Evening star., 1926-02-18
VOCATION TUTORS
BEGIN CONVENTION
200 From Many Cities to
Consider Varied Projects
and Attend Banquet.

Two hundred educators from all
parts of the Nation. who are engaged
In vocational education projects. will
I be registered by this evening. IL is
expected. at the convention of the
National Vocational Guidance Asso-
citation, which is being held at Hotel
Washington
Early arrivals spent this morning
in inspecting vocat tional training
schools of the District under guild
ance of Miss Jesse La Sale. associate
Superintendent of schools in charge
of research work.
Following a luncheon at noon at
the Washington, at which greetings
were extended by representatives
citation plunged into it's principal OBJ
! ject of this years convention. COM
| pilation of reports and findings in
regard to the need and work of
counselor or counselors in public
| schools who serves as guide to
students In the selection of courses
of vocation training, teaches spe-
Cialized courses in some school sys-
| TENS. acquaints pupils with the oppor-
| tunities Of various trades and how to
get jobs after training is completed.
Discussion at Banquet.
The discussion Will he continued at
a BANQUET meeting at s O'Clock to-
| night. In the near future the con-
vention plans to adopt policy in re-
gard to the counselor's work and to
| incorporate a detailed study of the
! question in a book TO be published.
Schools inspected by delegates this
| morning were the Phelps Vocational.
the Mckinley Technical High School,
| Abbot Vocational. Margaret Washing
ton Vocational. Armstrong Technical
| High School and the Jefferson Junior
! High School.
| Arrangements Committee.
The local committee on arrange
ments is composed Of Mary Stewart.
director junior division. United
States Employment Service. chair
| man: L. r. Alderman, specialist In
adult education. Bureau of Educa
tion: Mrs. Anna L. Burdick agent
| for trade and industrial educa ton.
Federal Board for Vocational Edu-
cation; Stephen r. Kramer. assistant
| superintendent of schools: Jessie La
Sale. associate superintendent in
| charge of research: e. N. Matthews,
| director of the industrial division.
| Childrens Bureau. United States De-
partment of Labor: l.. J. O'Rourke.
director of research. Civil Service
Commission; Mrs. Arthur c. Wat
kins. secretary. National Congress of
Parents and Teachers: Miss Chari
| Williams. field secretary. National
| Educa ation Associa ton: Fay l.. Bent :
| ley. in charge Of attendance. Wash,
( ington public schools; John 8.
Gambs. Mckinley High School, Wash :
| ington. and Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter,
president, local congress Of Parent
| Tea cher Associa tions.
Afternoon Speakers.
Dorothea de Schweinitz of the
University OF Chicago. president of
the association, presided at the lunch
con. A. II. Edgerton of the depart
ment OF vocat ational education of the
University Of Wisconsin led q discus,
sion on the proposed yearbook al
the afternoon session. Other speak
ers included w. NJ. Allen. counselor
| of the South Hills High School of
Pittsburgh: Mildred e. Lincoln. coun
seor of the Monroe High School
Rochester. n. Y. and Dean Francis
H. Bradshaw, University of North
meeting tonight will be Mr.. Edgerton
chairman; DIR. Harry Kitson of the
Teachers College, Columbia Uni
versity, New York. and DIR. c. r.
Mann. director of the American
Council on Education of Washington.
Mary Stewart Of the United States
Employment Service. will be chair
man of banquet meeting tomorrow
evening at o'clock. DR.. Frank w
Ballou. superintendent Of Washington
public schools. and Miss Grace Alb
bott chief of the Children's Bureau oi
the Department of Labor, will speak
DR.. William A. White, Superintendent,
of St. EliZabeth's Hospital. will de
liver an address at the session Satur
day morning on personnel service fol-
the problem individual.
The convention will close with &
meeting at o'clock Saturday evening
at the Hotel Washington.