Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1920-02-26

school for work lost their jobs and
are without employment. They must,
under the law, either go back into the
public schools or into the all day Cor
tinuation school.
The courses in our Wisconsin coD
tinuation schools include instruction
in English, in elementary personal
and social hygience, and in citizenship
but the main stress is laid on the re-
laton of the school work to the Work
the child is actually doing in the shop
or store Every child is given IT,
struction in the theory and practice OF
the industry in which he is engaged,
If it is a progressive and developing
industry Mechanical drawing is
taught with shop mechanicsss
taught with shop mathematics. The
courses include such handiWork as
carpentry, pattern making, printing,
moulding, machineshop work, etc for
the boys; and dressmaking, millinery,
domestic science and chemistry FOL
girls. In the continuation schools
Of Wis. in 1913 there were ten times
as many pupils as in all the other
trade schools of the United States.
The state is concentrating on the
continuation schools, because after a
generation of them there will be no
need for the night schools for adults,
except for the higher processes
1t was not until 1917 that Federal
Board for Vocational Education was
established under the Smith Hughs
Act. Under this act Federal appIo-
priations ultimately aggregating over
$7,000,0O0 per annum, have been made
available for cooperation with the
state in the promotion Of vocational
education in agriculture. in trades
and industries and teachers. The
principle of Federal aid through the
States to education in institutions Of
subcollegiate grade has been establish
ed. Up to Jan. /, 1913, 48 states &C.
copied the Smith-Hughes Act; and
then plans being examined and &C
cepted received their Federal ai'ot.
ments.
In June 1918, Congress passed the
Smith-Sears Act, providing for the vo-
cational rehabilitation and return to
civil life or disabled persons discharg-
ed from the military of naval forces
of the U. S. They are re-educated in
some useful employment.
The greater achievement in War
time in Vocational education was that
of our students Army Training Col ps,
our S. A. T. c. The work was un-
der the direction Of the Committee
on education and special training of
the war department. It's aim was to
train officer candidates sand technical
experts of all kinds TO meet the nee0s
of the service. Existing institutions
which had the necessary facilities
were utilized Military drill and IN
ductrial instruction, including shop
practice were provided for periods Of
two months each. The magnitude Of
the undertaking is shown by the fact
that on Aug. l 1918, there were ST.
O25 soldiers under instruction IL So
different trades or occupations, in IA
institutions located in as states and
D. C. 1t was estimated that by july
1919 if the plans had been carried out,
more than 100000 men would have
had this work sufficient to make them
definitely serviceable iii some mechan-
ical of technical duty in addition TO
their training as soldiers.
The immediate effect upon educa-
ton of the war will be a new elm
phasis on certain special phases. & j
education for health, (2) education
for vocation, 60 and education for
citizenship
1t has not been discovered i,lat edu-
cation can be vocational and cultural,
hence forth we shall not be satisfied
with education that is not bofn.
The club, at a recent meeting, evin-
ced much interest in the rbetoplay
sThe Red Viper and resolved in
behalf of American citizenship, 10
make an effort to secure the attract
ion for Baraboo. Mr.. Roser, manager
of the AL. Ringing theatre has Sc
cured the film, which will be shown
at an early date.
The club will hold it's next meeting
at the home of Mrs KunzIeman on
Second avenue.