Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-11-18
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
THROUGHOUT j. s. WILL
BE STARTED At ONCE

WASHINGTON, d. C. Nov 1.-THE
National Board of Vocational Eda-
cation is moving along with new
work nearly every day. 1t has divided
the United States into five sections.
The southern section comprises all
the southern states, with headquarters
in Atlanta.
The national appropriation to yoca-
tional education in Georgia will begin
with $41,5Sl.59 per annum, and IN
cease each year until it reaches 1929,
547,46, which will be the amount the
state will receive annually thereafter.
The Act, giving national aid to vo-
cational education was prepared by a
commission created under joint desc
luton introduced by the senort senator
OF Georgia-Senator Hoke Smith, and
Senator Smith was chairman of the
commission which prepared the Act.
For several years the subject of ex-
tension work from the colleges OF
agriculture and national aid to vo-
cational education heave been discuss
ed in congress, and throughout the
country
At the first esssion Of the senate
after the Inauguration of President
Wilson Senator Hoke Smith intro
duced a bill in the senate providing
for national appropriation to CORY
the work Of the agricultural colleges
and the experiment stations to the
farmers at their homes.
lie also introduced, a. the same time,
joint resolution providing for the
creation Of a commission to study the
question Of national aid to vocational
education and report upon it to con-
gress.
Tie bill for extension work from
the colleges Of agriculture, providing
for farm demonstrators and teachers
CT domestic science, was prepored ey
Senator smith, in cooperation with
presidents Of the colleges Of agricul-
ture and Or. True, Of the department
q agriculture
1t was quickly passed by the Senate
without a dissenting vote. and went
to the committee on agriculture ia
the House, where Congressman Lever,
as chairman of the committee, took
charge of the measure.
The bill also passed the House and
became a law in 1914, and is known
as the Smith-Lever bill.
Under this bill, for the year July
1st. 1918 to July 1st, 1919, the state of
Georgia will receive from the agri-
cultural bureau $98,10714
The commission, appointed under the
resolution of Senator Hoke Smith 70
study the pro EN- Of national aid TO
vocational education generally, brought
To their assistance the leading students
Of vocational education all over the
1ited States, and finally perfected
bill upon the subject, which was
introduced in the Senate by Senator
lfoke Smith and passed without dis
ing vote
Congressman Hughes of Geor-
e'a, chairman of the committee on
-ucation in the House of Representa-
tyes, and also member of the com
M ssion which prepared the bill, intro
tuced it in the House and took charge
q it after it had passed the Senate.
IL finally became a law last winter,
and is known as the Smith-Hughes
Ct 1t is under this Act that head
. arters for the southeastern division
atonai direction of vocational
G ucation will oIen at once in At
7anta.
Mr. H. 0. Sargent win be federal
agent for agricultural education, as
sisted by Mr.. c. H. Lane. Both Of
these men have been connected with
the department Of agriculture and are