Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-06-25
FAVOR INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION
CalifOrnians Abolishing Greek
and Latin in Public Schools.
Manual Training Departments Turn
Out Artisans and skilled Mecban-
les, Says Former superipten-
dent Wheeler.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Wheeler have re-
turned from a six months visit in Cali
fornia, which was spent at Los Angeles
and in other points in Los Angeles coun-
ty. They have reopened their residence
on South Union street and will remain
at home for the present. Their future
plans are undetermined.
Mr.. Wheeler, while in California, had
opportunity to examine the school system
and he told a Free Press reporter that
it compares very favorable with the one
in Vermont There Is a difference, how
ever, and that Is in the extra emphasis
the Californians place on industrial edu-
cation 1t is much more marked than IN
the East Greek and Latin are falling
into disfavor especially Greek, which is
being abolished entirely in some sections.
The school buildings are Of entirely DIFF
ferent architecture than the East usually
being In the mission style. practice has
been growing of late in the construction
of high schools not to erect a single
building but to have a group of build
ings, often arranged In the form Of
quadrangle. The idea of identifying the
school grounds Is manifested everywhere,
and contest is nov on offering substan-
tal prizes to the schools which make
the most beautiful appearance. The
work is done by the pupils. With the
| sChoois are large piots Oh srouhd' "hlch
are cultivated Tor vegetables fruits and
mowers the work oelhs zone py the pu-
pHs' VINO receive pracllcal instruction
| from experts. Inc plots are suiHclehtly
| large 10 produce large crops
MI. NheeIer visited large hlSh scnool
/ I,,1f,. ,oi., g ,tCi.
at HoHE"oou' the principal OF Whlch -
Maine man one OF the ItStruc'ors -
raE feiton a FORMER burlington boy
anu Brauuate Oh the UNIVERSITY MI
! w heeler was especially Interested IN
the manual training department.
MS sort OF training IN Cahlor-
ma does not simply give the pupil IN
Ftruction so that ne may attain little
! manual ueXterltF but II turns MN out an
artsah or mechahc' lhere were oe]u-
t1ful specimens OF basketry' chair work.
pottery ETC. maze ny 'ne pupiis' Inc
scholars are given courses IN plumnlns
ana in all KINDS or machine work AND
there is opportunity Tor those VINO WISH
/ to learn the art OF forging or moulding
or TO take courses IN laundry work one
! thing or special interest was the work OF
two boys VINO We're making GOOD auto
mobile out or TWO OLD ones Inc girls
are trained IN all sorts or domesuc WORK
A part OF the school equipment was a.
| model tenement pulldlns' Whlch the girls
take care OF.
Some time ago the girls served pan
quet TO the Los Angeles board or trade.
There were nine courses and the girls
planned ana carried out the banquet IN
all the details.
the nigh cost or living is also receiving
ATTENTION IN the Callfornla SCHOOLS One
or the new economies is scheme on
the part or the teachers 10 cut down
graduating expenses part OF ths
pan Includes an endeaVor 70 nave the
girls make 'her own graduating dresses
ana 10 HillI the Cost 10 90 one eeacher
mas gone even 1urther thah that ana
dresses nave peen maze ny the girls thaC
cost only 500
MI wheeler was impressed by the TACT
that Wheh the people OF CaAlorn1a unuer-
zane u 90 @nEthhs they carry II OUT IN
Los angeles they nave recently eNpeno-
'" 9o'''V''" Oh rohuS' a recent proJecC
"eSa' ana parity carried out Is 10 pu''u
d lod" a'roSS '"e continent ne auLo-
iHouile HaturdIS comes with eoou Fodus'
ana MI heeler says mat the NUMBER
VI theHl astotISHes one re counted on
piece Oh hiHH"as ne was trdVeHhs over
'He uIstdl''t pei"S aoout tIIe same as oe-
tween huriihstoh anu i"htPeher' ~!
machines ana theH ne became weary OF