South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-18
SCHOOL BOARD ADOPTS
NEW PLAN TO EDUCATE
Meeting of Prominent MiSha-
wakanS Held at High School
Monday Night to Discuss
New Educational Plan.

Mishawalta's coming generation IS
TO have an altogether new and unique
opportunity OF securing an education
while employed IN making a living.
Although the plan IS a new one IN
Mishawaka, IL has been successfully
inaUgurated in many Of the larger
cities OF the country, principally
VicksDurg and Cincinnati.
The new plan has been under con-
sidoratiOn and discussion by many Of
the leading educators Of MlshaWaka
for sometime and was instigated prin-
cipally by W. l. Chandler OF the
Dodge Manufacturing company. who
is a member Of the National AssOcia-
ton OF Corporation schools. Mr..
Chandler has been interested in the
schooling Of employees for many years.
and 10 increase the efficiency OF the
emplOye has been his study and hobby.
The school board decided To adopt
the plan which wGs also approved by
the many representative at the meet
ing. All employers who have so far
become acquainted with the plan have
promised their support and II is
thought that IL viii be a success in
AIishawaka as well as in other cities
where il has been inaugurated.
After several years Of study the
theory Of the educational cooperative
plan was adopted By Mr.. Chandler.
Recently he was requested by the as
ISOLATION Of which ne is d member to
prepare a paper for a convention of
members, giving fully his plan of edu-
eating the factory, business house or
professional emplOye, and whereby eff
fciency would be increased. Mr..
Chandler correspondent with many Of
the leading corporations Of the coun-
try and prominent educators and dis
covered that his plan was not an orig
inai one, but was being used with sue
cess in many cities.
After the discovery Of what was be
ing done with the plan, he determined
TO voice the matter in Mishawaka and
endeavor 10 start such plan here.
On the approval OF many whom he
touched on the proposition he decid-
ed TO call meeting Of the local manu-
facturers, representatives of business
organizations and teachers to discuss
ways and means to inaugurate the
plan in Mishawaka.
Monday night a well attended meet
ing Of Representatives OF the Business
Mems association, Chamber Of Prog
ress and employers. including the
school board, was held at the Misha-
waka high school.
Mr.. Chandler acted as chairman Of
the meeting and went into detail with
the proposition. He explained that
the plan was to take students from
the school room and give them en-
ployment in either the factory, store
or office. Two students would be Sc
lected, he said, for one position. Each
student taking his or her turn at at
tending school. one week would be
spent In the school room and one
week with the employer. on Satur
DAYS both students would be allowed
10 work and in this way the student
that was leaving TO take studies the
following week would instruct the
other IN work OR the insuing week
In this way the position would main
tain its efficiency while the efficiency
OF the employe would increase as his /
schooling advanced. Through this
method OF education the student
would get both the theoretical and
practical side Of his work 1t Is
planned after the proposition is we'll
underway, to teach separately the va
riOus students, according to their en-
pioyment In the case of a student
being employed IN a factory he would
be taught factory mathematics. while
the student employed I'm the Office or
store would be given the study that
would tit him for his work, and in
Grease his or her efficiency.
Everybody ~ Niishawaza should
see the handsome window display at
Nogt's Jewelry Store this week. A
feature OF this display Is a handsome
" engroSsed copy Of Iincoln's Gettys-
burg Address and an equally hand
some copy OF response TO LinCOln's
Address. Both fresh from the pen OF
Burt Kelley. President OF the Kelley
business School. South Bend. AdVt.
To ATTEND CONFERENCE.
Rev. Mr. Post OF the Free MethC-
dist church OF this city viii leave
Wednesday for Jackson. Mich. where
he viii attend a conference Of Free
Methodist pastors IN that city. Mr.
Post viii be removed from the Mish-
awake church as he has been retain
ed here for three years. which is the
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