South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-22
INDUSTRIAL WORK
To BE EXTENDED
IN CITY SCHOOLS
Board of Education at Tuesday
Meeting Decides to Con-
tinue and Enlarge Scope
Night Glasses for Girls.

South Bend working girls and boys
will have an opportunity TO learn vO-
cational work. At meeting Of the
board of education in the high school
Tuesday night resolutions were passed
to continue the industrial school for
boys, which last year had an enroll
ment of 40; to provide classes in do
nestle science, housekeeping or sew
ing for girls either during the regular
day and night classes or special hours
TO meet the convenience of the one
seeking instruction; to advance the
wood work now being done in the in
dustrial school and manual training
classes and to install a printing estab-
liShment in the old jefferson school
building.
DIR. w +. Book of Indianapolis, as
siStant state superintendent, who is
making a tour of the state advocating
this work. appeared before the board
at the meeting last night and gave a
review of the vocational law passed
two years ago by the legislature,
showing how its provisions would
work and pointing out where ii would
be of great benefit to the young peo-
pie of South Bend. He strongly ad
vocated the measures adopted by the
board as proving successful in other
cities and towns in the state.
meets BuSlReSS Men.
DIR. Book met the business men of
the city at the Chamber of Commerce
this afternoon and further explained
the plans proposed last night to
them. He showed them what advan-
tages can be gained both by the
clerks and the employers by letting
them off for a few hours each week
that they may study these vocational
lines.
Establishment of the printing de-
partment is perhaps the most radi-
cal of the actions taken by the board
for the others have been in operation
for at least a year and many for a
longer time than that. 1t is planned
to give boys who have an inclination
for the printing business the funda-
mentals of the trade in this school,
which viii probably be in charge of
an experienced printer, although no
official action has been taken along
this line by the board.
1t was thought by many that the
Interlude the high school paper,
could be published by this press. but
the lack Of experienced hands would
prevent the publication at least this
year. This may probably be worked
out later, but for the present only
handbills and other necessaries for the
school VIII be printed.
Forty Boys i'm School.
For the past year about 20 boys
have been in the industrial school in
the old eighth grade building, where
they are taught the elementary work
in whatever line they choose To study.
This work Will be advanced and they
will learn practically the whole trade.
especially along the line of wood
work.
Work in the housekeeping line and
its auXiliaries has been planned 10
meet the hours of all working girls.
For those who cannot get away during
the day regular night classes will be
started. which will probably last dur
ing the entire school year. If a girl
is working in an office or a household
where she can get away for a few
hours az q time every day. and she is
interested in this line OF work. she
will find classes meeting at just those
hours which she can enter.
This course in housekeeping has
also bees suggested as helpful u