The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-10-02
Vocational School
Fund Interests
Not Known Whether Such Fund VIII
Be Available L0cally-Dr. Bryan
Explains.

The people of Twin Falls we're much
interested Sunday in learning that
congress has passed an amendment to
the bill known as the Smith Hughes
act, under the terms of which Idaho
will receive $4,000 for vocational edu-
cation in the public schools Owing
to legislative mix-up, a pending bill
authorizing Idaho to meet the require
ments making it possible to take adj
vantage of the Smith-Hughes act fail
ed to reach the senate after having
passed the lower house
AS a result this state was unable to
claim it's share of the fund appropriat-
ed by the national government for vo-
cational training. DR. f.. A. Bryan,
state commissioner of education, made
trip to Washington for the purpose of
explaining the situation and urging
the passage of the amendment, which
was thereupon introduced and passed
without opposition.
In a statement given to the press
Sunday DR.. Bryan, among other
things said
vocational education was given a
boost forward when congress last
winter adopted the Smith Hughes act.
This act must be carefully distin-
guished from the now famous Smith
Lever act with which it has nothing
to do in organization or operation
The fact that Senator Hoke Smith OF
Georgia was joint author in, both bills
merely shows his deep interest in the
industrial Development Of the nation
and his position of leadership in such
legislation
There are three distinct parts to
the act. The first provides for CO.
operating with the state in paying the
salaries of teachers, supervisors or di-
rectors of agricultural subjects. Fol
this purpose 100000 are appropriated
for the current year, $750,000 for the
next year, and so on for ten years
when and thereafter $3,000,000 yeal
are given for this cooperative work
For this division the state of Idaho
would receive $4,000 the present year
1.-THE second division of the act pro
vides the same amount beginning will
100000 and ending with a permanen
annual appropriation of $3,000,000 TO
cooperation with the states in pay
ing the salaries of teachers of trades
home economics and industrial sub
jects Idaho's share of this will like
wise be $4,000.
"The third division of the act ap
propriates a sum beginning wit
100000 a year and increasing to ST.
100000 in four years and a like sur
thereafter for the purpose of coon
Grating with the states in preparin
teachers, supervisors and directors c
agricultural subjects and teachers c
trades, home economics and industria
subjects. Idaho's share in this is like
wise $4,000.
ut will likely be required that vc
cational teachers of agricultural an
home economies shall have comple
ed four-year college course of trair
ing, but teachers of trade and indus
trial subjects may not even have a
tended college at all, the emphasis b.
ing placed on artisan experience an
skill.
In the state of Idaho there will ]
all probability be selected from six
ten high schools to receive at the on
set the benefits of the appropriate
on meeting the requirements. The
are to be pattern for the ones to
selected later. 1t will be necessal
for the school selected to have ad
quate equipment-say $500 in amour
and to pay one-half of the salal
of the teacher or teachers. The
will be a certain amount of Supe
vision of agricultural instruction by
supervisor acting directly under Il
state board of education. The teach
of agriculture must be employed fl
IL months in the year or at least mu
serve during the summer months
supervise the home work of student
at is quite likely that the Techr
cal institute at Pocatello will be Il
first trade school selected, and it mi
likewise be the place for the trainiI
of teachers of the trades and indu
tries. The training of vocation
teachers of agriculture and home e
onomics will presumably be centrali
ed at the university, as that is t
only place where four-year courses
these departments are given.
Already certain high schools of L
state have made application to t
commissioners of education to be de
ignated as beneficiaries of the act.
decision has as yet been reached
any case but the selection must
made in the near future. Due consi
Grafton will be given to geography
order that the general purpose of t
act may be the better fulfilled, b
no local or political consideration W
determine the selection federal '
cational education board, consisting
three members of the cabinet al
three appointive, members, and t
United States commissioner of educ
ton, is charged with the administr
ton of this important measure"
Superintendent Hal G.. Blue of t
Twin Falls schools said yesterday til