The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-04
DR.. David S. Hill
Publishes Book On
Vocational Education

8 Tho Mcmillan company has Just
completed publication OF another mo-
table contribution TO the ~hternture
Of education by On. David =. Hin,
president OF the University OF New
Mexico. The title OF DIR. Hilfs latest
book n Introduction to Vocational
Education" and the work Is a state
ment OF facts and principles related
TO the vocational aspects Of education
below college grade.
No better review OF the work could
be prepared than that contained IN
the introduction by Professor NJ. v.
O'shoa. noted educational authority,
or the University Of Wisconsin. who
edited the work, and which Is repro
dtnccd below.
Or. Hili il the author OF several
| widely used text books and reference
works upon practical education work,
This ono, however. IL the first IN
! lent OF the New Mexico State uni-
verEity. Or. o'shea's Introduction, In
part. follows;
one may safely predict hat voca-
tionnl training IN some form VIII
occupy a larger place In American
education In the future than II has
occupied IN the past; hut among
teachers ~ well as lnymen ticre IL q
lack OF aRTe, vent regarding THE
HtONNa ANAANARANAN W. - "
tional education. one reads articles
on this subject In general n profess
aional magazines and listens to adj
dresses at educational meetings. and
The IL confused by the different claims
which are made and the varying
points OF view which are presented
Some declare that We should train
boys and girls specifically for definite
occupations which they win enter
the moment they leave school, while
Others oppose this view and hold that
our training should concern only the
general sciences or principles or skills
upon which all occupations depend.
Some advocate that vocational and
general education should he rigidiy
distinguished the one from the other,
while many persons protest that such
a separation would undermine Amer
loan democratic institutions. Again.
one frequently hears devotees Of vo-
cational education say that q pupil
Will receive better discipline of mind
and character In working with tools
and shaping materials to def
mite purposes than he will In study
ing the so.cnlled cultural subjects
such as history, literature, foreign
language, mathematics ana the like
But this proposition IN vehemently
denied by n group OF teachers and
educational theorists In particular
| VINO mNlntNln tnHN NutAtlioititl tuNlfi-
ton In commercial and materiallstic
that II restricts the pupils vision, and
that 1 fails TO give him an under
standing Of human nature or interest
in or sympathy with his fellows. 30
Il Is not 10 be wondered AZ that teach
erH as well an lasmen are pcrplcNed
when the advice given them by diff
feront counscilors rs 80 conflicting.
In this volume President I'm DIS.
ciisaes all these problems and otheri
In a critical. unbiased manner In
order that the reader may view voca
tionnl education In tho proper per
spective he Is first led to reflect or
the purpose and function OF cduca.
tloL as a whole in a democratic
country like ours. The author shows
that the preservation OF dem II G,
" dependent upon n thorough going
comprehensive educational pro2ra,n
and he shows further that In n demo
cratic country the individual Is en-
titled to an education which Will pre-
pare him to fulfiil the duties of
citizen - the large sense OF this term
When the reader gains the broa,
View OF education presented here h
readily concludes that preparation
for n vocation Is a. phase. mad n IA
thrai and necessary phase, OF ~trainini
for citizenship In a democracy.