The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07

NEW YORK. April 25.--In View to
securing the passage of uniform leg
islation. making industrial education
compulsory in the forty nine States
of the union, the National Society for
the Promotion of Industrial Educa-
ton. issued from it's headquarters the
text sf a model statute that it thinks
will best solve the problem.
This subject as an important part
for the need of industrial education
In this country will be discussed at
conference to be held at the Ho-
tel Biltmore. New York city, on Tues
day evening, April 2sth.
The questionable tendency In
American education is toward broad
ening the responsibility of the State
for the educational conservation Of
the child up to sixteen years of age. -
said the bulletin. I'm this forward
movement the following principles
steps seem to be demanded in connec-
t ttsr1 with vocational rs welt ss general
education:
Principles Advanced
First The State should have the
care and the responsibility for the
training and educational welfare o.
all children at least until they become
sixteen years of age.
Second. No child under sixteen
years OF age shall be permitted 10 gc
TO work unless he is at least fourteen
years of age, and has reached a pre-
scribed minimum educational stand
/ ard, which should be not less than
that necessary To meet the test for
entering the sixth grade Of the reg
ular schools or its equivalent.
Third All children between four
teen and sixteen years of age should
be compelled either to attend school
or TO enter mploymnt, and when not
employed should he required to re-
! turn 10 school.
Fourth. Where Statewide action
Is not yet practicable local commit
tees should be authorized by law to
decide either by referendum 10 vo-
ters or by the action of the locai
board of control, whether children be
tween fourteen and sixteen years OF
age, employed during the day. should
/ he required to attend part time classes
for a period OF not less than -four
hours week out Of their working
time.
Fifth. AS fast AS conditions per-
NIT. we should move IN every State
In the direction of Statewide com.
puisory part time education for those
between fourteen and sixteen years
Of aga. who are empioyd as wage
Need State Aid.
State aid Is necessary 70 stfnn-
late and encourage communities &c
. carry an work IN vocational education
AT the same time, legislation should
provide that local communities should
be permitted 10 initiate and maintain
vocational training. IL desired entirely
apart from State support and super
vision.
..-Iha-prnper eIrenditure- LS-AtE
moneys for vocational schools should
he fully safeguarded, while. at tbs
same time, the initiative in adap,inG
measures To local conditions should
be left 10 the local authorities. State
aid should he sufficient 10 induce To-
calities 10 take up the work and &c
Justify reasonable participation or
the part of the State in. control and
administration, hut on the other hand
State aid should not be SO large a.
10 sacrifice local initiative and sup,
port. Experience seems to show
that the best results are secured when
the local community is required tc
furnish the plant and equipment and
pay approximately one-half OF tho on
Grating expenses. Payments To local