The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-15
Vocational Board
 COnvenes For Big
 National Meeting

St Louis. Mo-. May 15-The na- tional conference of the Federal Board for oational Education on
 vocational rehabilitation of persons dlsabled in industry or otherwise met here today for a three-day session.
 The first general meeting of the
 convention was held this afternoon and the address of welcome to the
 assembled delegates was sounded by sam A. Baker. State Superintendent
 or Public Instruction for Missouri.
 Harry L. F'idlere. vice chairman of the Federal Board for Vocational Ed the general aspects of the problem of industrial rehabilitation. He was followed by William M. Conan, Cali
 fornia State Supervisor of Industrial
 Rehabilitation, who discussed reel
 procity in industrial rehabilitation work among states. Rehabilitation of persons with type Of disabilities was discussed by S. S. Riddle, Chief pertinent of Labor and Industry or Pennsylvania. A general discussion then followed, termi mating the first day of the convention.
 Tonight an informal dinner will be given for industrial rehabilitation workers. ; Many interesting discussions are on the program for the sessions tomor- row and Wednesday. s# Two group meetings are scheduled for the morning session tomorrow, tT' At the hrSt. 'ESehaDlIlLaL1On III lIlS Field of Agriculture will be the topic of discussion Addresses Will be made by Lloyd Henry. SuperVlsof of Industrial Rehabilitation for the Grant, Supervisor of Industrial Re mobilization for the State of Iowa. A general discussion will follow
 The second group meeting will Bryant, New Jersey Commissioner of Labor, and Percy Angove. Michigan State Supervisor of Industrial Reha- Utilization, on Securing Cooperation ployInent of the DiSabled.' sF Mcintosh to Speak. 5s The afternoon session tom orrow will be a general meeting which will , be presided over by J. c. Wright, Di- rector of the Federal Board of Vo- lcational Education. Calvin r. Me : Intosh, of the Federal Board of Vo- cational Education will speak on .'sNeed for Cooperation by All Angen ctes in the Program of Industrial Re Mobilization Relation Between Workmen's Compensation and Indus trial Rehabilitation will be the sub ject of an address by Robert P. Lee. Jr., president of the International Association of Accident Boards and ence of Industrial Management in Vocational Rehabilitation will be discussed by pr. J E. Mead, of the Ford Motor t3to Company nf y,no Dr. J9nn Sat1on "A : Health,'' Chicago, and Dr. George B. . Mangold. Missouri School of Social Work, Missouri State University, will , discuss Social and Economic S1gn1- canoe of Industrial Rehabilitation" A representative of the American Fed eration of Labor will deliver speech . 'on '"The Workers Interest in Re Mobilization
 Two group meetings will be held at the final morning session of the con- vention on Wednesday. The first will sIs N~ operation by Other State Depart nents in the Rehabilitation Work" which will be discussed by H. L. Stanton, North Carolina State Super
 visor of Industrial Rehabilitation - Ernest l.. Schneider, Missouri S.. have'visor of Industrial Reha- ! bilitation.
 The second group meeting will be
 addressed by W. F. Shaw, Supervisor of Civilian Rehabilitation in Ohio, and c. A. F>Ilmer. Bebraska State Di- rector of Vocational Education, on "Co-operation by Private Agencies in Rehabilitation work General dis cussion will follow both group meet ings.
 The general meeting on Wednesday afternoon, which will be the last ses- sion of the convention, will be pre- sided over by Oscar M. Sullivan, Min nesota State Director of Re-Eiduca- ture of Industrial Rehabilitation win be the first subject discussed at the meeting. remarks on which will be provided by E. T. Franks, of the Federal Board of Vocational Educa- ton. Dr. R. M. Little. New York State Director of Industrial Reha- Dilitation, will deliver an address on the Problems. of Future Legislation" and Robert F. White Tennessee State Director of Industrial Rehabilitation, will speak on Proposed Investiga- tfons to Be Undertaken by the Fed era1 and State Boards" after which the convention will adjourn.