The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-26
Here Are Unrvaed Educational Pofess

n Federal board for making studies
and Investigations. which shall 30 of
use i'm vocational schools.
ESTIMATED COST Of FEDERAL
AID TO ALL THE STATES
The amount of the appropriation
necessary for the operation OF this
plan is estimated at Sl.50O.o00 for the
first year. Increasing gradually until
maximum of about s7.OoO.Oo0 is
reached. After that the annual ap-
preparation Will remain stationary. The
expenditures are for helping In the
payment of the salaries of teachers,
supervisors and directors, for train
Ing teachers for, the work and for the
establishment and maintenance of a
Federal bureau for vocational cdu-
cation. whose duties shall he to SUI
pervisc expenditures. cooperate with
the state authorities and to furnish
Information gathered from investiga-
lions by experts.
The commission recommends that the
vocational schools receiving such Fed
cral grants shall be OF three kinds,
namely. public schools. giving half
zine training to children over four
teen years OF age. part-time schools
and night schools. Other conditions
ana limitations Rrc imposed. but caro-
full regard is had for the rights and
prestige OF the states and every pos
sibie allowance made for differences In
needs and financial status. The State
must take the initiative by creating
state vocational board, which will
assist the Federal board, the Post
mastcr-General. the Commissioners of
Education ard the Secretaries Of
Commerce. Labor. Interior and AEri-
culture in the administration The
state must make provision for the
proper custody and disbursement of
the funds after formal acceptance. The
distribution of grants to the state will
be according to the state expenditures
for vocational training under the con-
ditions imposed. dollar for dollar be-
ing apportioned
SO much for the plan, which is fully
set forth In the report. The balance
OF the report Is taken up largely with
the discussion of the needs of voca =
tional training. thc results accom-
plishcd by 1t. needs of Federal aid
and Qualifications for IL; tables of fig
urcs. and opinions from all classes. in
Guiding numerous individuals and ma
tional organizations The commits
sion found public sentiment so far as
IT was possible to ascertain II, to he
strongly In favor of government grants
to the states. On this point II says:
PUBLIC SENTIMENT SHOWS
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION NEED
In answer 10 the question as to
whether there was need for vocational
education In the various States, the
fourty-four State superintendent of
public institutions who replied, all an
swcred In the Affirmative. Out of 395
city and town superintcndcnts reply
ing 10 this question. 3Gg declared that
there was urgent need for a system OF
practical education for the wagcworl-
crS OF their respective communities;
IA out of 25 national labor organiza-
tons replying to this question said
that the wage-carncrs whom they rep
resented were in favor OF a system of
Industrial education in this country:
81 out of the 81 manufacturers who
replied, representing skilled, semi
skilled and unskillcd Industries, Sc
lccted by various national organiZa-
lions to answer the question, said
there was n great demand for the sys-
tcmatic training of workers for the
business in which they were engaged
The need Of such training is almost
universally acknowledged. but tho ur-
goncy of 1t and the great good II will
accomplish Is so great that the COM
mission has ample excuse for dcvot =
lug such u large part of It's report TO
this phase OF the question, which. even
If established, does not of itself Jus
tify Federal aid to the States. This
feature however. Is covered fully. and
preccdcnts In great numbers are quoted
to show that there is nothing new In
the suggestion. save In the method of
carrying 1t out and it's superior ne
cess:ty.
Speaking of tho needs and OF the re-
suits to be expected. the commission
takes ms It's text. THE kind most ur-
gently demanded Is that which Will
prepare workers for the more COM
mon occupations I'm which the great
mass OF people find useful employ
mcnt."
This rhase Of the question. as treat
cd ~ the report, will be given more