Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-03
roffice of Adjutant General James w.
Hanson.
Plan for State
Vocational Session
At Bangor in May

Plans have already been started
for the second cooperative meeting,
which will be held about the middle
of next May at Bangor, under the
auspices of the Vocational Society,
the Associated Industries, the State
Department OF Education, the Inter
national Correspondence Schools and
the National Society.
Determination of the exact date of
the meeting has been left to NJ. S.
Hill of the Great Northern Paper
Company and Z. X. Jenkins, director
of vocational education. Eoth men
have expressed themselves as being
hopeful of receiving many sugges-
tons from all the industries and
others interested in vocational edu-
cation.
7 Those who have followed the good
work done by the Vocational Society
will be interested to learn that Fred
Z. Clark, general manager of the
Pejepscot Paper Company, has been
elected as d member of the advisory
committee. Mr.. Clarks experience
with the Bureau of Standards, to-
gether with his manufacturing ex-
perience and natural interest and
effort in behalf of vocational educa-
ton secures valued counsellor for
the Society.
Arthur Hauler of Bangor has been
elected to a membership in the
executive committee. He has had
considerable trade experience, is a
college graduate and heads one of
the largest industrial departments in
the state.
The home economics people are
assured of an earnest worker and a
strong program. as Miss Florence
Jenkins has been chosen to represent
home economics and will be in full
charge Of that part of the program
during the conference. Miss Jen-
kins was so successful in her eff
forts to secure new members that the
executive committee has rendered
her note of appreciation and full
acknowledgement.
Ralph T. Coffey of East Corinth
has had a great deal of experiences
IN organizations and with Dean Leon
>. Merrill of the University of Maine
should be able to put on an at
tractive section for the agricultural
men. --......
Harold G. Noyes of Rumford, the
retlrlng president of the society, has
been elected editor in chief Of the
Maine Industrial New Items, Mr..
NoyeS will choose two assistants and
the board of three will write for all
the magazines giving space to yoca-
tional items.
Leslie w. Mckay. another member
OF the executive committee, together
with F. M. Sudgen, advisor for the
textile industry, report that San
lords membership will be even
larger than last year. 1t is probable
that some of the speakers will visit
Sanford either going or coming from
the conference. This visit together
with the conference meeting makes
1t doubly attractive for MIR. McKay's
prospective members.
DIR. Augustus o. Thomas. state
commissioner of education, will be
IN attendance and wifi speak on
shop Loyalty" one of his best
lectures, parts of which have been
used before foreman training grouns
IL the membership of the yoca-
tional society increases as con-
sentative estimates, show that il
Will, Maine may expect to have the
largest assembly of vocational
specialists and industrial representa-
ives which his been held in the
eastern section Of the State.