Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-25

jects which would stagger an educator Of
the old school. II is trade school pure
and simple and instruction is given II
such trades as automobile mechanics
electrical work. agriculture, machine
work and printing. In fact the school
is equipped to give instruction in almost
any trade for which instruction is de-
manded. This school lays great stress
on practical work and so per cent of
the pupils time is devoted to shop work
ATTENDANCE LARGE
AT EVENING SESSIONS.
Anyone over Il years Of age who has
completed the eighth grade of public
school may attend this school. and it also
is open to other persons OF more than
16 years Of age.
The greatest attendance in these vo-
cational schools is obtained by the eve
ming schools. where an enrolment of about
1900 was reached during the school year
lust ended In these schools there were
about seventy-f1ve classes and 100 teach
ers. Home economies and trade extern
sion work is the speciality of these eve
ming schools, and the list of subjects runs
wide gamut from millinery tosconcrete
LAYING. Just a few subjects, chosen al
random from the list will show the wide
scope Of these classes: Machine shop
work, sewing. cooking, concrete laying
ladies' tailoring, sheet metal work, home
nursing, etc.
Upon completion Of the courses select
ed for study pupils are given certincates
showing the amount of work done.
There is a strange atmosphere of hard
work and almost romance about these
evening classes. and in some instances
thew are big factors In the development
Of a spirit of Americanism among the
foreign population. and unquestionably
they afford a means of education to
many persons who have had little or no
previous schooling.
GRAY HAIRED MEN
AND WOMEN ATTEND.
There is no age limit. other than a
minimum Of 16 years and 1t is no I'M
usual thing at one of these classes to see
gray haired man or woman seated next
to a bright-eyed youngster Of 16.
The third division of these vocational
schools and the one that is regarded as
most important of all by Mr.. Lowell Is
the part time school This school Is
designed especially to meet the demand
for education of the Part Of permit
workers" Now. permit workers are
children of over IA years Of age who have
finished the fifth grade Of public schoo
and who through econmic necessity, are
REQUIRED to earn their own living or Il
contribute to the support Of their par
ents. Incidentally in September the law
passed by the Legislature at its last
session will become effective. This vii
raise the school requirements Of permit
workers from the fifth to the eighth
grade. although not changing the age
limit Of Il and will result in an IN
creased attendance OF about ZOO in the
regular grade schools
But getting back tc the permit workers
attending grade school They are giver
in this school almost anything for which
| there is a demand below the college
grade of instruction. There are courses
in craftsmanship, cabinet making ant
home economics as we'll as other kindred
courses.
There is no maximum age limit fol
this school, and many persons other thar
permit workers take advantage Of It's
facilities. Mr. Lowery said that during
the school year just closed that the mini
mum age Of any pupil enrolled was ii
and the maximum age was 70
About 1900 pupils are enrolled In this
school and the teaching staff number
twenty five Pupils are required to at
tend not less than four hours a week and
a full course consists Of 144 hours, which
is considered sufficiently long to enable
the student to accomplish results Of real
value to himself