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and should give him some insight in
to the best methods of dischargfnC
them. Liberal education should train
mind taste and character so as to
make man who is capable OF SO
utilizing the resources of civilization
as to benefit himself and to benetit
other men who produce and who also
utilize the goods of civilized soc,etv.
But vocational education must
make the producer rather than the
consumer az utilities. Liberal edu-
cation seeks To produce the broad, ar
preciative man; vocational education
the intense. skilful productive man.
Opportunities for vocational edu-
cation of q direct and practical M
ture should be open for youths of ~
yond fourteen years of age. Wien
vocational education is begun. SIX TO
eight hours of each day should ha
given 10 II in the workshop and in
the relative technical schools.
schools separate from existing
schools will be needed to give CT
feetiye vocational training If school
men do not rise to their responsible
tiles. the new vocational schools are
in danger of being placed under sepa-
rate management and with sources Of
support different from those Of the
regular rnbic schools"
William c. Bagly, professor Of edn-
cation. University of Illinois Also
made an address on this subject. after
which thirty minute papers were read,
At the afternoon meeting Part
Time. Continuation, shop and Trade
schools" was discussed by II. j. Con-
don, superintendent Of schools, Cin-
cinnati; NJ. +. Page. uperintendent or
schools. McComh4 Miss. s. w. Thomas.
supervisor Of apprentices. and Lewis
Gustafron. of st. Louis
An Interesting Exhibit
An exhibit in the lobby of the Jef-
ferson hotel which is attracting much
attention among \. Il. A. delegates IS
that of photography and descriptive
matter explaining the exposition's plan
toward bringing their display of educa-
tionai methods and systems to high
point of efficiency and OF value to the
teachers of the country,
These plans have for their chief
motive the idea Of bringing the people
OF the country TO realize that the
United States bureau Of education ~
the logical clearing house for all new
methods developed by the experts in
the various sections OF the country; and
that these new systems should be iTn-
parted to representatives OF this de-
partmeut. In this way the experiments
Of the many educators searching for
improved systems may be used TO sd
vantage by. the general educational fra
cernity.
Alvin IT, Pope and Wallace Hatch.
head Of the department of education
and social economy. and superintendent
of special exhibits. respectively at The
exposition. IN explaining the plars
along educational lines which nave
been made by those in charge Of the
exposition said that this Idea OF bring
ing the United States bureau of efsu-
cation directly before the people of the
country was the chief reason for hay-
ing the exposition exhibits.
They said that in order TO bring the
exhibit To the highest point of value
a careful survey of the educational att
vantages possessed by the various states
had been rststtie and that the State az
hihits would represent the best in edh-
catlonal work which each state waa
capable of producing.