New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-20
Mrs. Fernandez Praises
Gary System at Voca-
tional Association.
MEANS FAIR START
FOR THE CHILDREN
Women's High School Teachers
Unanimously Favor Suffrage
in New York State.
Nv HENRIETTA RODMAN.

| "Whst we have been trying 70 ac'
, comnlish here in vocational guidance
has been accomplished in the trues'
/ fashion in the Writ schools" Mrs Al
/ ice Barrows Fernandez told the mem
bers of the Vocational Guidance Asso'
citation. at the Washington Irving, tues
dav evening. "All our talk about dis
covering the special abilities OF young
people is reality in Gary.
AL of US who are interested IN vo-
cational guidance are concerned WIN
inst one thing; that is, giving children
a fair start in life in this city. We al!
feel that fair start in life means gly-
ing children good health, some PACK
ground Of information and knowledge,
the power 20 think, and the aolllty 10
earn a living at some occupation:
"All our efforts in behalf of children
are relatively ineffective because they
are all incomplete. You cant develop
brain or body, you must develop d
boy; =, dealing with
children, with one association DONG
this and another association doing tLa'
all for his good, Of course-but no
association knowing what the others
are doing, We fail 70 do the most TOT
the children that we should doDtnat
with our resources we could do II we
would get together.
"Tba school shonld ha the social
CLEARING house for all children's activ-
ities-the children's world with which
private organizations cooperate some
in one way and some in another, but
all working together Tor the ue'eIoP-
ment of citizens.
"This ia what the people who are IN
terested in vocational guidance are
seeking-the development Of effective
citizens. Finding the types OF WORK
that individual children can do best Is
only one factor in this development
ain Gary. as no doubt you all know,
the school is the clearing house Tor
ali children's activities. Thus far
more delightful and instructive world
il provided for the children in Gary
which is relatively poor and small, than
In our great, rich city. Gary does more
for it's children tran we do; II does not
spend more, but it spends more wisely.
"For example. science and industria!
work are offered 20 the children all
through the Gary schools, real indus-
trial work. By its means the young
sters unconsciously discover their own
vocational aptitudes, and when they arc
ready 10 leave school the Gary chill
dren have found their work.
"This is the most fundamentals KIM
Of vocational guidance
The annual increase in the school
,onulation Of The Bronx Is S,OOO.
Under our present school system u
cnsts half a million TO provide for 1000
children-$l 100000 year increase IN
the budget for buildings alone for the
children of The Bronx. Under the WIZ
Man 9. 900 children can be provided for
AT cost of 100000, less than n sixth
of the present cost. And they will get
more teaching and more fun.
"Whereas, Our subordinate position
IN the state has excluded US from the
higher teaching positions, thus pre-
venting our complete self-realizatlon
and depriving the state Of the fullest
service OF over one thousand women
trained in every we'll known college
and technical school in this country,
and,
"Whereas. Our influence "a teachers
in presenting 20 our pupils high civic
and political ideals is weakened by the
natural skepticism and distrust of our
pupils as TO the practicability of ideals
and standards set forth by those whom
the state has not enfranchised; there
fore, be II
"Resolved, That the Association OF
Women High School Teachers b.
unanimous vote indorses the amend
ment 10 the constitution which will en-