Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-30
STATE WILL PROFIT
TO SUM OF $4,000
OF FEDERAL MONEY
To Which Legislature Will Add
$4,000; All to Go To Voca-
tional Education.
UNDER ACT OF CONGRESS
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Washington Correspondent,


the Smith-Hughcs act for the promotion
of vocational education This is from
n total for the United States of S2,307 =
46O4i.
The State will be required to appro-
pirate an equal amount, to be devoted
to the three branches of vocational
education provided under the act. This
II pledged itself To do in accepting the
benefits of the act. last wear The amount
allotted will increase each wear, rs the
work grows, until the MAXIMUM Is reached
In 1925. at which time there will hc $50
100000 for apportionment among the
States.
Nine States have allotmcnts equal
ITO Dclawares. They are New Hainp-
Shire. Vermont. Montana, Wyoming,
New Ncxico Idaho, Utah, Arizona
and Nevada New York has the biggest
allotment this year, s226,343 l. fcnn-
svlvania has SlS6, $50. and New Jersey
S6177607
Ald given in the educational problem
throughout Delaware IS regarded rs
important. in view Of the newly aroused
interest in school problems winch Is
one of the aims Of the Citizens Service
League. recently organized ut Whining
ton
Tho Si5 600 allotted "a Delaware which
will br increased to $50 600 hv the legis-
nature. Is divided equally for the salaries
of teachers. supervisors and directors
IT agriculture. for salaries Of teachers
in trade homo economies and industry
and for salaries Of teachers and mann
tcEancc Of teacher training
SCHOOLS TuAr WILL PROFIT.
Schools and institutions which are
given the authorized approval of the
Federal board rs hencticlancs of the
fund are In agriculture. Delaware College
for tcachcr training and for vocational
schools under this section: the Alexis |.
du Pont school N NllmnCtou The Dover
high school: the CcaSar Rodney school
al Wyoming and the Milford high school
Under Homo Economies, the Women
college Of DclaWarr IS named for teacher
training, and schools 10 benefit are to
be the Newark school the Dover high
school. the Milford high school and the
Ca ar Rodrcv school II Wyoming
Under the section ol trades and industry
Delaware College Is named for teacher
training. and shipvar,is al Wilmington
ar named 10 bc schools under the dlroc-
tion Of Delaware Collcgc
Officials in Delaware who administer
The fund arc l.. G. Armstrong of Dover,
state supervisor Of agricultural education,
and executive officers 81 the state board.
A. r.. Spaid of Dover. commissioner
of education Mr. Spaid also acts as
state supervisor Of vocational education.
This is the second year for the opcr-
al ION Of the Smith-liughcs act 'ndcr
the Federal law all disbursements of
Federal money covering activity In the
State after june 50. 1918, must bc made
out of the grants specified above 80
unexpcnded balance Of grants for tho
preceding year are available. The bal
anccs revert to the federal treasury
The first quarterly payment Of grants
certified 10 the State for the new year
Is payable October !.
sCoPE OF THE WORK.
The scope Of the work projected under
the act. in Delaware and other States
was, explained by officials OF the board
this week The extension Of its features
TO the education Of wa cripples in lines
of useful occupation and beyond that
to the training of men and women crippled |
In industry so that they may again bc
useful Is being considered Education
which will more efficiently prepare youths |
for the lines OF endeavor IN which they
are most apt TO be successful IS another |
goal OF the board This last IS the modern |
progressive effort TO make the number |
OF men who are square pegs III round I
holes, a minimum.
In q resume Of work during the pas; /
ten months the board announces. under /
the supervision Of the Federal board, |
war emergency training classes for con- |
scrlpted men have been organized IN the |
public schools throughout the country
series OF war emergency framing
courses for army occupations has been /
prepared and these courses have been |
adopted extensively not only for classes
organized under the direct supervision of /
the board, bu1 as we'll for classes organized !
by the war department among men en-
listed IN the army. and for classes con
Quoted on a commercial basis under I
private civilian control
Even more absorbing IN us appeal /
10 the federal board because Of the
WIDE rarge gwen to vocational education /
as means Of lnsurIng human welfare. /
has been the investigation Of methods !
and processes developed In the belli- /
gerent countries for vocational reha-
of men disabled in the war
with It's organization the
board initiated its inquiries in this field |
and II has pressed these inquiries con
during the past ten months
No other agency of the government |
was prepared 10 enter this field, ard the
government naturally turned to the
federal board for expert service.
The enactment recently by Congress
without a dissenting vote in either house
Of the Smlth-Sears act, entrusting to the
federal board the vitally important work
of re-educatlOn and returning 10 civil
men disabled in the war,
IS q recognition Of the services of the
board during the past ten months in
data relating TO rehabilita-
ton work, and in devising a scheme Of
for undertaking this work !
as our men return disabled from service.
Here also it is provided that there
shall be full and complete cooperation.
The several government Offices con
oerned with the future welfare of men
from the army and navy,
the medical and surgical ser
wees of the war department and the
navy department, the bureau of war-risk
insurance In the treasury, and the labor
exchanges In the department Of labor
together with the federal board will each
render service in retraining and returning
TO civil employment men disabled in the
war.
The Federal board viii in act in an
ADVISORY capacity in providing vocational
Tor men during their GONZALES |
,ence IN the military hospitals" the an
continues, before their dis
'harge from the army or navy. and will
continue such training IN 6paiitxz aftar |