of the scheme, and throwing the stone
away he did as he was advised.
Proceeding on his way with load Of
eludl NdIut buI nalI tnS weight. the
Southerner Wondered over the advice Civ
en- him by the stranger from the North.
After a while he became suspicious. dis
mounted. found another stone. shook his
grain all back in one end of the sack.
put the stone in the other to balance the
load across the mules back, and pro-
ceeded on his way, happy.
There was some trick in that Var
KEGS way of doing it," he said and uc
doubtedly believed what he said.
The Bureau of Education at Washing
ton is doing everything it can TO stimI-
late interest in vocational training. In
bulletin recently issued by the bureau
Miss Alice b. Barrows, one of its agents,
reports that investigation has shown H.
children ran naturally toward vocational
uractices and manual training A coEl-
mittee OF educators and bureau officials
recently made an investigation in New
York City. watching the progress OF a
number ef children who had attended
manual training school and early llel
school TO take employment. The result
was that the children We're untitled for
the Jobs which were open and that moe
vocational training than now is given in
the schools is necessary to enable a child
10 leave school and Immediately quaIify
as mechanic in any line.
otu ssstt" fruIseu-
DR.. Holmes BeCkwith. a corresponds (
and agent of the Bureau OF Education
advocates a return TO the old apprentice
system He saws that while the old sys-
tim was wasteful of the time and effor
of the apprentice. 1t is doubtful whether
6 better one had been devised.
Revival of apprenticeship will not
clone solve the problem OF vocational a.
rcation." SAYS DR.. Beckwith. What We
should strive for is such broadening in
dustrial training as will supplement the
range of skill and knowledge
and give the specialized worker greater
DR.. Beckwith insists that more COM
plete industrial schools are needed to
meet .fe demand for skilled workers who
really are equipped to perform the tasks
which will be allotted to them when
thew go out to make living.
A good scheme has been hit upon BY
he Lincoln Agricultural School. of Lin
,olndale. n. Y, says the bureau in a Ie-
ent statement
Waits. homeless children of the cities, !
lave been transplanted to farms ana
aught practical farming. This institu- |
ion maintains a large farm, and, taking |
vaifs from the city streets. it educates |
hem AMI finally 6nds places for them |
WIN IdrfnerS tt the state VINO desire \
nelr. In many cases these boys, |
Ifter their course on the Lincolndale !
arms, have been able to teach their /
armer employers things about agricul- /
ure. Dairying, cattle raising. crop cul-
ure, and all other branches of the agri- |
ultural science are taught these youths.
nd they are equipped thereby with a
rade which will make them valuable in /
ny State or country.
Much literature on the subject Of voca- |
ional education has been produced during
he last few years. Henry r. Evans. OF |
he editorial division of the Bureau of |
Education, has prepared a list of such
which number hundreds
very effort will be made by the bureau
D further interest in vocational educa-
on. with the object in view OF peop!ing
he United States in the next generation
18th persons who can carry on some trade
This policy will diminish
ne number OF drones in tine country an6
,ilitare toward high plane Of Industrial