The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
RICHMOND, VA, SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 1914
COMPUL sorry EDUCATION WANTED
THROUGH NATION.

/ a special board OF control for voca-
tional education.
/ ITO secure the effective administra-
/ tive control of vocational education
wherever practicable, representation
/ of employing and employed interests
should be provided in administrative
boards. In cases where vocational
education Is carried on by the regular
( local school board or committee. 1t is
strongly urged that the local author
tiles give adequate representation on
such boards or committees TO the en-
ploying and employed interests.
ITO secure effective execution or
expert control. the following features
should be recognized: First. The
#creation by law of separate depart
ment for vocational education, wheth
er under the regular State board Of
education or otherwise. Second. The
placing at the head of this department
OF a competent deputy commissioner
81 perintendent, director or supervisor
who shall be an expert in vocational
Teducatfon and sf1att-be familiar ~w-tt +
/ industrial conditions. Third. sal
AIRY sufficient to attract and hold a
competent man, and such conditions OF
tenure of office az would remove him
! from the ranks OF political employees.
Fourth. The delegation to this official
! Of large powers and responsibilities
+ for pe1ntendlng the work.
J Developing System
Efficiency in vocational education
requires different methods of school
administration, courses of study
qualifications of teachers, equipment
ways OF meeting the needs of pupils
and a much greater fiexibilty In adapt
! ing means TO ends than is posi- Die
! of development under the ordinary
routine of the public school system
For these reasons the work In Yo-
cational education should be carried
on separately and Independently from
that of general education, so that Il
may be left free to realize the domi"
ant aim of Hitting for useful employ
ment This requires a separate or
ganizadon. under separate head Of
distinctive ms naEement, and separate
equipment. course of study, pupils and
teachers, who shall have had extended
practical experience in the industries
or occupations they are employed Il
teach. Experience seems to prove thai
where conditions admit. this work cat
be best prosecuted in separate schools
Cities of more than 25, 600 inhabitants
should probably be required TO meet
the need of vocational education By
Sci arate schools rather than in de
partments OF regular schools
In developing measures for Indus
Z
It is esse ntIai in order to secure tbs
best results that each State shall, Cub
iect 20 the foregoing principles, ADOPT
plan for he t.9,nfr,tst ration tss tfts
new form of education which Is hes
adapted to its own needs and which
will provide the best results under ia
particular social, economic. industrial
educational and administrative condi
tions.
The National SnctetE-tnr tha- Pro:
motion of Industrial Education has
written the legislation creating sys
TENS OF vocational education for the
following States: Massachusetts, New
York, Connecticut New Jersey. Penn.
sylvania Indiana. Virginia. 1t Is row
engaged in writing similar laws foi
/ the States Of Ohio. Missouri and
Louisiana. and seems certain 10 write
I In 1918 the laws for Michigan, Califor-
MIA and Iowa, 1t also wrote the Jaws
providing for compulsory continuation
schools for employed children between
fourteen and sixteen years OF age n
Masss c husetts, New York and Indiana
and Is now writing the same kind Of
q law for New Jersey"