Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-04-12
Vocational Education Hit
By Drafting of Teachers;
Deferment Will Be Sought
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time he has been able to Wheedle his
doctors INTO letting him Work) and
his aides began to consider where
and how the money can be spent TO
the best advantage.
OF OtrSe one of the first ncCeS-
sites for vocational instruction is a
supply of trained vocational instruC-
tors; and right there Mr.. Browne RAN
into trouble.
y very high percentage of the
young men who are graduating from
college after specializing IN Vocation-
al education are holders of draft
numbers which make their induction
INTO he Army within a comparative
ly snort time a strong probability.
For instance, of about 35 who viii
graduate this spring at State College,
only ten, or less, seem likely to be
able TO teach through even one whole
school year-the others all have
numbers which make their call to the
colors probable before spring OF 1912.
Right there vas the problem. How
i increase the number of vocational
agriculture classes in the state with
out the required number of Voca-
tIOnal agriculture teachers. They can-
not even be obtained from outside
the state, because the same draft OBJ
stacle is found in every state. The
very young men wanted in the step
ped-up vocational program are the
very ones who cannot be had because
they are the very ones whom Uncle
sam is calling
81 IT-Paf,l, RInII1Do with tho an
prOVal and full cooperation of ST.
p~erIntendcnt Of Public obstruction
Clyde \. Erwin, is going to seek ac-
tlon looking toward deferment of the
young vocational teachers because of
their value in the defense program.
Mr.. Browne believes that it is
much more important to the coJn-
try welfare for n Of these young
graduates to teach progressive ana
up-to-datc agriculture than it is for
Tim To shoulder a gun as a S2l to $50
a month private in the army,
The matter will be taken before
Governor j. M. Broughton and the
adjutant general, it seems. as all eff
forts to get any aid from federal au-
thoriticS has been rebuffcd with the
NtdIltnIN CApldildllcIl lliGL Il MAJ
ter entirely for the state draft ma
%chincry.'
Difficulty in getting any inclusive
state ruling will come from the Sc
leCtIVe service act provision that
there shall be ''cla-s" exemptions
with respect to omploymcnt-that IS
tC say, all ,hipOulidcrs viii not be
exempted as a group, Tor Instance. It
Is likely that the vocational folks Will
ind that each lnGlN dual case is so
ing 10 have to stand on its own
merits; though there might be some
Very general sort Of intimation to
local boards that cases of the kind
shall be viewed with considerable
leniency.
But draft trouble or no draft trou-
bic, the school year l94l-42 is going
to see a brisk stepping up of the
whole vocational education program.
The division hasn't yet been able
10 determine exactly how many adj
ditional teachers and classes it can
provide, but Mr.. Browne and his
staff are giving full time efforts to
work Out the enlarged program.
In the fields Of agriculture and
home economics requests have come
IN from all sections of the state Ii
such volume as to make it certain
that not ever half are going to be
provided.
AS an example the division has re-
quests for about $40 additional agri-
culture teachers for the coming year
AT the very limit, assuming that the
draft difficulties are surmounted ir
reasonably good fashion, not NOR.
than a third Of the requests will bt
complied with.
The situation is somewhat brighter
for the home economics division. Mr.
Browne thinks the division may b,
able to set up about IS or 80 new
! classes, with the same number O