El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-11
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

49, ME Importance of vocational
work in the public schools
cannot be too greatly en-
: phasized in my opinion" said c. c.
Golden. And I am very glad this
| work is going TO be made a part of
| the school work in FL Paso. It is both
necessary and practical. Too many
] pupils leave school because they do
I not feel they are getting what viii be
/ or practical value, and get a lob or
! apprenticeship in some big plant il
| they have mechanical turn of mind
5 While a man who learns his trade
! well, and does his work we'll can rise
! yet there is the tendency i'm too many
I apprenticeship to specialize upon
! one kind of work. and although
/ the worker may become expert in that
one line, he never gets a good crasn
| OF other lines For instance. in an au-
, tOmODlle factory man may become
an expert at cutting nuts. and never
have a chance to learn anything else
ABOUT an automobile. II for any rea-
son mat man should lose his job. he
mlSht nave TO hunt work for months
before he would find another Job of
cutting nuts Now in vocational train
! ing IN the schools the boy is taught the
foundation idea He is taught enough
OF the use Of all kinds of machinery
and methods so at any time he could
become proficient in any of many
lines. While factories EMPLOYING
graduates of vocational schools expect |
them to go into an apprenticeship.
still the time is much shortened. and !
II the boy is the right sort, with a /
grasp OF the whole subject Of ma
chinery. his promotion in the end !
should be quicker and he should rise |
higher am glad that vocational /
training. is 10 be taken up here as it |
SHOWS that the educators Of the cOun- I
try are realizing that life is too short I
10 spend in the study Of things which ]
can not be put TO practical use. and i
DO not intend to pursue academic /
work in colleges or universities. or
VINO do not enter the commercial ]
world Of bookkeeping, stenOsraphy
and similar pursuits"
Il have certainly enjoyed every l
minute Of the state federation of Ia
Dor convention" said judge James J. I
more or less occupied with my duties
as a delegate TO the convention, have
had time to meet with friends I have
NOT seen IN years There are some
fine fellows here from Houston and
san Antonio Fl PasO has been more D
or less a revelation 10 them I am
convinced that the delegates viii re-
turn TO their homes with the knowl-
edge that the union Of stage hands IN
II Paso Is one Of the strongest organ
izauons in the state I am wearing
a delegates badge Of that organization
and am proud Of it"
There is one feature about the state
convention that Will meet in Ell Paso !
come time in August" said J. W
Brown, and that is the ring fol-
lowers may have TO ratify the cleo |
ton Of Ball Such a result would not |
set very well. but IL is q possibility
that may take place From what II
have heard Ball is certainly strong in Z
east Texas and is gaining ground all
the TIME State politics this year ap-
pear TO De dWarf1ng local politics /
There is great deal of interest being L
taken IN the governors race and that
IS going TO increase as the days 20 4
by The July primaries will be here (
before one can realize it. II viii not I
be long now before real political raj
lies viii be held There ought TO be {
plenty Of red fire and speeches al the I ]
before the July primaries"
Dallas is not asking for any COM {
promise IN this convention said r H I Z
Campbell. editor of the Dallas Dis 7
patch. We have Instructions from q
our organizations to get the ConVen-
ton and we are going to get IL If there 7
IS any way We have not made deal ] 2
with Austin, as far as I know and we : i
viii be in the fight for the convention d
until Dallas is declared the winner. C
II any candidates for office from Dali J
las have announced themselves they .
have done IL independently and have /
not the endorsement of the Dallas del
egation."
AS an evidence that It pays 10 ad-
vertise there have been more than | /
100000 worth Of land sold in the /
Mesilla valley during the past three
months as the result Of our advertis.
ing campaign" said R Z. Bassett- sec /
rotary Of the Elephant Butte Water
7 sers association The feeling in
the upper valley is getting better all
the time. the people are selling land.
improving their farms and are send
ng hundreds Of the new booklets out
All over the country. We are getting
good results from our community adj /
-ertisinE and the people are backing | !
Up the campaign TO a man"
'El Paso is becoming quite a port !