Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-28
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel
BY HENRY AVFRILL

Raleigh, Jan. 28.-Figures in the
report vi the Advisory Budget Com
mission show Il tremendous gap be
tween the money the budgeteers
would have the State OF North Caro-
una spend on general education
and on "Vocatiynal education.
For example, it IS recommended
that more than twenty million dollars
be appropriated annually for lnstruc-
tlonal service in the eieht-months
public schools: while on the other
nand the budgetet-s allotted only
S4OO,OOO fer ali foruls of vocational!
education during the first year OF
the biennium and S45O.00O for the
second year.
Officials Of the vocational divi-
slons are not making any compali-
sons IN their efforts to have the APP
preparations committee boost the
budget estimates considerably: but
many legislators have delVed into
the budget figures and are calling
pubic attention to them.
There is no difficulty Whatever in
finding a constantly Increasing senti-
lnent among the law makers that
more money should be appropriated
Tor the vocational courses in pro-
portion to the entire mount spent
on education in North Carolina.
Chairman John Kerr, Jr.. of the
House appropriations group has al
ready said flatly he thinks that TN
due emphasis is being put on gen
eral' curse in high schools from
which less than one-fourth the grad
yates will ever go to college. Others
have announced similar views and if
now seems practically assured that
the vocational appropriations will be
boosted substantially above budget
figures.
7. E. Browne. director Of the Vo-
catlOnal Education section of the
Department of Public instruction,
is marshalling facts to show that
present and proposed appropriations
are completely inadequate to meet
even d moderate proportion Of the
requests for additional instructors
in vocational education all over the
state.
He is getting ready to cite to the
committee:
Agricultural Education
There are today 49, schools in the
State offering instruction in agri-
culture and shop work to approx
mately 10000 boys and men in these
classes; but there are 100 other high
schools (and Mr.. Browne has them
all listed by name and place. which
have applied for teachers of agri-
culture. but because of lack Of funds
their demands canno be met.
This division provides courses for
rural youths in high schools, out-of-
school youngsters who are willing to
go back to school for part time IN
struction and for adult farmers who
wish to enroll for evening instruc-
zion.
Home Economics
There are 1913 high schools with
vocational home economies teachers
giving instruction in home-making
to approximately 10000 girls and
women. There are $50 other high
schools Obs white and Is Negro)
begging for this work but lack of
funds prevents the board of Voca-
tional education from aiding them.
The work of this division is re-
garded as Of tremendous importance
in national defense as we'll as in the
everyday life of the State. Medical
statistics show a tremendous percent
age Of military enrollees are reject
ed on account of malnutrition caus-
ed by poorly balanced diet. The
very heart of home economics teach
ing is to train Young WOmanhOOd in
the art of preparing a Weii-balanccd,
Well-cOoked diet for everyone. It is
argued that more home economies
training would materially improve
the general health Of North Caro-
linians.
Industrial Rehabilitation
There are ten thousand civilian
cripples in North Carolina today and
the number is Increasing at a rate
Of twenty-five per cent per year, due
to accidents and disease. Fifty per
cent Of these could be made self
supporting if sufficient funds were
available. but they ere not.
Distribu"ye Education
This division deals with the field
Of distribution of goods-a field in
which one out of every gain
fully employed persons in North
Carolina are to be found.
There is great demand among NOR
chants and the public for the eXpanr
sion of this service for which the
State now appropriates a meager
$4,000 annually.
With this tiny sum. plus some 500
900 of Federal money, a good start
has already been made in North