New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-14
Vocational Survey to De
veIop System of Practi-
cal Education.
SCHOOL BOARD TO
CONSIDER TEACHERS
Question Of Admitting Married
Women to Positions Still Unde-
cided-Miss Greer'S School.
By HENRIETTA RODMAN.

| asked Mrs. Alice Barrows Fer
randez. director of the vocational edu-
cation survey which the Board o.
Education II urged % undertake. TO
explain the purposes and methods Of
the survey, and why the schools should
take it over
"The aim Of the vocational educa-
tion survey" said Mrs. Fernandez. "is
to develop a practical method Of voca-
tional education for the forty thou
sand children between fourteen and
sixteen who now leave school for work
annually in New York City. Because
of the necessity for thorough study the
survey has limited its first investiga-
ton to one industry group. The metal
industries were chosen because there
are more workers in that industry than
in any other except one clothing IN
New York City.
"If we want 10 avoid inefficiency and
waste we must know what types OF IN
oustrial work will meet the needs Of
the largest number of children, and
should. therefore. be first introduced
in vocational work for children under
sixteen"
The Board of Education meets to-
cay. These questions await decision:
Shall married women be appointed
as teachers?
Shall an investigation be made Of
the conditions OF industry?
leave the schools alone" the B. of
F.. pleads to the Legislature. II IS well
for the board TO remember that II IL
the agent of the community; that II II
fails in Justice or efficiency, X 10 our
duty to interfere for the sake OF the
children and of the community.
MADAM: Are you delighted that
The Evening Mail is bringing democ-
racy into the schools as you have urged
or are YOU Jealous because you didn't
have a hand in it yourself?
welcome The Mail" joyfully as a
co-worker in 4 vast field Therein De
plenty of digging for all OF US before
the seeds of democracy are planted
throughout the public schools.
MADAM: Miss Jean Greer, daughter
of the Bishop. has been maintaining
for year and half at 22O Nesl
Forty-sixth Street a service for about
200 children who earn their living on
the stage. These little kids must go
10 school under the law, but as the
law also permits them to be wage
earners on the stage they cannot, with
out losing their sleep, go to a regular
school as early as o'clock.
They also have to work at the ues-
dav or Wednesday or Thursday natl
nee As result the irregular instruc-
ton they get in an ordinary public
school is not much. So Miss Greer,
Francis Wilson. Mrs. Richard Mans
field. Thomas McLane and other PEG
ple. endowed with. real human intelll-
gence. have started a school. when
wonder Of wonders. adapts itself to the
individual needs of each Of these emil
dren.
sixth Street some day soon at about
II O'Clock ask for Miss Hall. a hne'
strong. human deaconess. Take a look
at the beautiful youngsters, observe
their charming manners. Discover as
Miss Hall will tell you. that some OF
them even as old as fourteen can hard
" read and write.
Look at the little youngster who Ia
lame. His parents were performing
acrobats and accidentally let the KID
fall at one of their performances: Look
AZ the little chap who is supporting his
mother. See the younester whose
father earns Sc a week while she earns
$50.
Don't fail to let your readers know
that this splendid service cannot run
on good will. The teachers and rent
have TO be paid. ,
"A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER
Thanks, dear teacher. for about the
finest letter I've had. I'll 60 to-mor-