Evening journal., 1919-04-09
PUPILS GET TRADES
IN SHOPS OF CITY
Conference Considers Plans
for Betterment of Voca-
tional Courses
MANY ENROLL AT
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS

Teachers Of industrial educational
subjects at the city schools and shops
held a meeting last night in the COM
munlty room of the new high school
Duildlng 10 discuss suggestions for bet
termsnt Of vocational education in VII
mlngton, under the terms Of the smith
Hughes federal law.
James 4. Ryan. state supervisor OF
industrial ealeation, presided. Among
the speakers were Dr. samuel C. Mitch
eli president OF Delaware College;
commlssloner OF Education y. r. Spaid,
superintcndent OF city Schools Clifford
j. scott and A. Edward Rhoadcs, super
visor OF Industrial education for this
city. An opportunity was given each
az the teachers present 90 tell OF some
OF their experiences and 20 make sug-
gesuons.
Commissioner Spaid spoke Of the
conditions that have been brought
about by the war and declared that
we must take care OF them. He most
heartily approved OF the vocational
training now being carried on in this
city and expressed the hope that every
announcement possible be given the
men In the schools who are tryin5 10
improve their condition.
lie referred 40 the tendency OF the
aperage city Of these United States to
build million dollar school houses and
fan 10 make proper provision for the
usvment Of sufficient salaries 10 its
teachers, but expressed the belief that
conditions would soon be improved, as
the federal appropriations, under the
Smilh-Hughcs law, requiring a similar
appropriation from the Stale, would be
likely TO greatly improve the present
school system.
"The system now i'm operation" said
Professor Spaid, "alds parents in edu-
eating their boys and aides manufac-
iurers by the training of their-em-
pl0yes." He emphasized the necessity Of
ieachng English TO the foreign born.
Or sl4chell spoke in an apprecia-
tive way Of "the help being extended
10 men who have missed their chance
in boyhood and al the same time hu-
manizing industry
Dr. Scott declared "there is no great
er service that the public school can
render Than that of taking the school
to the men in The shops
In relating some or their many eN-
periences, the 1dyisability Of central
izng the work was discussed and the
suggestion made that a portion OF the
high school building be utilized for that
purpose.
There are now from iiO 60 $50 pupils
attending these industrial classes, with
corps Of a. teachers in this city, in
charge OF a. Edward Rhoades, super
visor Of Industrial education. The pu-
pil-w0rkers are requested TO put In at
least fii hours in &c weeks. The school
work Is divided as follows
'usey & Jones CO.-Ono class in me
chanical drawing and shop arithmetic,
from 40 % 930, Monday. Wednesday
md Friday evenings. Instructors
Charles Spiegelhalier and +. +. Booth. |
pusey a Jones CO-Three classes, III
% . o'clock. Monday. Wednesday and /
friday evenings. Subject: Blue print
eading and shop arithmetic. lnstruc-
ors-F Kelterer, j. A. Kolk and p.
iaynes
Harlan plant Bethlehem shipbuild-
ng C0.-Thrcc classes, No. school,
rs 60 6.i5 o'clock, Monday, Wednes-
iay and Friday afternoons. Subjects
Shop arithmetic, blue print reading.
lrawing practical loft work and flting.
lnsiructors-F Shakespeare. +. C..
smith and 2. p. Cleaver. drawing and
blue print reading; Y. Stcinrock and /.
b. Couniryman, shop arithmetic.
Glasses for apprentices at The two
saipbuilding plants, Saturday morning.
are as follows
Pusey * Jones Co.-Insiructors ].
W. barkley English and shop arithme-