The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-08
RIGHT KIND OF
SCHOOLS NOW
DEMANDED
United States bureau of Edu-
cation Considering Vocation
al Education for Children of
the Nation.

Washington, Aug. THAT tho
present movement Tor practical edu-
cation Is stimulated from the indus
trial rather than from the educa-
tional side In a fact both promising
and disuuietinE. according To- owen
Il. Loveioy, who discusses Vocation
al Guidance and Child Labor In a.
publication of the United states bu-
reau OF education.
THE employers have a very def
mite program" says Mr.. Lovetoy.
''rhcy know what they want and are
going aiter u. Let us not deludo
ourselves by thinking thcy are actu-
ated by philanthropy. IL is simply
good business. They want "a crop
OF fresh young labor furnished them
every year a can make fewer mis-
takes and more profits.
This is extremely gratifying, IN
ore sense. ii indicates that economic
seif-intercst Is attempting to shake
of the double burden society a
long borno-the burden Of using
goods worth much less than they
cost because poorly and intellectually
made. and OF supporting by charity
those paid less than their work IL
worth because Of their poverty, in-
efficiency and consequent helpless
ness. But while employers arc
awake 20 the need OF efficiency. in
dustry il not. Industry stili bcckons
90 the Inefficient. the immature the
uhpreparcd.
Society Is far from having reached
n decision that unskiiled labor must
be abolished. The occupations which.
outside nj agriculture, absorb the
output Of our schools, are barren of
any element to make them of pres
ent lntorcsi 10 tho child or to offer
any hope for the future. a voca-
tiOnal survey in New York city ca
hihits In one group iOi boys between
~ and i6 years Of age with an anal
ysis Of the work they are doing. For
only five OF them Is there any y
portunity to advance or improve. 20
are In dcad-cnd occupations.
business Is now saying that II we
had the right kind OF schools all this
would be changed; that child labor
would become a blessing Instead of
nm abuse for children. We are con-
stnntiy told that, " the Fchools had
the right kind OF curriculum and
gave the right kim OK training. every
child would have his natural capac-
ity developed. and we should speedily
put an end To the army Of industrial
misfits.
In accepting this challenge OF the
business world our educators have
assumed an un~warranted RESPONSE
billts for the condition that exists
a study % the annual contribution
.F nrnu .aan wUh..Nu A.. thn haafnaNN
interests Of the community VIII show
that a considerable percentage Is
thrown into the discard within ~
FIRST month; hat another large per
ccntage goes drifting from job 20.
Job. sometimes advancing. quite as
frequently Teceding, the Industries
complaining that the children the
schools turn out are no good; and
that tho children lose courage. n
thuslasm and youthful idealism in
the various meaningless jobs to
which they are assigned. That many
drift into casual and then.e into per-
mament idlcness Is to be expected.
The only wonder Is that any ulti-
matoly rise To- positions Of efficiency
and responsibility.
"Our schools are not fair To them
selves IN aSsumng that they or the
child are wholly at fault. II the
schools need a better curriculum. 80
does the Industrial establishment II
the child needs a more definite and
~purposeful mind. much more does In.
dustry. Ono of the most vital scrV-
ices vocational guidance can rcnde
Is 10 analyze our industries and train
our youth 20 distinguish between a
vocation and n job. II n futile TO
give special training TO a child for
the purpose OF fastening him TO a
machine ON which he shall do purely
mechanical labor fer life. business
Gays: Here are the jobs, what kind
OF children have you 10 Offer We
must reverse the inquiry me say TO
Business: Here are our children,
what kind OF Industry have you to
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