Newark post., 1920-02-04
EVENING SCHOOLS
FURNISH UNUSUAL
OPPORTUNITIES TO
CITY YOUTHS
Pusey and Jones Co. Give
Educational Advantages
To Employees

a Federal representative, there is
being done in Wilmington one of
the finest pieces Of evening school
work to be found anywhere in the
United States. This work, he said,
was such that Delaware should feel
especially proud Of it.
New impetus has been given to
all branches Of Vocational Educa-
ton through the zeal and energy
of r. w. Helm State Director. The
far-sighted policy and progressive
ness of the Pusey and Jones Co.
has made possible the project de
Scribed below.
Probably few Delaware citizens
are aware of the excellence of the
work being done by the cooperative
evening school conducted by the
Wilmington Board of Education at
the Pusey & Jones plant. These
classes which have been conducted
for several winters, are under the
immediate supervision Of the Sup
ervisor for Industrial Education,
Mr.. A. Edward Rhodes, but have
been possible only through the gen
prOus policy Of the Pusey & Jones
Co.. not only in the education Of
its own employees but in furnish
ing the room and equipment for
public instruction to which any of
the city's boys and men have been
eligible.
For many years it had been the
practice of the management OF this
firm to give substantial assistance
to such of it's apprentices as were
willing to make an investment in
education by attending the avail
able evening technical schools. In
order to make such work as valu-
able to the boys as it should be, it
was decided a few years ago to
open the large drafting room for
evening classes and to buy the
necessary equipment so that the
boys would not need to furnish
their own. Since this was just the
kind of work which the State
Board for Vocational Education is
trying to promote, it was taken
under the control of the Whining
ton School Department and became
entitled to State aid for the teach
ers' salaries.
Since there have been no public
funds available except for salaries
the entire expense of equipment,
housing, and materials has been
borne by the Pusey & Jones Co.
The best equipment obtainable has
been purchased at cost Of up
wards of one thousand dollars and
reserved entirely for the use Of the
evening school, no employee having
access to it at any other time. The
splendid maner in which this has
all been brought about is due tc
the untiring efforts of the mar
who is responsible for all the educa
tional advantages enjoyed by the
boys in this plant: Mr.. G. L. Cop
page, the Production Manager anc
Supervisor of Apprentices.
While this is only one Of tht
evening drafting classes conducted
by the city, the boys who have beer
registered here have enjoyed
several distinct advantages tt
which they were entitled becaus
this has always been school prl
marily for the training OF drafts
men, whereas the other classes hav
contained for the most part group
of young men engaged in mechanl
cal trades and taking drafting ant
mathematics as related in a supple
mentary way to the learning OF ma
ture not only of the equipmen
provided but the very atmospher
of the room in which the elias
meets. Surrounded by all the en-
gineering data of this department
of large plant and taught by tn
men who in the day time are re
sponsible for the getting out OF tn
designs and estimates, the boy
have had instruction condition
which very few communities hav
have found it possible to offer:
One of the best features OF tn
class is the carefully planned an
detailed course of study which hs
been prepared by the instructor
This covers drafting and mathem!
tics for three nights week, 81
months in the year and encourage
the pursuit of three year cours
The instructional material has bee
put in excellent shape and lesso
sheets and prints are provide
from the nlan s printing depar