The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1954-01-22
FHS Students Find
10 Vocational
Education Jobs
Training Program
Wins Acceptance
Of Businessm EN-

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With the beginning CT school
this fall. a new educational pro-
gram was initiated in Farmville.
The program under the general
heading of Vocational Education,
offers two courses, Distributive
Education and Diversified Oc-
equations, both designed to offer
n-the-job-t training to high school
juniors and seniors while the
other usual requirements for a
degree are completed
During tn summer, Guy K.
Yeats. coordinator for the por-
gram. came to Farmville armed
with nothing more than the re-
suits OF a survey and a plan Of
acti n, The survey taken last
Spring indicated TO the State De-
Ialtment of Education that
Farmville merchants would be
interested in cooperate ting With
such a scheme. Mr. Yeats Job
was to locate the students who
wanted practical training and
then to place them where they
could get the necessary work.
Almost half school year has
passed since the program got
under way. Let's take a look at
the achievements thus far
Nineteen Enrolled
Nineteen students from this
area are enrolled in one of the
two courses. 9 aare in the DIVERSE
fled Occupations group. Of which
seven are boys and two, girls,
Distributlve Education has melted
10 students with boys and 2
girls, including three youngsters
from Worsham High School
Local stores cooperating in D.
E.. which gives training in retail
ing and service. are Newberry's
the A. and p, BaldWn's, David
sons Advance Store, Leggctt's.
State Theatre, and The Farm
vile Manufacturing Co
Businesses which have hired a
student under the ID. 9 course
are Taylor Manufacturing CO.
Fourth Street Motor Co, Newman
Chevrolet. Prince Edward Utility
To-, Ennis Radio and TV, Fred
nm, Southside Community Hos
pital. Vanity Beauty Shop, and
Radio Station w r. L. o.
Jobs under Diversified Occupa-
tons include auto mechanic.
auto body and repair work, tele-
vision repair piano technician
skills, basic steps in practical
nursing. beauty operators skllls
cabinet. making, and radio an
nouncine
The school day for the stu
dents who are part Of the pro-
ram is cut into two During the
morning the boys and girls at
tend their regular required courS
es. such as English, government.
etc ONE session is devoted to the
theoretical aspects of vocational
training Those III the D f. course
learn the facts about the retail
trad, while those enrolled in O.
O. use textbooks and student
guides on their particular inter-
estS. which vary greatly among
the Individual students.
Afternoons are devoted TO on
the iob-traming. which, incident
ly. receives high school credits as
the students electives.
Community Reaction
How is the program being re-
ceiVed BY merchants and students
alike? Mr. Yeats feels that the
merchants who have students are
all pleased " They obtain benefits
III several ways Not only are
receiving the service of employees
who are getting school training.
put tleN are saved muCn TIME III
training. Furthermore. they will
have the opportunity to obtain
regular employees that already
know the work. as soon as the
students graduate
To the student. the program
likewise means many ADVANTAGES.
One is the money they earn for
part time services. Salaries range
from SO cents IN hour TO 81. and
already during these few short
months the students III D. r. have
earned S224685, while those in
y. O. have received wages of mp
proXlmately $4,000 Mr.. Yeats
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