Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-26
Federal Board ~
Urges Training
For Vacations
Mrs. McClure-P Patterson Will
Write Bulletin Explaining
Success Of Work in
Europe.
Europe.
By HOLLAND.

The federal board for vocational
education was persuaded late in the
winter or early spring that the work
which it has in hand could be facili-
tated if accurate information respect
ing vocational trai ing in the lead
ing countries OF Europe and in Great
Britain could be secured Having
knowledge OF the relation OF Edith
Mcclure Patterson to the successful
agitation in Ohio which has resulted
in the enactment of law which will
make part time continuance at the
public schools possible, sent word
to her in the hope that she might be
persuaded to undertake the Eu-
ropean investigation journey.
Privately Financial.
Mrs. Mcclure Patterson was somewhat
appalled, in view OF the responsibility
which mission of that kind would en-
tail. She. however. consented to go and
was assured that she would be qualified
as representative of the United States
government. She was told, however. that
unfortunately the federal board did not
have in hand at the moment needed
this jodrney. John II. Patterson Of
Dayton. O., who is one of the earliest
to advocate Industrial vocational educa-
tion. having learned that the federal
board was without funds. offered to
furnish the money which was needed.
She has just returned to the United
States. having been away little over
three months. In that time she visited
England. Scotland. France, Belgium. the
area of the army of occupation at Co.
blentz. switzerland. Germany, Sweden,
Denmark Holland, but did not go to
Italy because she met at London DR..
Maria Montisorri who was able to give
all the information about Italian school
methods that was needed.
The information. which was In this
way contained, ID now In the hands of the
federal board at Washington. 1t is vol
luminous and is presumed to cover all
the points respecting which the board was
made use OF In the preparation of
national bulletin which is to be ssued by
the board In the hope that 1t will be in
fluentiai In arousing the people to the i'm
portance OF vocational training in the
schools.
Already In 81 States.
Already 81 states have adopted the part
time continuance plan which is the basis
Of the Ohio law. The federal board hopes
that speedily every one of the As states
will have adopted this law and that the
people of the country will be aroused to
the necessity Of establishing vocational
training.
Mrs. Mcclure Patterson learned that in
almost all OF the countries II not all" the
interest in vocational training and In in
structions to school children is based
first upon healtk instruction, second upon
forming of the habit OF deep and correct
thinking and third training in the use
of the hands or eyes so that a scholar
in the schools may learn vocation upon
which reliance can be placed for the
earning OF living.
Scotland and Switzerland furnished the
best example Of the advance which has
been made along new lines In the in
struction Of children. In Switzerland the
children In the schools are now highly
trained In the manufacture of jewery.
Swiss watches and kindred articles as
we'll as lace designing. Some of the
little ones have gained great skill in
fresco work and this training has been
carried on side by side with the custom
ary teaching which is given in the
schools.
Our ambassador to Belgium. Brand
Whitlock, took special interest In this
mission. He made 1t possible for Mrs.
McClure-Patterson to be brought into
close touch with the Belgium authorities
who are directing the schools. She spent
a half day with the minister of educa-
tion.