Evening journal., 1921-09-01
MONEY NEEDED
FOR THIS WORK
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to get a Federal appropriation OF
"a. 900 a year for vocational educa-
ton. passed an act providing for a
similar appropriation by the State.
This makes a total of $4,000 a year
that has been used each year since
1917. The work is under the super
vision Of the State Board of Educa-
ton and as Wilmington is the only
city in the State that qualities under
the act all the money for industrial
education is used in this city.
When the work was started in
1917, the State Board of Education
came to the City Board with a
proposition that the State would
make an appropriation for the work
If the local board would give a GER
tain amount. but the offer was not
accepted. In 1918 c. ]. Ryan was
appointed State Supervisor OF Trades
and Industries. under the State
Board, and considerable work was
done along vocational educational
lines in local plants. Later b. W.
johnson succeeded Mr.. Ryan. but
recently he became discouraged
over the prospects for the coming
year and resigned, after accepting a
position at the University of Cali
fornia- No one has been named to
take his place.
DR.. Helm was appointed State
Director Nof Vocational Education in
1919 and has been working ever
since to enlarge the work. When
the prospective school budget was
presented to the Legislature last
spring after the new school law had
been passed. 1t contained an item OF
$4,000 for vocational education
The legislators in pairing the budget
cut out that item entirely. The same
item was put in the original budget
considered by the local Board OF
Education some weeks ago, and Il
was again cut out because Of a. lacl
of funds.
DIR. Helm recently had a confer
ence with some members OF tn,
local Board of Education. As tn
budget has been made up and pass
ed on there is no possibility of
specified appropriation this yea
from that source. The only chanc
Of getting any funds from the cit
board for this branch of work thi
year is that in case there Is anythin
left from the contingent fund
might be used for vocational edu
cation. Owing othe fact that tn
original budget of the board wa
cut considerable by Council and tn
many demands that the board ha
on It for funds for various mtter
in connection wit hthe schools, tn
opportunity of getting help fror
the contingent fund is slight
The only financial assistance sc
cured from the city board last yea
was for the salaries of Mr.. Johnso
and his assistants. II was learne
today that the board intends to con
tinue its assistance to that exter
this year.
Those in charge of the industria
education work hope to get privat
individuals or organizations inter
ested as was done last year to en-
able continuance of the work.
, The Manufacturers Association
however. will not likely make an
= other appropriation this year. ID
, Helm recently had a talk with G. I
Garretson president OF the Manu-
! facturers' Association, on the sui
/, ject. Mr.. Gsrretson has explain
ed that the association expects tn
, equipment for the purchase Of whic
. It so literally supplied the fund
! last year TO be used this year in ad
vancing industrial education. 1t
: understood that some promise wa
4 made by local educational author
tiles TO continue the work shoul
the association get It started and tn
E can only be done, It Is claimed. b
an appropriation OF. more none
2 than is now available. Tho AssC
] citation did Its part last year and
: now looking 70 Wilmington scho'
authorities to continue and enlare
:. the work.
; In 1928 both the Federal an
n state appropriations under the ac
e already passed will be Increased
n $4,000. making a total of $500
that VIII be available each year froi
1.-THE State and national government