Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-12
GOOD PROGRESS IN
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Second Session Will be Held in the
High School Building
Tonight.

The rrogrcss ma c by the free evening
vocational school is gratifying. The en-
rullment the past week has reached $50.
These people have paid their enrolment
fee of 81 rs earnest money, .slgnlfying
their intention 10 complete some one OF the
courses in the evening school. This en-
rollment fee of 81 is returned to them,
prOvided they complete at least three
fourths Of anv one course This number
enrolled exceeds that of last year of this
time hv about IS per cent.
Another cause for qualification IS the
fact that of the number enrolled As are
women, who are taking course IN home
making The class in sewing and cloth
ing for the family, has exceeded the piln-
Der permitted for any one class, and ar
rlngrmcts are hcinG made 70 take care OF
them m second class. The class Tor
cooking and household management has
a place for few more students
This Is the first time that these evening
eo,lrS, 5 have opened in the public schools
at Wilmington II Is believed that when
IL Is morr generally known what advan-
tarrrs arr offered the enrolment Will rap
idlv increase The first session began
last Thursday night, Ia bC followed thus
wcek and tor the next ten weeks, every
Tucsdav and Thursday night, school
opening AZ D. m, with class work begin
ning AT : 50 2. IN. and lasting unti93O T. IN
While some Of the classes are overflow
ing. recurring the appointment OF some
additional teachers, additional people
can take up the work. provided they do
not defer the matter too long.
The classes IN shop mathematics ana
IN mechanical drawing for the building
and also the machine trades, have the
largest enTollmcnt The class IN plan
reading and estimating has also exceeded
the numbcr. and Il more enroll, second
class Will have to he formed. The class
fur stationary engineers, 3 course planned
10 assist men to pass the examination,
granting license "a operate steam and
poW,r plants. IS evidently meeting the
need Ten earnest men arc now enrolled.
and the probability Is this number Will be
doubled within the next week Likewise,
fhe cla~~ m steel square FOR framing has
met popular need among the carpenters
Ovrr thirty have now enrolled in the
class Tor electricity which viii ncccsSt-
tate with any increase. the organization
of a second class.
The question has been asked whether
there will he a session Of school tonight,
becatrsc al Columbus Day, and a legal
holiday The school management would
like - emphasize the fact that evening
ela>Sc> Will hc held as usual tonight. This
Is not because the management does rot
believe III celebrating, with honor, the
events the dav commentaries, but be-
cause tins can he better done by contin
ung with these vocational classes, mas
much As there S but one meeting, and
thl> date IS the second meeting Of the
evening high school
Arv one desiring to take up work in the
evening vocational school should regis
ter Al once. Tins may hv done any even
inC that the school i in session, OF any
afternoon in the office of the evening
vocational school IN the High School
Binding. Full information Will he gladly
gwen 70 any one lnquirlng-