The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-09-21
FEDERAL AID FOR
STATE EDUCATION
Impetus Given TO New Law by
Conference In Capital.
THIRTY STATES ACCEPT IT.

Labor, Farming, Commerce Are Each
Reprosented-Gove Share For
Vocational Education the First Year
Is s1,7oo, o,ooo-First Direct Aid For
Schools.
Industrial education in the United
states received distinct impetus as
the result of the meeting In Washing
ton Of the Federal Board For Vocational
Education. Officials from many state.
attended Nearly thirty states have
accepted the provisions Of the yoca-
tlonal act which became operative
July /.
The board consists Of seven mem
bers-the secretary Of agriculture.
chairman Commissioner of Education
ClaXton, temporary secretary; the sec
retary of commerce. the secretary OF
labor and three citizen members-Ar-
.hur +. Holder of Iowa. representing
labor; Charles \. Greathouse. lndiuna
representing agriculture; james i.
Munroe, Massachusetts, representing
commerce.
The Citizen Members.
Mr.. Holder has for some time been
.he legislative representative at Wash
ington OF the American Federation OF
Labor. Mr.. Greathouse is Il former
state superintendent of public instruc-
nP Ind IN ic "a RnQ-
ton manufactures long identified with
the Industrial education movement.
staff appointments under the board
are: Charles A. Prosser, c. II. Wins
low of the Indiana state department
of education. Lewis II. Carlis, assist
ant commissioner of education Of New
Jersey; l.. S. Hawkins, New York state
department of education; Miss Joseph
inc II. Berry of the University of Min,
nesota.
The board has found it necessary to
consult with officials of the various
states as to the proper means of
procedure to carry out the spirit of
the law aud inaugurate the work in
the schools of the country. The ap-
portionment of the various states has
also been fixed, so that they may know
what amount will be available for the
first years work.
Each state must submit list of the
schools for which it derives fedora
aid, and this will be approved by the
| federal authorities before any money
is expended.
The total amount appropriated by
/ the government for the first years
work is $1,70O000. The money is de
signed for salaries of agricultural
/ teachers. salaries of trade. industrial
and home economics teachers, training
/ of teachers for vocational work and
various Investigations
States Must Get In Soon.
The basis of determining the share
of each state in the federal appropri
alton will he In the proportion which
its rural population bears to the tota
rural population of the United States
according to the last federal census.
After June 80, 1920, under the terms
of the law. no state shall receive aid
lot lnc SdluIlcS VI NoI"Nloll"i l'"Nl'
ers until it shall have taken advantage
of ut least the minimum amount ap
propriated for the training of vocation
al teachers, and it is being urged thai
the training of teachers in the states
begin as soon as possible.
For each dollar Of the federal gran
the state must eXpend at least NJ
equal amount, and the state authori
ties who have attended the confer
ences In Washington are getting the in
terpretatlon of the federal board ol
various phases of the law.
The system marks the first direc
federal aid to educational work i'll tn
states. 1t is the biggest venture ye
taken in the federal legislation of edu