The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
COOP STUDENTS
WILL HEAR H0EY
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background or experience, lnclud-
ing social work in Cleveland, Ohio,
Adult Education work, under the
supervision of DR.. Henry Miles
Busch and Parent Education and
Child Psychology under the super
vision of DR.. Garry Cleveland My.
ers, noted author and child psy-
chologist and DR.. H. E. Schumak.
err, p~sychiatrist, of Cleveland and
New York.
Her undergraduate work was
taken at Western Reserve univer.
sity. Mrs. Trigg expects to COM
plete work for a Masters degree
this summer at New York univer-
sity.
Her preparation for this particu-
lar work was received largely at
Colorado State college under out
standing vocational educators. She
is also a professional public speak
er.
Soon after the program was in
itiated, Mrs. Trigg was transfer
red from Colorado and has been in
this work since it was started. She
came to New Hanover High school
three years ago.
Due to the progress of the pro-
gram in Wilmington during h e
past two years, Mrs. Trigg has
had the assistance of two coordin-
ators and a small staff of Office
workers. Two divisions were made
in the program: Diversified Occu-
pations and Distributive Educa-
ton.
Distributive Education includes
all students who are placed in &C.
equations in the retail and whole
sale fields or other merchandising
activities. Because of the almost
unlimited opportunities for I'M
employment and advancement in
the field of distribution, and be-
cause a large percentage of the
high school graduates eventually
find their way into such occupa-
tons, it was deemed wise to in
itiate a specialized program of
training in this type of work. The
majority of these trainees will be
absorbed into the business houses
in which they have been trained,
and all of them will find employ
ment in the field more readily as a
result of the experience they have
received.
The Coordinators
Miss Katherine Washington is
the coordinator for the Distribu-
tive Educational group and George
L. Sandvig is the Diversified occu-
pations coordinator.
George Sandvig is a graduate of
Stout Institute with a Bachelor OF
Science degree. He has had more
than four years in a business office
as a bookkeeper and three years
practical experience working in the
building trades.
With more than seven years OF
teaching experience, four Of which
were spent in Penn High school at
Greenville, Pa, and three years
in the state of North Carolina, the
last of which was spent in New
Hanover High school, he is a most
valuable Individual in this depart
ment.
Miss Katherine Washington grad
uated from the University of Mich
|igan, Ann Arbor, Mich, with an
A. B. degree and is also a graduate
of the school of Arts and Crafts of
Detroit, Mich, after specializing in
interior decorating. Miss Wash
ington has also had graduate work
at New York university. She will
obtain her Masters degree after
completing another summer ses-
sion this summer.
Before coming to New Hanover
High school she had experience
with various retail organizations,
including the j. L. Hudson Co.,
Detroit, R. H. Macy and Bloom
ingdale's, New York City.
In cities and towns in Mexico
education is considered a very ex-
pensive ordeal. The government
cannot afford to sponsor the wide
variety of trades and industries
necessary for the educational sys-
tenn to succeed; it made it compul-
sary that merchants and business
men of cities and towns cooperate
with the schools in the matter OF
educating its future citizens. This
was the beginning of education on
a cooperative basis.
The Cooperative Employment
program has been in operation at
New Hanover High school for three
years. It is designed to assist high
school boys and girls in choosing
their LIES work and then providing
the opportunity for them to test
their ability and fitness for their
chosen vocation. Senior and post
graduate students who wish gain.
full employment upon the compile
ton of their high school work are
encouraged to register. Jobs are
selected for students to fit their
desires, qualifications, a n d voca.
tional tendencies.
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