Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-02
PRACTICAL VOCATIONAL TRAIN.
ING IN SCHOOLS GIVEN
4 GREATER IMPETUS.
PLAN TO BE EVOLVED AS
RESULT OF CONFERENCE
Predicted That Boys and G;rla Will Be
Kept in School Longer and Receive
Wider Education Thru Adoption, Of
system-Prosser Tells Conference of
Methods Adopted BY Other States,
pecial to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov. 2.-Practical voca .
tiQnal training in the public schools OF
Iowa was given greater impetus yes
terday than 1t has ever received here
tQfore when educators, business men,
representatives Of labor, editors and
others interested attended an all day
conference and meeting held at the
state house,. Out of this conference il
is predicted Iowa will evolve a system
Of vocational training which will sup
plement the regular school courses and
will not only keep boys and girls, par
ticularly boys, in school longer but
train them better while they are there.
DIR. r. G. Prosser. of Minneapolis.
considered one Of the foremost authori-
ties in the United States on vocational
training, gave Of his time and expert
ence literally to the Iowa people yes
terdayr in order to inform them Of the
methods which other schools and othe.
states were adopting to teach voca-
tional subjects. He spoke at a confer
ence of the delegates named by Super.
tntendent Deyoe to consider this ques-
ton yesterday morning. in the after
noon at 1880 he addressed public
gathering in the senate chamber of the
state house on this question. Following
this he went into conference again with
the delegates where the whole .ques-
ton was gone over more or less in
formally. stSf ~
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DR.. Prosser declares Iowa must get
in line to accept government aid ana
take advantage of the offer which the
is going to make to aid
in teaching INDUSTRIES agricultural ami
home economies courses in public
schools. The Smith Hughes, bill, which
passed the senate and would have
passed the house at the last session OF
congress except that it got in too late
to get\ thru before adjournment, is
bound to pass the. next congress he
says. Everybodyeis for it, DR.. Prosser
declares, and manufa cturers, union Ia
Dor men, educators and Others worked
side by side to secure it's passage at
the last session.
Offers Federal Aid.
This Smith Hughes bill in brief will
provide government aid for vocational
training to those states which. CO. op :
crate, and will put up II to every 81
that is put up by the state and the
local community putting in the course.
Or in other words the government will
put up 81, the state 81 and the local
community 81 proportionately out OF
every dollar spent in vocational train
ing under the Smith Hughes plan.
The preliminary report of the com
mittee appointed by the Iowa State
Teachers Association to consider voca-
tional education and vocational uid
ance- Was presented to the conference
yesterday by Mrs. Anna L. Burdick
secretary of the committee. After a
thorough investigation the following
conclusions have been reached by this
committee as reported. by Mrs. Bur-
dick: aS 8
Vocational guidance, tho q matter
OF state wide interest, should be left in
the hands Of local communities for in
3ycstigation and experiment. The work
OF local communities in this field win
produce such results and benefits a
the following:
..First-Children and parents Of chill
dren will be brought to- think carefully
Of the rela tionsfip sofS the schooling
Of the child to the work which he is to
do in life.
"Secord-There will be an increasing
tendency to differentiate courses OF
study in the fields Of elementary and
secondary education to provide training
which will lead to the different voca.
tons.
"Third-It will lead to better en-
0rcement of the compulsory attend
ance laws Of the states and TO such
revision Of attendance and employ
ment laws Of the state as will meet
the situation.
"Fourth-There will come such in
formation in regard to kinds and con-
ditions Of employment open to children
as can not help but lead to improve
ment in them.
gFYfth-C Children will, in an increas-
ing degree, be steered away from dead
end and blind alley jobs into more pro :
gressi.e occupations. 80 i
{ "Sixth-As guidance becomes more
effective and the opportunities for vo-
cational training more varied, children
VII De 1louCeo " Sedy ioiieSi AZ tSS1o
II order to get better preparation Tor
life work.
"Seventh-Then will come growing
recognition that the most effective
guidance is that which leads to ca
reeSs thru further training in all-day.
Tart-time and evening schools.
"Elghth--The home, the school and
the public will become more alive to
the necessity for cooperation in as
Stunning the responsibility for those who
leave school for work and will be led to
provide opportunities for part time and
continuation school work
"Ninth-Industries will profit by the
larger efficiency which will come from
more careful selection Of employees.
coupled with better ability and prep
aration and will report accordingly.