The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1921-03-18

the fullest information concerning
those desirable occupations in which
in the light of the best medical ane
vocational knowledge available, he can
with his special handicap, successfully
engage. The District Medical officer
assists in the vocational advisement OF
the disabled mar. In addition, advice
is also sought from those experts in
the hospitals who have aided the mans
physical rehabilitation.
The disabled nan may be trained in
agriculture, commerce, industry, trans
portation, or the professions. The
length and character of instruction de-
ponds upon the requirements of the
vocation, the ability and interest of
the man and his previous training and
experience.
Training is given in a variety of
ways. The Federal Board u~tilizes the
best technical, agricultural, academic
and vocational schools and colleges in
the country. Placement training, or
training on the job, especially in those
occupations not yet regarded as being
within the school or college field, is
given in manufacturing establish
ments, industrial shops, offices and on
farms. In every case, however, the
Federal Board requires the instruction
to be adapted to the interests and need
Of the disabled man, to be definitely
planned for him as a learner, and it's
agents.
The length of training varies great
ly, according to the ability, ambition
and handicaps of the man, and to the
skill and knowledge required for pres
ent ar future success in the work it.
self.
On completion of training in the
school or college, a period of training
directly on the job is given, if neces-
sary, to enable the man to adapt him
self to the actual working conditions
in the occupation for which he has
been trained.
The Federal Board for Vocational
Education has at present time in the
agricultural colleges of Montana,
Minnesota, North and South Dakota,
$50 men in training, and it is the de-
sire of the board that these men re-
ceive practical training along with
their school work. For this reason,
the Board is planning on placing a
great number of these mem on mod
ern up-to-date farms for summer
training.
The general plan of the work is to
place the man now in school on farms
that will give him training of a more
practical nature along the line in
which he is specializing. In other
words, it would be practical training
along the line the man intends to fol-
low in making his living after COM
pleting his course.
The interest and energy of the Fed
eral Board trainees will naturally be
divided between the farm and the
community. 1t is the feeling of the
Federal Board hat to make a success
full agriculturist, a man should not only
understand the handling of his own
problem, but he should be interested
in the other problems of the commun-
ity. For this reason, the man will be
encouraged to take part in community
activities of all kinds.
At least n special problem will be
selected by each trainee and a complete
report will be submitted to the Federal
Board upon this subject. The amount
of credit granted to the trainee on
project training will be determined by
the agricultural college which he has
been attending, and will be based upon
the complete report of the trainee and
the supervisor of the project work. The
supervisor will inspect the work being
done by trainees on project work reg