New Britain herald., 1929-06-05

every nineteen journeymen. The ratio is ono to sixteen in pattern. making. one to sixteen in moulding and one to seventy in diesetting. In the building trades tho situation is worse, generally. than in the shop trades. Building trades apprentices are disappearing, partly because of union restrictions. but also because employer and community fail to bother with the boys who are to build the homes of tomorrow.
 ''But there are constructive forces Manufacturer's Association studied the situation and made recommen- dations leading to closer approach of trade schools and industry. The State Board of Education has adopted a program that will bring more effective service to the com monwealth.
 ''The aim of the trade schools will continue to be the training Of skilled young men prepared to take their places as productive citizens of a great industrial state. To this end the standards for instructors in the trade schools will not be ioWer- ed. While in the past these instruo tors have been required to be mast CTS of a trade. today they are re- quired to be masters of two trades -of the trade they are teaching and of the trade of instructor as we'll. The most experienced craftsman is worthless to the state if he cannot teach to his learners the skill and knowledge that are his.
 Cooperation With Industry
 'Closer cooperation with industry will be worked out through advisory committees, by means of which the state will secure the benefit of the experience and the judgment of leading members of industry. who will help us in revising our courses, in choosing our instructors and in marketing our product.
 ''The federal board for vocational education recently stated that the all-day trade school serves only one ninth of those receiving training and causes nine-tenths of the trou- ble. Facts indicate that Connecti- cut should have more part-time classes for employed apprentices in shop and building trades. Industry and the trade schools should unite to guarantee to the boy who wants to learn a trade the four fundamen- tals of apprenticeship-a fair wage, part of which is the schooling re- ceived, an opportunity to attend the special school, a chance to learn the whole trade. and the giving and the getting of square deal.
 Better instructors and better CO., ordination with industry mean bet- ter teachers and better trained stu dents. Both boys and industry will benefit by the new program.
 ''The new plan will provide 8 minimum amount of training in citi- zenship and training for personal health.
 Two Terms Beginning July i
 Beginning July 1, the new trade school year will be divided into two terms. The short term of eig,t weeks will give the regular students an opportunity to continue with their training and thus graduate in a shorter time. or, if they prefer, 10 get job in industry that will pay wages, at the trade for which they are training. For employment 'n approved jobs they will receive halt- time credit on their course. The places of regular students who leave for employment will be thrown open to boys who are fourteen years of age who want to try themselves out in certain trade shop or who waat to prepare themselves for operation of g specific machine so that they may enter industry with profit 70 themselves and their employers,
 ITO sum up, the new trade school program Is essential to the indus trial future of Connecticut. It in-