The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-12-26

ling was established during the year
with one specialist In industrial edu-
cation and two specialists In home
economics. With this division It has
been possible to do much OF the pre-
liminary work necessary In anticipa-
ton fthe federal aid for vocational
education provided for In the Smith
Hughes BILL and endorsed by Presi-
dent Wilson In his message to Con-
gress. The specialist in Industrial
education took part in the Industrial
survey Of Richmond. Va. aided on
request the commission OF vocation
al education for the state Of Wash
ington. and participated in number
OF national. state and local confer
ences on industrial education. sew
eral OF which were called on the In
itiative OF the bureau OF education.
The specialists in home economies
have co-operated with colleges of ag-
riculture and normal schools In de-
veloping standards OF education for
home making, in providing plans for
the training OF teachers OF home eco
Monies In colleges, high schools and
elementary schools and In preparing
courses Of study for state and local
school authorities.
Other Activities.
A.special phase OF work which the
bureau has carried on with conspic-
uous success during the last year
has been that OF home gardening d.
rected by the school. The plan OUT
lined provides for the use Of home
back yards. vacant lots and other
pieces OF land for children's gardens
to be cultivated under school super
vision. AS result OF a special ap-
preparation allowed by the last Con.
gress, division OF school and home
gardens was established In the bu.
GAIL TWo-BuREAU OF -. 81.
reau with two specialists and one as
sistant, and before the close Of the
the fiscal year 100 city school super
intendcnts had already adopted the
plan proposed by the bureau and
thirty-fve cities had It in actual oper-
alton In one or more schools.
A three year survey Of SIS pri-
yate and higher schools for negroes
was completed during the year by
the division Of negro education. A
specialist and three field workers have
visited each Of these schools one or
more times. and the resulting report
VIII be the first complete statement
ever made OF the work Of schools for
colored people. The division of civic
education, established two years ago
prepared two publications intended Ia
improve civics teaching, one OF which
Manual for Teaching of Community
Cfyics." has already shown It's value
IN creating standards for instruction
In citizenship. while the division OF
immigrant education, established Ia
study the existing provisions for the
special education of immigrants, has
begun the constructive side Of its
work by inaugurating vigorous prop
uganda in behalf of citizenship educa-
ton for immigrants who have come
from countries that are without ade-
quate educational facilities.
Besides making a survey of existing
agencies for home betterment, the di.
vision of home education distributed
1000 pamphlets on the care and early
education OF children and $4,000
copies OF the reading courses which
the bureau has issued for the special
use of parents and boys and girls in
the home. The kindergarten division
has made statistical survey Of kin
dergartens in the United. States, and
has rendered definite advice and as