Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-11
SECRETARY REDFIELD
SPEAKS AT BANQUET
Prominent Men and Women Favor
Special Education for
Industry.
RoUsING WELCOME TO GoMpERs
Governor Stuart Prcsides at Brilliant
Dinner, When Problems of Pre-
pairing People for Battle of Life
Are Discussed.

ARC D1SCuSSCu.
Before 300 people assembled in the
banquet hall of the Jefferson Hotel last
night, William G. Redfield, Secretary OF
Commerce: Samuel liompers, president
81 me america, american Federation Of Labor;
sioner of Labor statistics. anil Miss
Laura Drake Gill, of Trinity College,
Durham; n G, addressed the National
society. for the I'rcmotion of Industrial
Education OH subjects vital to the
needs of the sent.growing citizen
ship OF the country. The speakers re-
ready been accomplished and to the
need which the survey in Richmond
country have shown for an Industrial
and practical training OF the young, so
that every boy and every girl may go
forth as well equipped as may be for
life struggle and the demands of a re-
publican citizenship.
The banquet was presided over by
dress of welcome was delivered by May
or Ainsiie. Members of the City Coun-
ell. labor leaders and representatives
of all departments of the city govern
ment and men and women prominent
In the general affairs of the city were
present. The audience was the most
democratic which has attended any BAN
Quet of the sort in Richmond. and the
speakers felt that they had full sway
and an attention complete in its In
eral welfare.
MAYOR AINSLIE ADVOCATES
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
When he was introduced by Governor
Stuart, Mayor Ainslie said that he had
been born in the faith Of industrial
education: that the need had come TO
his fathers, and that he recognized In
than II had been In the days of the
past. He. was glad to welcome such
n body of men and women who had
dustrial survey here, and declared him
self to be In full symPathy with tn. the ir
land It's claim Of having started the
public school system In the united
States, and said that II was the proud,
boast.
Education was once considered the
said said p .it has been found sometimes to
be his handicap. 1t is now. considered
and recognized that if the country
to the masses. that every man should
have the right to be educated, SO that
he may live well and fit into his ac-
corded place and be an esd to his coun-
try. But education must be OF that
sort which will lit the man. am re-
Gated. but who had only his education,
nothing more with which to mt him Tor
the bnttlc of life. There was nothing
he was an educated derelict, that he
was wandsring. in the slough of !, ine ELI,
cheney, and that II was because ne nbu
which would enable him TO fight his
way through, life and to achieve posi-,
every ever; child so that it may reach the
acme of efficiency in that particular
field for which natural inclination has
fitted it. New England has laid claim
TO the doing of many great things. 1t
claims that the free public school sys,
s sch, ma ,' on the New England hills.
That system Is the greatest thing of
which we. may boast as springing from
ences to the New England claims. and
the New EnGlanders present laughed
the loudcst and applauded the most.
SECRETARY REDFIELD EAVOES
STUDY OF REQUIREMENTS
In introducing Secretary Redfield.
Governor Stuart said Of him that he
represented the ideal of industrial edu-
complimented the society for the, great
work il has, accomplished, and said
nas i was and 10 o Of
pose. The society has devoted itself
TO the promotion of industrial educa-
of life. to hitting every child for that
which it is best able to do, whether
that child be born to the piow !, Ora or FOR for
an artisans trade. Secretary Redheld
spoke i'll part as follows;A
The occupations, of industry must be be
ments which the various occupations
of industry make upon the worker be-
fore we can develop for such occupa-
tons anything like an effective system
of training. Within the past genera
ton manufacturing has undergone n
complete evolution. New material. i'm
proved machinery and new processes
have been developed. and with them
new methods of organization and a
high degree of specialization.
1.-THE first step forward In producing
the trained worker. therefore. Is care
full study of the industry. Not until
we have analysed every occupation and
process to determine exactly it's con-
tent just as the manufacturer now
analyzed his coal or his steel. can we
devise effective courses of study or
develop sound methods of instruction
must know what are the occupations
into which the industry is divided.