Evening journal., 1921-09-29
NIGHT SCHOOLS
open MONDAY
Saturday First Registration
Day; Many Subjects for
Men and Women
COURSES ALSO
FOR THE WORKERS

The free evening vocational
school conducted by the board OF
education will open for registration
Saturday afternoon and night.
Opportunity for registration VIII
be offered next Tuesday. and We'd
nesday and on Thursday night
class work win begin. The aim of
the school is educational service,
instruction. counsel and guidance.
The courses offered last year will
be repeated this year. Subjects will
be added when it is known what
types. and kinds OF courses the diff
ferent workers in the city require.
Ii will be the purpose Of this school
TO extend its services to every type
and kind Of employment, to the
many different occupational groups
in industry. and in business; to de-
termine what courses of educational
training no matter how brief may
be worked out and developed, pecui-
arly suited to the needs Of the
Workers.
The evening schools as II is at
present organized, will operate two
nights a week. in two terms OF ten
weeks each; one term before the
holidays. the other following. The
courses TO be offered will not nee
essarily coincide in their length to
the number Of weeks the school Is
open. They will be organized in
short units. The number of lessons
ia the units varies with the subject
The school is for men and wo-
that those who attend must be over
sixteen years Of age, and not attend
ing the day school.
The courses offered for women
al present are those for which there
are facilities AS the home Is the
place where most women are en-
oloyed. three courses are TO be Of
(ered in the evening school In home
making. This department will be
followed with other courses II the
women of this city get behind the
enterprise and make it clear that
tliere is no need for this type Of in
struction. The course will deal with
foods. their selection, purpose and
preparatlon- This course will not
be highly technical. Its aim viii
be to deal with the women in the
home. as she has to deal with the
daily problem OF making both
ends meet" yet supply food OF the
right quality on her table. A sim
shr course will be given on cloth
Ing for the family in which the
problems Of what to purchase. mar
5Set values the use Of patterns, op-
cration Of the sewing machine. max
ing and repairing will be dealt with.
While this is an evening school,
in which these courses are offered,
tt is believed most women have more
.lme in the afternoon. rather than in
the evening. II this proves to be
The case In Wilmington, the courses
will be given in the afternoon from
$50 to $50. rather than from 7.3o
20 $50 in the evening.
sAa maintenance OF any class is
dependent upon whether twenty
PEOPLE enroll, with an average atten-
dance OF ten. 1t is believed. how
eSer. that the problem OF the school
will be TO take care Of the large en-
.rollment that is expected. A regis
tration fee Of one dollar is charged
10 signify intention to complete some
one OF the courses in the evening
school. This fee is returned upon
completon OF at least three-fourths
uf any course.
The courses onsred are:
Home making. i, foods. their selec-
ton. purchase and preparation; 3
home management. FAMILY budgets
how to make and use 3. clothing for
the family. purchase, use OF pat
terms. making and repairing; mil.
linery. The cost OF supplies will be
borne by the class. each according tc
amounts used.
The courses in which the men viii
be particularly interested in are:
Building trades. Mechanica
drawing; ?. plain reading and esti.
mating; 8. steel square in roof and
stair construction.
Woodworking trades. pattern
making shop practice.
Metal working trades. mschin,
shop practice: sheet metal shol
nnaetice.
q Electrical trades, eiementar,
electricY magnetism; 2 electrica
irIachinefy; p batteries.
Draftin9-1, elementary mechani
caI drawing; 2. advanced mechani
cal drawing; 3, elementary archi
teetural drawing; 4. advanced archi