The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1925-05-08

cIared in 1917 that it was essential
!, to the welfare of this nation that
vocational education be made a
part of the educational system, and
provided a scheme of cooperation
between the federal government
and the states for the promotion OF
vocational education in the fields
of agriculture, trades and indus
tries, home economics and COM
merce.
This cooperation of the states
with the federal government is
based upon four fundamental ideas
First, that vocational education
being essential to the national well
fare, it is function of the national
government to stimulate the states
to develop and maintain the service /;
second, that federal funds are re-
quired to adjust equitably among
/ the states the burden of providing
the service; third, that since the
federal government is vitality in
terested in the success of vocational
education, it should purchase de-
gree of participation in this work,
and, fourth, that only by creating
such a relationship between the
central and local governments can
better and more uniform standards
of educational efficiency be set up.
The guiding principal of the vo-
cational educational act is that the
education to be furnished must be
under public supervision and con-
troll, and designed to train persons
for useful employment in voca-
tional pursuits.
Vocational training has reference
! to training for wage-earning en-
ployment. 1t may be given to boys
/ and girls who desire preparation
j for entering a vocation as trained
wage earners, to boys and girls
who, having already taken up a
wage earning employment, seek
more training and greater efficien-
cy in that employment; or to wage
earners already established in a
trade or occupation who wish to
advance to better positions in the
particular vocation.
Federal moneys are allotted for
| payment in part of salaries of
teachers, supervisors and directors
of agricultural subjects; for pay
/ ment in part of salaries of teach
ers,s supervisors of trade, home
economics, industrial and CONNER
cial subjects, and for payment to-
ward the maintenance of the train
of teachers in all these subjects.
In the matter of schools reim-
bursed out of Federal moneys, the
federal board is concerned that the
following facts shall be estab-
lished: (a) That the institution is
legally qualified under the act; (b)
That supervision and inspection by
the state board of vocational edu-
cation is properly maintained; (c)
That the courses are carried on in
conformity with the plan adopted
by the state board and approved by
the federal board.
The fact must be emphasized
that vocational schools and classes
are fostered under the vocational
education act for the purpose of
giving vocational instruction to in
dividuals to the end that they may
be prepared for profitable and eff
cient employment.
Trained teachers and trained SUI
pervisors are absolutely indispens-
able in promoting effective voca-
tional education. Only in this way
can schools get the help they
should have. In this way only can
the state board be certain that
school boards are complying with
the terms of the plan proposed by
the state board and approved by
the federal board. Since the legiti-
mate expenditure of all moneys ap-
portioned to the states under the
vocational education act is condi-
toned upon the expenditure of a
dollar of state or local money, or
both, for each dollar of federal
money expended, it is necessary to
make an accounting of all federal,
state or local money used.
In 1917 the State Of Arizona &C.
copied the benefits of the federal
act and agreed to it's provisions.
Through the enactment of this state
law the state of Arizona became
entitled to the allotment of federal
moneys for vocational education.
In 1919 the state legislature en-