The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-11
Virginia Rapidly Taking Pro-
per Place in Training Youth
for Life Work
Richmond Survey
Conference Topic
National Society 6r Promotion
of Industrial Education Hears
Many Excellent Addresses
by Famous Speakers

The State Of Virginia is taking her
place in education among the leading
States of the Onion. hat tlere remains
much for Virginia tn do. This was
pointed oUt by several of the speakers
who yesterday morning discussed the
findings Of the Richmond educational
and industrial survey and who during
the afternoon presented recomrsenda-
tons based upon shes findings,
,l'le survey enga gea the attention
OF the several hundfed delegates to
ne eighth annual convention Of the
National Society for He Promotion Of
Industrial Educations and scores of
Richmond teaehers and school
authorities
the second day Of the convention
began with the discussion of the sur
vsy findings as reported and closed
With the annual bafsasies OF the Ma
tion Society and OF the National No-
cational Guidance Association. In
the afternoon John Marshall High
Stood auditorium M&s faled with
visiting and local eauszs tors for the
presentation Of the Recommendations
The morning session and the banquet
were At he Jefferson. One more pia
hrey day IL afraf-af the sgsssety. then.
on Saturday, comes the visit by special
train over the Chesapeake and Cato
10 Hampton Inst'tute.
Problem OF Financing.
Randall !. Condor. supervisor of
industrial education in the Cincinnati
public schools presided at the John
Mersila!i High school meeting. lie
Nla- ~ ese14ted NJ. T. Shawkey, State
superintendent. % West Virginia. who
was a m m6er' Of t'Ie general commit
"a M AZ yf,,1,,
s',a wkes, presenting the problem of
financing vocational education in.
Richmond, said IN part:
Richmond IS a wealthy and p~os-
pefous city. .yrowine AZ a rapid rate
and therefore, Is aole 10 support q
moro extensive educational system.
Because ~ her rapidly extending
mercantile and manufacturing inter-
esis. Richmond especially needs to be-
gin now ths development OF a sys-
TEN Of roca tionai education fitting
young people for efficient service in
commercial and industrial pursuits.
Tho survey hes shown that this opinion
In held altuos; universally. not only
by the employing and employed in
t@r"sts Ct the city, but by It's citizen
ship generally
More Money Needed.
AIRY eff tive program of voca-
tion9i education for the city of Rich
moNd must require an increase in the
expe nd;turcs OF public moneys for
schcGl parnGses This added revenue
can easily h. provided by re-distri-
button Of tas city's revenues SO as TO
give to It's schools as large a proper
ton of public funds as is given in the
average cities of the same class fer
tho supper. of their schools. OF the
forts cities having population from
zoe 600 10 100000, according to the
statistics of the United States Census.
the City of Richmond gives for school
purposes the smallest per cent of to-
tai revenue.
State should Help.
While the larger part OF the ex-
pense of providing vocational training
for the workers Of Richmond should
as in the caae OF every other locality
in the Commonwealth. be met by the
con,munity. the state should. for a
Tins, Ut least, pay a part OF the cost
Of the new important work OF deve'-
opine Industrial and commercial cd
ucation Tae State of Virginia has al
ready recognized this principle in
grants for agricultural education in
rural high schools. but thus far the
policy has hot been extended to the
work Of fitting young people for the
office and fne shop. IN the cities and
towns. Many States have already
male grants for commercial and IN
dustriai training, in addition to agri-
cultural education.
The committee does not believe