The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1918-11-15
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COUNCIL

der Wednesday evening, NoVemDe
13, by President George Vingen.
On account of no notice having
been given general publicity that thu
Council would resume its regular
weekly meetings there was small
attendance of delegates.
A communication was received from
P. p. Claxton, u. S. Commissioner oi
Education, relating to the report OF
conference called by the Commits.
sioner, for Saturday, June 8, 1918
The report, which is self-explanatory
follows:
Relation of the Public School to
Commerce, Industry and Labor
On January %, 1918, Mr.. c. F.
Shaw, chairman of the Committee on
Public Education, National Associa-
ton of Corporation Schools, present
ed to the Commissioner of Educa-
ton formal request for assistance
in a study of "ways by which the
member companies of the National
Association can best cooperate with
elementary and secondary schools" ="
To this request Commissioner Clax-
ton responded by promising the ser
vices of the Bureau of Education,
so far as its resources permit and
suggesting the organization of
committee to advise with the Com
missioner Of Education, to consist
of representative of the National
Association of Corporation Schools,
a representative of the u. S. Cham
Der of Commerce, and representa-
tive of the American Federation of
Labor.
On March 9, 1918, Mr.. F. C. Hen
derschott, executive secretary of the
Association, announced that the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the National
Association of Corporation Schools
had considered and endorsed the
proposal, with the request that such
an advisory committee be formed,
and that it attempt to work out
some plan of study and procedure
which will not call for much finan-
cial support, at least in the early
period" Mr.. Henderschott further
announced that the Executive Com
mttee had designated Mr.. Shaw as
the representative of the Association
to serve on the proposed Advisory
Committee.
Invitations were accordingly sent
to the u. S. Chamber of Commerce
and to the American Federation of
Labor, to designate Representatives
to serve on this Committee. On
May 18th, Mr.. Elliot H. Goodwin,
general secretary, announced that
the Board of Directors of the U. S.
Chamber Of Commerce had designated
Mr.. Joseph H. Defrees, vice-presi-
dent, for this purpose. On May
18th, President Samuel Gompers an
nounced that Mr.. Arthur E. Holder |
had been designated to represent the
Federation of Labor on
the proposed Advisory Committee.
On June 9Th the Committee met
in the office of the Commissioner of
Those present at the conference in
cluded P. P. Claxton, Commissioner
Of Education; c. E. Shaw, National
Association of Corporation Schools;
J. H. Defrees, U. S. Chamber of
Commerce; A. E. Holder, American
Federation Of Labor; j. w. Dietz, Ma
,ional Association of Corporation
Schools; G. l.. Swiggett, Bureau of
w. T. Bawden, Bureau
If Education.
Statement of the Problems
The members of the Conference
cached tentative agreement on the
points:
(D There exists a gap or break
between the point at which the gen
raj education of most boys and
sirls ends in the public school and /
he point at which they may ad- S
gain foothold in COM
nercial, Industrial, or professional I
ife. l
(2) 1t is not regarded as the le- |
Ultimate function of schools sup
ported by public taxation to give t
he specific training required by c
'articular jobs in commercial or
Industrial plants. The burden of
living such specific instruction ex- b
ept as may be provided for by vo- a
ational schools, is a proper charge T
n commerce and industry. t
(S) 1t is reaffirmed that an eff {
icient and comprehensive general
ducation, such as should be possess a
d by all citizens in a free democ- b