Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-18
Interesting
Program for the
Vocational Meet
Bangor. Nav 22-24

The official program for the Voca-
tional Conference which will be held
May %, 90 and "a at Bangor was an
nounced Thursday.
On Thursday afternoon the De-
partment of Home Economics of
which Miss Florence J.. Jenkins of
Portland Is the general chairman will
meet at the Bangor High school. Miss
Helen f. Lockwood. head of the
home economics department of the
Pennington Normal School will act
as chairman of the meeting. An ad-
dress entitled The Home Economics
Of Today and Its Challenge to the
Teacher Training Institutions" will
be given by Miss Antoinette Root,
assistant professor of education at
Simmons College and an address en-
titled Tho Home Economis Teacher
and The Health Education Program"
will be given by a speaker to be an
noiSnced.
The department Of trades and In
dustries Of which Arthur Hauler of
Bangor is the general chairman. will
meet in the assembly hall of Bangor
High School Thursday afternoon.
Addresses will be given at this meet
ing by r. G. Hartwell, principal of
the Morrill, School Of Mechanic Arts
of Concord, n. H., on Vocational
Education and Its Aims; by F. ).
Trinder. state director of vocational
educa ton of Connecticut, on Mimi
mum Requirements o. High Scnoo:
Vocational Courses: by r. l.. Cool
ey. director of Vocati, nal Education
of Wisconsin 1.-THE Practical Value
Technical Training; and DR.. Aug
tlstus o. Thomas, state commissioner
OF education, on 1.-THE Relation of the
Junior High School to Vocational
Education"
The department Of agriculture of
which Herbert S. Hill. of Orono IS
the general chairman will meet
Thursday afternoon in the lecture
room of the Bangor Public Library.
Ralph r. Coffey, instructor or agri-
culture at East Corinth Academy,
will preside at this session.
An address will be given by Seth
M. Shoemaker, director of the Inter
national Textbook Company CT
Scranton, Penna.. after which
round table conference will be held.
The Department of Evening and
Commercial School of which Harold
G. Noyes of RumforG Is the general
chairman will meet at the high
school building Thursday afternoon
The program will be later announc-
ed.
DR.. Leon s. Merrill, dean of the
University of Maine, will preside at
the general session, Thursday even
ing, May %. Music will be furnished
by the Bangor High School orchestra,
Adelbert W. Sprague, director.
The address of welcome will be
given by Mayor Charles D. Crosby
of Bangor and the address Of well
come to the New Hampshire oeie-
gates will be given by Stephen r.
Patrick. of Westbrook, president Of
the Maine Society for Vocational
Education. The response will BE CIV
en- by Herbert c. Wilcox of Concord,
N. H., president Of the New Hamp-
shire Society for Vocational Educa-
ton.
An address will be given. at this
general session by Hon. E. T. Franks
Of owenburg.. Kentucky. a member
Of the Federal Board for Vocational
Education, and by Seth NJ. Snoe-
maker of Scranton, Penca, a d;rec-
tor of the International textbook
Company, on "A Twentieth Century
Education
Miss Anna A. Kloss, agent for home
economics in the vocational division
Of the Massachusetts, Department of
Education, will give an address on
Organization and Development of
Home Economics in Evening School
Courses in Massachusetts," Mrs.
Robert B. Folsom o. Sanford on
Projects Available in Vocational
Home Economics Glasses and Miss
Pearl s. Greene of the University of
Maine at the session of the depart
ment of home economics at the ses-
sion Friday morning. April %.
l.. H. Dennis of Harrisburg, Penn,
president Of the National Society
for Vocational Education. will speak
on the subject Classification Of Vo-
cational Education In the Public
Schools" and r. L. Cooley, director of
vocational education of Wisconsin.
will discuss the subject "Presen, Gay
Attitudes of Industries Toward vo-
cational Education" at the session
of the department Of trades and m
dustries Friday morning.
Committees viii work on their |
specific assignments at the session |
of the department of agriculture |
Friday morning.
The program for the session of |
the department of evening and COM |
mercial schools for Friday morning |
viii be later announced.
A luncheon will be served at o. |
noon. Friday. May %, through the
courtesy OF the Bangor Chamber of
Commerce at the rooms of the l
Chamber of Commerce.
The delegates will visit the Uni
varsity 0f Maine Er;doy offorpna,, 1