Evening star., 1914-04-08
PUPILS ISSUE A PAPER
AT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
All Work Done in Printing Depart
ment-Principal Discusses
Proper Training.

| What is said to be the first paper ever
printed by pupils Of such institutions has
| just been issued by the 0 Street Voca-
| tional School Other pupils in the Dis
trict publish periodicals, but the actual
printing is not done by them The Voca-
tional Schools paper. The O Street bul-
letin. is entirely a product Of the print
ing department, the type having been set
by hand
This is said to be one of the best prac-
teal results of work in local trade
schools, of which there are three. Copies
of the paper have been sent to President
Wilson, Vice President Marshall, men,
hers of the board of education. the Of
| ficials Of the schools and members of
the Chamber of Commerce and Board of
Trade
Article by Principal.
Included in the six pages of the bulle
| tin is an article on vocational training by
| J. Moria Saunders, principal of the in
stitution, and several articles by pupils
in the school, telling of the work being
done there as well as personal notes and
news briefs. Among those who contrib
uted articles are Misses Loreno Seldom
| Alma Robinson. Virginia Ashby and
Blanche Thompson, and Andrew Veal
and Clifton Taylor.
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| regular staff of the school and special
| teachers of the institution are: Depart
| ment of sewing and dressmaking, Miss
| Margaret W. Wilson, Miss Ida d. Wash
| ington and Mrs. E. D. Burrell: depart
| ment of millinery, Mrs. Florence F.
Clark: department of printing, W. Calvin
| Chase. jr.: department of carpentry and
building, William n. Buckner, jr.; physi-
| cal training, Miss Hattie Edmonds and
E. B. Henderson, and cooking, Miss
Georgia Coleman.
! Discusses Training.
| Mr.. Saunders. in his article on voca-
tional training. says, in part:
| ITO satisfy a long-felt need and to pre-
| pare young men and women for futures
| which other training did not seem to Of
fer them. the board of education and
other school officials have found them
| selves able to meet the demands in trade
| schools of our system.
| And. when the vocational needs of
| the pupils are considered. one is remind
| ed that the needs of the community go
| hand in hand with those of the student.
| They seem to be closely correlated, and
| it is this correlation between the work
| of the trade schools and the needs of
| the community which will bring ultimate
| success to our graduates and benefits be
| yond measure to the various trades and
industries which they enter.
An idea of the value of the training
which these schools should give can
be gained from the fact that in some
| of our larger cities the labor organiza-
tions contribute one-ha1f to the ex-
penses of public trade schools SO
anxious are they to secure young men
and women Of the highest standard for
their various lines of Industries.
Premium on Efficiency.
This condition would seem to argue
we'll in favor of trade schools. Ger
tain1y, 1t is an indication that through
inefficient apprentices commercial
houses have suffered losses. 1t indi-
Gates that there is a demand for skilled
apprentices and it indicates what a
premium commercial houses are put
ting on efficiency.
But let it be understood that the vo-
cational schools arc not institutions
for short-time school career nor do
they accept dullards and the mentally
defective. The opportunities of the
school cannot be usurped by the stu
dent who wants to make short cut
to a diploma nor by the student who
is anxious to continue experimenting
with every possible portion of our
school system These schools accept
such students as have the requisite
academic equipment and that special
fitness for particular trade which
will enable them to graduate in two
years.