Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-24
GIRLS TRADE SCHOOL.
IS NOT NECESSITY HERE
Striking Feature Of Report ON Voca-
tional Educational Survey
in Richmond.
COURSES FOR MEN AND BOYS
United States Bureau OF Labor Sta
tistics Makes Public Result OF Ex-
haustive Work Carried Out in
This City.


haustive Work Carried Out in
This City.
That there is no need for the estab-
lshment of girls trade school in
lIchmond is one OF the most striking
features Of the report of the Bureau
Of Labor Statistics. United States De-
partment of Labor, on the vocational
educational survey OF this city. which
Is made public to-day. The sur
NeE committee. however. recommended
the organization Of evening and part
time schools and courses for boys and
men already employed. and outlined
general and industrial courses for the
trades which the survey covered.
line work was carried on here at
great expense. principals supplied by
the Russell Sage Foundation, with the
CO. operation OF the survey committee.
the National Society for the Promotion
OF Industrial Education. Bureau OF
Labor Statistics. United States Bureau
of Education. the Richmond School
Board and prominent citizens here.
Richmond met the local expenses OF
the National Society for the Promotion
of Industrial Education. which met
here in 1914. and the cost Of making
the school and industrial surveys. The
society betrayed the general convcn-
tiol expenses.
DIR. l.. y, tNRES HEAD
OF GENERAL. COMMITTEE;
The agreement between the society
and the city authorities provided for
a general survey committee. and IL 10
cal survey committee :
The general committee WAS composed
OF the following members:
Dr. Leonard l.. Ares. director: Rus
sell Sage Founda ton. chairman:
charles Fl. Nerri!l. chief editor Bureau
of Statistics: l.. w. Hatch. chief statis-
ocian New York Bureau .! Labor: pr
J. \. c. Chandler. Superintendent OF
Richmond Schools: Professor e. r.
Richardson, director OF Cooper Union
New York: Charles H. wnsIow. special
agent Bureau OF Labor Statistics. and
6. 4. Prosser, secretary Of the National
Society.
The local survey committee was COM
posed OF the following members:
Frank w. Duke. chairman; James y
Doherty. John Hirschberg. William T.
Dabncy. w. II. owen. s. II. Hill. *. /.
Hoke. /. g. corley. l.. II. Jenkins. J. d
Crump. John Stewart Bryan. Alvin
Smith. T.. g. PclouZc, r - Ebel H. y.
Smith. r. u Greeuwar J T. Dreamer
and Preston Beivin.
In the foreword OF thu bulletin COW
"rinE the survey. which embraces
volume Of 333 pages, with elaborate
statistical tables, the Eichmomd school
authorities arc highly commended
Without their assistance. til. report
states. the results achieved would
have been impossible"
LOCAL COMMITTEE
OF VALUABLE SERVICE
Further the report says: Special ac-
know!edsement Is due for the help
given the local survey committee. the
local program committee and The en-
pioEers and employees who have made
inc survey success by their willing
ness 20 furnish n! tho Information re
questcd.
me recommendations Of the surve;.
committee deal with the problem o,
Enhancing vocational education in Rich
'nond compulsory attendance typcs or
SCHOOLS and courses OF study for bovx
ana men. and for girls and women.
preNocat'onal education for boys. ana
Inc place Of private Institutions re.
c.iNiHs cttE moneys In the genera!
plan for vocational education The
survey committee found definite need
70" the CHEERING Of educational tacili.
Tres Tor men and boys already en-
p!o!ed II was evident that the sup
pi! OF efficient iournc:men was made
HNh's' That the amount Of systematic
INSTRUCTION given In shop was small.
ana tina; the amount Of apprentice.
sniD Training was limited The men
themselves desired further educational
advantages. and were personally in
ttreStcd in trade education Many
workers had taken courses a: their
own expense. and since leaving the
regular school. The majority OF these
workers had taken courses bearing
directly upon their trades The sur
FeN committee recommended the or
Ganization OF evening and part-tinc
schools and courses for the trades
which the survey had covered
M NEED HERE FOR
GIRLS TRADE SCHOOL
rhc survey committee was OF the
opinion that the white women and
:sir!s %: Richmond who were employed
in manufacturing and mechanical pur-
suits we're engaged in operations which
can he learned more quickly in the fac
tory than in tho school largely he
cause the amount OF technical train
ing and trade Information necessary
is too mcaGer TO warrant the cXpcndi-
,ure OF public money for equipment and
instruction. There was need of de-
partmcnt-sto and salesmanshiD train
!r2 through part-tinie and continue
ton classes. Steps were taken TO meet