Show l m m SCHOOLS FACE NEW PROBLEM INVOCATION IN VOCA VOCATION liON More Than Children Chil- Chil Children Children dren Affected by Question Question Question Ques Ques- tion in California I O OAKLAND U LA LAND D Cal April 10 19 Califor California nia nm faces the problem of vocational education for more than children children chil chil- dren ren throughout the tho state who have c not r reached ache tho the hl high h schools through natural educational cli but have been diverted to commercial comm mercantile mercantile mercantile tile and Industrial fields and non duca- duca tive occupations or conditions according accordIng accord accord- Ing to Dr E E. R R. R Snyder state slate commis commissioner c is- is of or vocational education Dr Snyder spoke o before the tho state convention convention conven conven- tion of ot high hl h school principals of ot California California Cali Cali- fornia at the Hotel Oakland today on War Var Vocational Fork Vork One half of ot these declared Dr Dr Snyder will bo be taken care of ot under the recent r cent Smith-Hughes Smith enactment 1 within the next five years and ana the rest within the five years ensuing The legislation which has made this possible represents a n. definite recognition reco recognition ni- ni j tion of or war ne needs dB throughout thy th country country coun coun- try tr as a part of or tho national program The speaker also declared that the lack of ot adequacy In American schools I for tor modern day da problems has been tull fully appreciated only recently WAR SHOWS FAILURES The war var has statistically shown us our failures ho he said as far tar as tho the Industrial pha phases cs of our country are fire concerned With an appropriation of ot from the federal government government govern govern- I ment mont for vocational development for tor agricultural trade Industrial and household economic extensions and education and for tor the training of ot teachers In those branches tho the sta state o nf H Vina 1 mot t t 1 situation 01 o I California nas U met un u to with a n. guarantee of or a dollar of or state mone money for tor every cent of or federal money spent within the tho borders As a l re result result re- re sult suit we have available at nt the present time more than with which to tc meet Industrial conditions The main difficulty is to get ret boys hon and girls em- em employed em em- In war industries Into the schools for the vocational training John C. C Boswick newly appointed state director of or war vocational work worle fresh fresk from irom his experiences with the ers of the state in vocational improvement lines lInE told the convention members of ot the difficulties that he encountered in his problems of ot IndustrIal Industrial industrial Indus Indus- trial advancement Boswick has been active since tho the middle of ot March into the fields swinging swIn unskilled men of skilled labor tabor Special attention h been paid to training them In Instrument handling radio radio- buzzer signaling work worl and an His Isis efforts are part of ot a plan to rals e ein fit men men mentor Industrially Industrial an in arm army of for tor war Avar service in various lines linos x Evening ening schools and Instructive branches In the yards themselves which are declared to be but preliminary preliminary nary steps to a 0 statewide campaign of ot vocational training among workers in war war tear industries ho he pointed out as a aI I portion of the states state's Instructive pro- pro minute information Information Information gram ram He gave little tion on account of or federal restrictions contenting himself with a a. generalized statement rc regarding tho results that and the fields fields' have ha lavo been accomplished an In n which this work has hM been done ON AUTO TOU TOUR R. R The Tho members attending atten the convention convention conven conven- tion were guests during tho the afternoon of the local members and the directo directorate directorate rate of or the lie main body at an automobile tour our of ot the tho east cast bay district Tho The party arty in more than a a. hundred automobiles automo- automo biles visited the Skyline boulevard the ho factory and industrial section of oC Oakland Oaklan and the waterfront This evening evenin the thrift l movement as applied to the schools will bo be ex exploited exploited ex- ex by Charles Charley A A. Adams chairman chair chair- nan man of the bureau of ot speakers of ot the Unite 1 States war savings saYings committee Clark W. W ton state supervIsor supervisor super- super vIsor Isor of physical instruction will also speak peak of or physical nee needs s of or the youth of today toda under war conditions acid needs The convention closes official official- officially ly y tomorrow when the resolutions committee will make malte its formal report and the final routine business of ot the lie convention will be transacted Tho The election of ot officers and the selection selection se- se lection of or the next convention meet meet- meeting In ing ng place will also be he among tomorrows tomorrow's tomorrows tomorrow's tomor- tomor rows row's program of or events |