The Hope pioneer., 1922-11-16

ion was by this act. designated as the
official state board of vocational
education to cooperate with the fed
eral board. For the purpose of ad
ministration and promotion of voca-
tional education, an annual appro-
priation of $10,350 is available with
the provision that the. balance at the
end of the biennial period not used
for administration may be used as
aid to the vocational schools"
Members of the state board of ad-
ministration include: Minnie j. Mel
son, state superintendent Of public
instruction; Joseph A. Kitchen, state
commissioner of agriculture and
labor; F. S. Talcott. r. B. Murphy,
Robert Muir, chairman; Charles
Liessman, secretary; Edward Erick-
son, Grand Forks, director and txecu-
i've officer.
Summary of Work
A summary of work in agriculture,
home economics and trades and in
dustries is included in the report:
During the last year the man in
charge of the teacher training work
in agriculture at the agricultural COL
lege has been doing the supervisory
work in the Smith-Hughes vocational
agricultural schools. Fifteen schools
IA all day schools and one part time
school, with an enrolment of 3O7
students In vocational agriculture
were approved for federal aid.
A state supervisor of home eco
nom1cs has been employed on full
time during tie last year by the
state board Of administration. Fiji
teen all day departments, with an
enrolment of 407 students, two even
lngs departments with an enrolment
Of ITO students, were approved for
federal aid.
The teacher training in trades and
Industries has been mainly itinerant
teacher training. Two men in the
teacher training department at the
state agricultural college have been
doing this work. These evening
schools with an enrolment of 10 s+u-
dents and two all day schools with
an enrolment of SO students were
approved for federal aid. The
subjects offered in these courses
were: carpentry, gas engineering.
olacksmithing, auto mechanics print
ing and business courses"
The financial statement includes a
list of the schools with the amount
of federal aid received for vocational
work; and an account of the expendi-
ures for the year from the federal
fund.
Aid to is for Agriculture
Federal aid for work in agriculture
was apportioned to Is schools as fol-
lows; Walsh county agricultural,
'chool, $1,5o0; Velva. $1,250; Cros-
by, $1,a2o; Williston $3.50; Harvey
S1.100; Hope, 5000; Benson county
agricultural school, $1,000; Hazen,
1000; Cavalier, $1,000; Kenmare
SS37.5o; Beach, s7S7.5O; Grafton,
1925; Moore consolidated. RANSOM
county, $500. Total for agriculture.
s15,220.
1S Get Economic Aid
Federal aid for home economics
work was apportioned to is schools
as follows: Walsh county agrfcu,-
.ural school, s47.2o; velva, s6o.so:
crosby, $50; Bowan, $685.; La
Moure, s41.S0; Kenmare, s5e: En-
derlin, s27.35; Beach, $45.25: Cas-
selton, SAC; Rugby, s54.75; Man
dan, $3.50; Grafton. s21.s5: Dick
nson, $3o.40; Bowbells, s29.s5.
Mayville, s57; williston, 3o.4o; Bis
narck' $64.5o; Fargo s24o. Tota,
Sor home economics, $1,000.
Federal aid for seven schools oiv-
'ns all day. evening or part time
srade courses was apportioned as fol-
lows: Fargo city school (eveninc)
$3.50; Crosby (evening) s93.75; En-
derlin (evening) s216; Crosby (part
time credit) $3.50; velva, ,all dav,
$3.50; Walsh county agricultura]
school, (all day., $712.5O; and yelva
city school, (part time general trade
work., $500. Total aid for all indus
tries, $2,477.25.
Amount of federal money avail
able for 1922.
For salaries Of teachers
and supervisors of agri-
culture .............$16,301.41
For salaries of teachers of
home economics 1000 M
For salaries of teachers of
trades and industries i. 1000 90
ror 'eacher training. 100000