The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
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dance" used in training ane
and teaching and training stud
ents on the job in the D. o. pro
gram. He said that the school!
with D. o. have extended theil
curriculum to teach IS trades
now, instead of "about three"
Adding that three person:
benefit from the program-the
school, the employer and the
student-he pointed ont thai
1--WE are helping AZ trades ir
North Carolina.
He was introduced by Roland
State D. E. Supervisor Brown
introduced by Hamilton, who
praised the work of fthe loca
coordinators-Wallace West, w
K. Dorsey and Miss Bernice D
Bjonerud, called Dorsey the
"best D. e. coordinator in the
state"
Brown pointed to the fact thai
many of the States schools have
lost their best personnel be.
cause of the attractiveness o.
salaries offered in businesse:
and industry. He said that thi.
fact had alarmed even the bust
ness leaders of fthe state, bu
added that Wilmington, becaus,
it has done "a better job of sup
porting them" has kept most o.
its top-notch teachers.
Teachers Blamed
He pointed out that more thar
SO per cent off the student
graduating from high school wht
know that they will not 60 tt
college do not have any voca
tfonal training or any vocationa
employment back ground at all
! MANY Of these students con
tinue throughout life in low
paying jobs" he added.
This fact he blamed on teach
ers who advise the college pre-
paratory curriculum for student
not planning to attend college
on schools which provide onl,
such curriculum, and upon par
ents who advise students alon
the same lines" he said. every
one else must do some othe
type of work"
IF this is not a problem here,
he said, "this is the only plac'
I've seen that it isn't"
He also pointed out that i
takes training to be successful il
the field of distribution-re
tailing-and said that "retailin,
is becoming science requiring
detailed knowledge and training
He suggested the using of the
best qualified men in the diff
ferent phases of retailing EN-
ployed by the city's stores tt
teach classes in their fields
This would benefit all the store.
in the city he pointed out, add
ing that it is a plan advocated
by Chamber of Commerce Secre
tary John Farrell.
M. Eugene Bullard, owner O.
the Sunshine laundry, who pre-
sided last night, was elected t,
succeed Joe W. Hood, personne
manager of the Tide Water Pow
er company, as chairman of th'
council. Miss Bjonerud was re
elected secretary.
Others Present
Others present for last night!
session, besides school official
and others already mentioned
include: Jesse B. Sellers, genera
agent of the Atlantic Life In
surance company, who, aloni
with Hood and Bullard, repre-
sents the D. o. office worl
group; Misses Catherine Frei
muth, secretary of the Cape Feal
Motor Sales, Inc, and MAJ
Meredith, secretary at the It'd.
Water Power company, trainer:
in the office work group; w. B
Long, manager of the Sherwi1
Williams Paint company, ane
F. D. Edwards, manager O.
Lucy B. Moore, florist-employ
ers in D. o. trade and industry
group; Mrs. Louise Hanson
director of nurses at James Wal
ker Memorial hospital, ane
Roger Matthews, plant foreman
at the National Biscuit com
pany-trainers in the trade ans
industry group; John Farrell
secretary of the Chamber O
Commerce, Robert Dannen
baum, manager OF Ihrlft-!
Stores, E. H. Switzerland
manager of J. c. Penney Co.
and W. B. Berry Sr., manage.
of Belk-Williams company-dis
tributed education representa-
tives.
George w. Hunt, Jr., presiden
of the Merchants association, of
/ fered the program the assistanc.
of his organization whenever
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