Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-06-25
CHANGED ORDER
HAS IT'S EFFECT
ON SCHOOLLIF
New Conditions Demand
Equipment Not Dreamed
of in Old Days.
COST MOUNTS UP, TOO
BY BLYTHE @. HENDRICKS.


Modern education in 1921 is a far
more complex affair than it was less
than a generation ago. In the old
days all that was necessary for a
public school was a school building,
some teachers and a half dozen text
books. instruction was given only in
courses that could be studied out of
books and was confined to compara-
lively elementary subjects.
In those days what the children did
with themselves before coming to school
or after leaving it was of no concern TO
the educators. and such matters as at
tention to the physical welfare OF the
pupils or training along vocational hhes
was considered entirely outside the realm
Of school affairs.
Today everything is different. Not
only is the academic education Of the
children a matter Of Importance, but an
enlightened humanitarian policy OF edu-
cation demands that something be done
to look after the bodily welfare Of the
pupils and to extend the advantages OF
vocational training to those desiring H.
SCHOOL AFFAIRS
MORE COMPLICATED.
These features are of great importance
in a growing. industrial community ami
as a result the administration Of school
affairs has become far more complicated
than it was in the past. The scnooI
building of 1921 must have more than
classrooms 1t must contain rooms
adapted to cooking, sewing anl other
forms of instruction il home ec7uo mics,
sd there must be provisions for manual
training as well.
Necessarily this has increased the cost
of the operation Of the school system, has
made necessary larger and more expen-
sfve school buildings and has greatly in
creased the number of pupils to be taken
care Of
indianapolis has made considerable
progress along these lines, although
much remains 10 be done and in some re-
spects the system here is behind that of
other cities of the same class. However.
considering the fact that the department
of vocational education has been in ex-
istence only about five years the results
accomplished to date have been, on the
whole. satisfactory.
VOCATIONAL
INSTRUCTION.
The department, which was organized
under the State, but is now operated in
accordance with the Federal statute.
which is similar in a general way to the
old State law. is now headed by R. &.
Lowell, director OF vocational education.
The department has about 100000 a
year to spend which is inadequate to
the needs Of the schools. However, with
this amount educational facilities have
been extended to almost 5000 persons
during the past year and about 40
teachers have been employed.
In general way vocational education
comes under three separate heads. all day
schools, evening schools and part time
schools.
Under the first heading comes the AR
senal Trade school, generally regarded
as a part of Arsenal Technical high
school. but as a matter of fact an en-
tirely separate organization legally. The
school has an enrolment of about 300
pupils and a teaching staff OF about If
teen This is an all day. full time school
and its curriculum contains q list Of sub
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