Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-16
WILL LINK SCHOOLS
TO C|TY'S |NDUS1R
Comprehensive Survey Of so,,
Planned to Furnish Bet.
ter Workmen
FINEGAN EXPLAINS Inr,

A survey Of the Industries ~ M,
delphia and vicinity will sbor,," %
started in conjunction with tho .n y
OF the vocational department ~ ~
public schools Of the city. "'
This was announced todov l..
Thomas 10. Finegan, state sunsri,,% - 20
dent Of public instruction. wha 7.
make the survey in coniunction wy, WY
the Chamber of Commerce Of ,h;. N,u mu
ITS purpose" said Doctor FlD...,I ~,
is effectively to link up indus,,I.,
education in the public schools n.,,s y
industrial needs Of the commnnitu i.n %.
vocational training does not 6t ~. y
pll adequately for this work enS S pui
the needs of the community IN iof
ne lives. what is the use of ;ts "nlch
The survey of the citv,e ;ns.
Will be comprehensive and comnios. i"s.r's :.
is proposed to find out exoctiy ss.e' p's' Y
M are dolng mere, what kind of indpst,,.'
we nave, what they mean finonc;.,,'
both to employed and employer, ,id,,. Wo,s,a..
conditions, opportunities and eyerv v'na' MN
slpie phase of the situation. pO'-
AT the same time we have o,ro,a
begun a survey Of the vocational a
partments and work of the public sohn., ~,
system here. There is no Question o'so.' n.,
the industrial activities and needs - '..' ny
city. have advanced way bevonJ W.
equipment furnished the punil hr ny ny
public school system here "' u'
students should be eouinnod :,
only culturally, but with the idoo no, no,
they have to make living in tho n,o.u 0Js'
The textile industries here nrc tbo %,a ,o.u
est In the world, yet there IL M nrovi
sion in school instruction for eouinUr,
pupil to excel in them. '''ppn'
Can Link School and Industry
The automobile industry ,s q ora,
one. There are scores of othero oii
which demand special training and !,
training is thus far available to thsm
with the two surveys completed i
viii be possible to study the needs =
the community both from the stand
point of the industry itself and of m
pupil. who may later depend on tba
industry for living. After that ba
been done in the comprehensive an,
thorough way in which it Is pronosed
it will he possible to make rccommen
dations that will link the two togetbs,
80 that there can be an intelligent an.
effective ordination.
Expects Big Repair Program
"The survey will be just as complet
and comprehensive in all its oths
phases. Great attention has been nal,
to the physical condition of the school,
Experts have been working on them al
summer and will continue to do 50 10
a couple of months more. There an
many old and unsound buildings. wrI
insanitary conditions that make theu
undesirable for pupils TO inhabit. Som
Of them would even make poor IN
vestments for the city or state.
"Whcn the survey is completed ther
is no question but that great an
general repair program will be mapps
out. II will cost money. but we wi
have to have It.
much attention has been paid to tn
compulsory education department. Thi
is more serious problem than mos
people imagine. IT Is, in fact. one 3
the most serious problems in the sch6t
systems today.
'In short time we will proceed [
the various other departments Of ia
struction. This is going to be CON
pletc survey. and therefore we are no
in hurry to bring II to conclusiol
until it has been done in the righ
way