Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-15
|VOCATIONAl TRAINING IN SCHOOLS
How It is Done in New London Described by Principal and Mrs. F. S. Hitchcock-Speakers Before Business Mems Meetns-Pnt-Time School Most Efficient

F. 8. Hitchcock. principal of the New London Manual Training and In- dustriai school. gave an able and en- frightening address on the practical side of the Vocational Training school be- fore an audience numbering over one hundred in Buckingham Memorial on Thursday evening. The gathering was held under the auspices of the Nor evening was ladies night and each lady upon arrival was presented a handsome carnation. Nelson T Branche had charge of the distribu- ton of the carnations.
 While the hall was fiilling victrola selections were enjoyed through the courtesy of the Piaut-Cadden company. who sent one of their representatives to operate the machine
 President H. R. Rranehe.
 Shortly after o'clock the gathering was called to order by President Her bert R. Branche who said that as there was no regular business to come be- fore the meeting the subject of the evening would be immediately taken up. President Branche said:
 Vocational training has been apIy described as the power to see beyond the task that occupies the land for the moment, to the operations which proceed to those that follow after it; power to take in he whole process
 W ncn we AlIlk OI NOtdLlOudl ITdln- ing we are apt to think only of the manufacturer, the farmer or the home maker, whereas one consideration should be given to retailing and dis tributing. In the Continuation schools of. Wisconsin such courses are being provided an Pennsylvania. New Jersey and Indiana are looking to Wis consin for instruction along those lines. Pennsylvania allows one half of the gross expense of running each of her vocational schools provided that the amount does not exceed S5000 per year.
 Principal Hitchcock.
 Principal Hitchcock was then intIo- duced by President Branche and he spoke in part as follows:
 There is almost a tidal wave of in- terest in the vocational training idea passing over the country, and it will pay us to look into the causes In the past the Pilgrims could righteously waste the lumber. but now the country has become so settled that lumber has jumped in price. and it has become necessary to conserve the forests There is one resource that will never become exhausted, and that is human energy. We are now looking to the other side of the world for human en- ergy, and the Europeans have come here to stay and settle the land. ltis possible that some of the Europeans
 
 and we will have to foffset this America remains as it is now. Train Our Own Sons and Daughters The complaint is that the work of the nation is not being done by Amer ican sons and daughters. The young men and women of the country have been urged to shun hard work. There is now great interest in the vocational training school. Instead of sending over to the old country for men to dc our nations work it seems more eco nomical for us to train our own sons and daughters for this work. This ap- plies to all lines of work. not only ma chine work, but plumbing, cooking sewing and farm work as well. Training in Fundamentals. Mir Hitchcock said a boy should be thoroughly drilled in the fundamenta principles of his trade. A boy car master these principles in remark ably short time, and it doesn't take very long to teach boy a trade by this method. A tradesman should have a thorough knowledge of English as we'll as a knowledge of trades. 4 vocational training school to be kept going has to be started with higf | ideals, and the courses should include English as we'll as the trades Another subject that has to be dealt with i, | the kind of product to be put out. 4 we'll educated teacher of much skill is needed in every branch of the work | The results of the vocational training