The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-03-06
DR.. Reed Discusses "VOca-
tiOnal Guidance and La
Dor Legislation
SEATTLE AS EXAMPLE
Advocates Course in Schools
as Protection for Future
WOrkmen.

Il. 8.
pert who is conducting the Woman's
Vocational congress being held this
week in the city under the auspices OF
the Woman's league of the state Uni
versity. spoke yesterday evening In
Union hall on the subject, Vocational
Guidance and Labor Legislation"
Dr. Reeds address was brief but wen
t. the point. She discussed the influ-
ence which the labor unions of Seattle
have upon the work of vocational
guidance in that city. Her remarks
showed these organizations to be in
dispensible to the work in which she
is engaged. She went on to show that
the vocational bureau of Seattle is
fast making itself of such Importance
that in the near future it will be OF
necessity to the unions.
Washington Ahead Of Montana.
Labor legislation in Washington"
she said, is. | think. somewhat ad
vanccd TO that which has been carried
out in Montana. Despite this fact.
think that It is doing the workingman
little more good than your laws are
for the laborer of this state for the
reason that the people don't know
the law. Particularly is this true
among the women and children.
Il firmly believe that somewhere In
our public school SYSTEM should say
In the seventh or eighth grades-there
should be instituted a class for the
purpose Of instructing the children in
labor legislation. think that this
a Z, a.
many boys and girls leave school after
completing the eighth grade. II this
we're done many accidents would be
prevented, and many children who in
some manner become injured in fac
tory or shop will be able to obtain n
compensation for such injuries whereas
they do not now because OF Ignorance
OF the law
Reception Follows.
The Woman's Glee club of the state
University gave two selections, and
Helen Finch, a student of the school
nf music, rendered n violin solo. II
r. Cain. former president Of the Trades
Council. acted as chairman. After the
meeting reception was held in honor
Womans club. Many Missoula people
attended.
Program Today.
Today at 1890 DIR. Reed win speak
at the university. At noon a luncheon
will be held at the Florence hotel In
her honor, under the auspices OF the
chamber of commerce. In the eve
ming Mt o'clock Marra ret Hughes al
Helena viii address the meeting o.,
the subject. Opportunity of Child
Welfare Work" DIR, Reed will speal
ut this meeting on "Woman in lndustr,
and Social and Economic Problems OF
the war; Slight changes have beer
made in the program for Thursday A
o'clock DIR. Reed will speak befor,
the clerks of the D. ]. Donohue store
At the meeting that evening in Univer.
sity hall. her subject will be "Voca,
ticnal Training as Related to Teach
ing
Talks at High School,
Yesterday morning Dr. Anna Y. Rec,
made the first talk of the day at tn
high school where she spoke on boy
and Girls Whom Have KNOWN
At $3.50 she spoke at the auditorium
at the Main hall on Vacations 70
Men and Women" Private conference
were held in the Woman's Annex a
the university at $50 and at o'cloc
there was conference of librarian
led by Miss Gertrude Buckhous. Tn
home economics conferences began a
4:45 and closed at $50.