Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-06

Plans are complete for the eighth
annual convention of the National So
cicty for the Promotion of Industrial
Education and the annual meeting of
the Nationa! Vocational Guidance AS
ISOLATION. both OF which will be held
this week in Richmond. The local
committee on arrangements met last
night at the Jefferson Hotel for the
purpose of perfccting plans for the two
meetings. The jefferson Hotel will be
Headquarters for both OF the meetings,
and c. a. Prosser of New York, will
lie secretary in charge
Sessions of the National Vocational
Guidance Association will be held on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, De-
ceT,ber ., and Q. in the Mechanics
Institute and the John Marshall High
School Building. The opening session
will be held Monday night. The Ma
tional Society for the Promotion OF In
dustrial Education will hold it's ses-
Sions Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, December 8. 10, IL and
l2, ands the. opening session will he
held ut tho jefferson Hotel OH Wednes-
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
SAMUEL GOMPERS
SPEAKS "WEDNESDAY
Many distinguished educators and
prominent speakers will come TO Rich
niond to attend the sessions of the
two meetings. Samuel Gompers, who
has just been elected for the thirty
third time president OF the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor, will address
the Richmond Central Trades and Labor
Council at the John Marshall High
School auditorium on Wednesday eve
ming, December 9, ut o'clock. Elk
tensive preparations for the meeting
are being made by organized laborers
OF Richmond, and 1t is expected that
the well-known labor leader will be
heard by n large audience. The public
generally Is cordially invited to attend
the meeting.
On Thursday evening. December 10,
Governor Henry c. Stuart will preside
at banquet TO be given for both sec
lions of the conference ut the jefferson
Hotel. AT this gathering brief speeches
Will be made by several prominent dele
gates On Friday evening, December
II, Virginia Night" Will lie held at the
John Marshall High School Building
when industrial education for Virginia
will be thoroughly discussed. r. G.
Stearnes, State Superintendent OF Public
obstruction, viii preside at this meet
Ing.
REPORT ON RICHMOND
&.A INDUSTRIAL SURVEY
me mann feature or the convention
Of the National Society for the Pro-
motion of Industrial Education will be
the report OF the Richmond survey,
which the society has been making
since the first OF May. 1914, The aims
Of the survey as stated by the So
ciety are: ITO grove the necessity of
knowledge Of Industrial and school
conditions in the making of program
for industrial education In n city: to,
show the kind of facts about industry
and about the schols for tho purposes
of industrial education; TO secure the
cooperation OF national and local pub
lie and private agencies IN the maxi
ing OF type survey. and to make
the annual convention OF the national
society most helpful to a city Interested
in providing practical education for its
people"
In addition to the school study, the
survey included analyses OF los oc-
equations in the metal. printing build
ing and tobacco industries, which to-
gethcr with the department. stores EN-
ploy more than 5000 workers. The
findings OF the survey. which are being
issued in synopsis form In advance of
the convention, Will be used as tho
basis for discussion at the MEETINGS.
with the idea OF bringing 20 focus on
Richmond's problem the widest pos
sible advice IN determining forms OF
vocational education best suited to It's
needs.