The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-07-08
EDUCATION LAW
CROWS IN FAVOR
TWENTY-FIVE STATES ENACT VO.
CATIoNAL TRAINING LEGlS-
LATlON IN YEAR.
U. S. TREASURY HAS LOSSES
Uncle Sam Is Nicked by Clever Scher-
ers, Despite Fact He Is Supposed
to Employ Best Money Experts
Army Ahead in Fight on Drink,
BY JAMES p. HoRNADAY

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WushugDoa.-Whcu the federal vo-
catonal education act became Jaw
on February %, 1917, only eight states,
namely Massachusetts, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
Indiana, Wisconsin and California, had
developed systems Of vocational edu.
cation, Under the law three forms of
vocational education may exist: All
day schools, part-time schools and eve
ming classes. Of these three types the
part-time schools have perhaps the
most direct effect upon industry MS the
instruction must be given during hours
Of employment. While at the time Of
the passing Of the law provision FOR
part-tlme schools was admittedly de-
SirabIe and part-time GLASSES con
Quoted for various purposes under
various auspices existed here and
there but two of the states NiScon-
sin and Pennsylvania, had established
compulsory instruction Of this char
nCter for young workers over IT years
of age.
The increasing interest In vocation
al 'rnlnIng OF TINS character IS mum
fest in the fact that on May l. -
states, most OF which hnd enacteu reg
isation during 1919, had laws requir-
Ing attendance upon part-time schools.
The application Of the state laws DIFF
fers ,tith tho ,.nrvfnp conditions rpla-
tive to population, education ana lh-
duStry in the different states ana IN
clndeS numerous details not SHOWN III
tie table. Among these are the queS-
lions OF exemption state ana supSu'u-
tion Of regular day schools or evening
cIaSSe for part-tlme classes, the eStao-
liShment of standards, penalties l"r VI
oation Of the law ana the inclusion OF
part-time instruction on the employer ;
time.
Minors Lawful Employment
The laws OF Arizona, ILLINOIS, Mas
sachuScttS, Michigan, Missouri Mon
tana Nevada, New Mexico, oregon,
Utah and Washington speclhcalIy state
that hours Of attendance upon part
time or continuation schools must DE
construed as a part OF minor law
full employment In Nebraska, New
Jersey, New York, Oklahoma ana west
Virginia the employer is Obliged 10 per
nit attendance. ,Ilinois makes nome
work u lawful employment, willie the
Wisconsin law r"qulres nIi appreh-
ticcs 10 attend q vocational school tor
ri least five hours week during the
first two. years of training, for Whlch
time they are paid mt tie regular RATE
per hour,
States In which the law has been
adopted provide penalties for its non
enforcement, applying usually b"lh To
the parent or guardian OF delinquent
child and to the employer as wei. In
many %Scs the minors employment
certificate may be revoked If he fails
10 attend part-tlme Glasses Some
times employment ceases wien attend
ance cenSeS. New YORK state, II addl-
ton to holding the parent ana EN-
ployer responsible provides Tor WIN
holding the state pubIic SchooI tuhdS
In case OF tnllure 10 comply WIN the
Inv. New hampshire hhode lSlahn'
South Dakota, New YORK, Utah ana
California require evening or Gay
AUGMENTATION 'IaSses Tor "Ilch
part time instruction may De accepted
state and federal fundS IN varying
amounts may be used 10 d'iray the
expenses of parttlme classes
The So'caIIed shIit system mas also
been successfully introduced. Under
this system tie minors work In two
shifts Of five hours each, with b
hour school period such an arrange
meat iosur"s compliance with the law,
secures a full days production and
affords mn educational opportunity for
children who are compelled 10 work.
U. S. Nicked for Sl1,5oo.
The United states treasury is sup
posed to has in its employ the
best money experts lo be found,
bat in spite OF this IT Is taken
IN occasionally. Secretary Houston
HIS Just asked congress for legislation
permitting the correction Of the gen
aral account Of the treasury, which as
% stands today shows a shortage Of
Sll jOOGl. This sum, f. was stated,
WIS lost during the last year without