The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
greater teaching efficiency in all the
schools served by our normal.

The vocational education movement .
in California has received an impetus
through the passing at the last session |
Of the Legislature of an act which pro-
vides for taking advantage Of the pro
visions Of the Smith-Hughes act passed |
at the present session of congress appro. |
priatlng funds to be used by the states
in vocational instruction.
The instruction will be made to apply |
to night school, part time, |
and shop and field work for students |
ing an education. A limited amount Of |
the funds appropriated for vocational
training may be used for instruction
in household economies
The amount appropriated for Califor.
MIA by the federal law is $4,000 for
the first year and $4,000 additional
each year until the fund amounts to
$1S0,OO0 a year. To secure the use of
these funds, however, it is necessary for
the state to appropriate a similar sum
and to conduct the instruction along
lines laid down by the federal law
Official announcement is made at the
University of Chicago that the war de.
partment has assigned a new man,
Major John S. Grisard, for the depart.
ment Of military science and tactics at
the university
Registration for summer school work
at Columbia University was seriously af.
fected by the war The total is 5,42j,
and this surpassed expectations. The
preparedness and war service courses
are proving popular, the instruction in
wireless, military tactics and naviga.
tion being in particular demand War
emergency courses in bookkeeping and
office work were opened at the College
Of the City of New York.
The following states were represented
lat Nashville, Tenn, in an organization
perfected for the purpose Of increasing
the efficiency of the schools by giving
a more practical direction TO the sub.
I'llN an ffNF lhNHIlA anu W Allf NubI'AA0
to be taught Texas, Virginia, Ala
bama, Louisiana. North Carolina, Ar.
kansas, Oklahoma. Tennessee, Missis.
sippi, Georgia, South Carolina and Ken.
tucky.
The officers elected were Dr. Bruce
r. Payne. George Peabody College for
Teachers, president; DR.. j. j. Doyle, Con.
way, Arkansas state Normal school
vice president, and Miss Christine
South, North Texas state Normal
school, secretary-treasurer
The attendance was large, and the
association continued through two
days. The controlling idea engaging the
attention Of the educators present was
that the south is in need of more teach
ers who are not only trained i'm the
usual subjects, but who have in add
tion, a practical ability i'm the organi
zation Of subjectmatter so that it may
be adapted better TO the needs Of tn,
schools of the south. and TO the variou,
| types Of students taught in this region
II was felt also. that the course o
study both in public high schools, an,
In higher institutions of learning coult
be greatly improved by giving NOR
appropriate value to other subjects tina
are not now receiving their just shar
Of the time allotment in the program
Of studies
The purpose Of the association will b
70 associate in cooperative endeavor al
the forces in the south which may b
willing % work for the promotion O
more suitable curricula for high schools
normal schools chronological school,
colleges and universities, and for mat,
rally increasing the technical and ped,
gogical training of teachers, upon who's
shoulders will fan the burden of pr,
. pairing citizens Tor living in the new er
into which the south, along with IN
rest Of the world. will be hurled in
mediately after the war
with one dissenting vote. the hOus