The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-03-19
GENERAL PLAN

ted to the course. No classes will
be begun with less than fifteen
boys in attendance. Glass shall be
in session on regular school days
for the regular school year. The
period of training shall be four
years divided as follows: The first
two years shall be spent in school;
the school day shall be six hours in
length, about half the time being
devoted to shop work and the re-
mainder to related and academic
subjects; the last two years shall
be spent alternating in school one
week and on the job one week. The
school day shall be of the same
length as in the previous two
years. On the job it shall be the
standard day prevailing in the
craft.
At the end of these four years,
final examinations shall be con-
Quoted under the supervision of
the advisory committee of the trade
being taught. If the boys work
has been satisfactory, credentials
shall be issued by the school and
countersigned by the advisory COM
mittee of the craft, testifying to his
worth in technical information, as
a skilled mechanic and in his atti-
tude toward his work. If these ere
dentials are satisfactory he shall
be rated as a journeyman mechan-
ic. If his school work has been
satisfactory, he shall receive his
high school diploma also. If he
cannot qualify as a journeyman
mechanic at this time, he shall
continue his training until he is
able to do so.
Training offered in school will
consist of shop experience giving
thorough training in the funda-
mentals of the trade, including a
knowledge of tools, processes, ma
terials and methods of construc-
ton, of course in mathematics,
science and mechanical drawing
closely related to the shop work,
of shop or job organization, in san
itation, hygiene and safety, and of
English, industrial history, indus
trial organization, economics and
other subjects qualifying for in
telligent citizenship. These courses
will be outlined and presented to
the advisory committee for APPROX
al. Regular high school subjects
may be elected at given times to
apply toward high school gradua-
ton.
An ADVISORY COMMITTEE shall
be formed which shall be response
sentative of the trade, one from
the employers and one appointed by
the Superintendent of Schools. This
committee shall advise with the in
structors on all matters connected
with the proper training of the boy,
in school and on the job, shall ap-
prove the final examinations, shall
pass on the credentials of those
ready to be rated as journeymen
mechanics and shall assign the
bows to their jobs while under
training. All decisions of the ad-
yisory committee must be unani-
nous.
A GENERAL COMMITTEE shall
be formed which shall be response
BILE for carrying out this agreement.
II shall include one representative
from the Master Builders Associa-
ton. one from the Metal Trades
employers, the superintendent of
Schools and his representative on
the advisory committee, one from
the Building Trades Council and
one from the Metal Trades Council.
The last two representatives must
be members of an advisory commit
tee.
While the boys are on the job a
representative from the school
shall be permitted to visit the
work and become acquainted with
the problems and difficulties that
arise in order to make the school
work connect up more closely with
the needs of the job, He shall also
he permitted to suggest ways IN