Show 2000 1000 STUDENTS LEAVE SCHOOLS FOR VOCATIONS They Are to Benefit Under Proposed Smi Smith Hughes Hughes I-Hughes 1 Educational Plan 1 Two Two thousand school children 16 to 18 years ears of ot age ageS dropped out of ot tho public public public pub pub- lic schools t of ot Salt Lake Lako City the past two years ears These figures were obtained obtained In a a. school census taken b by bythe bythe the school authorities I If these children children children chil chil- dren could return to what is known asa as a's asa asa a a. continuation school chool and given four hours hours' work each week i one hour per day for or four tour days It would aid them greatly In whatever hate occupation the they ma may engage This was the statement made mado by Dr Ernest A A. Smith superIntendent superintendent superintendent of tho the public school system of ot Salt LakeS Lake yesterday He was as speak speak- InS InS' about vocational education under the Smith Hughes law enacted b by Congress Con- Con press cress and which became operative o last Jast Feb February Dr Smith left lett a Q conference In which Francis Kirkham state director of vocational vo- vo o t c education Lon J J. J Haddock I director of ot industrial education G. G N N. I Childs assistant superintendent of ot the the- I Salt Lake schools and E E. W. W Gess eln I supervisor of ot Industrial arts in the elt city schools and recently of ot Columbia Un university uni and lOd himself participated t At t this conference an ambitious school pro program am for tor or the tho coming coming- school year year beginning September 3 3 was arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged Including he hc declared not only school for tor all the children of or all the I people themselves Not only are aro tho the regular studies of ot the schools to be continued but schools for tor women omen of ot the tho city who have ha been I t deprived ed of ot educational facilities will willbe be arranged and subjects i relating elating to health sanitation and general homei home- home i making will Ill be taught There will win bo be established wh what t Is IsI I known as halt time classes or day da- units 1 In machine work and pattern making Also schools known as continuation schools where boys bos and girls whose ages ingres run from lC 16 to IS years who have ha I for tor various arlous reasons reason dropped out from fromI I j school work ma may return and be given t four tOUT hours' hours Instruction which will mat ma- ma t aid them In whatever vocation the they ma may be bo pursuing Also a a. course courso of or homo home economics Is planned for tor girls J I such euch ns millinery dressmaking conkIng cook conk Ing and household decorations which will n necessitate one half day eVer every da day There will also be bo night schools at which there will be classes in automobile automobile auto auto- mobile repairing radio T buzzer and home me economics economies open o people of ot all an ages The Tho c classes asses to meet three nights per week at the West est HI High h school At tho the West High HISh school which Is a a. technical school there Is hi equipment valued at and under the tho Smith Smith- law this equipment will be used as It has never been before In addition to this there theN will be special spocia po- po cia cial part time schools for tor children n employed employed em em- and trade and Industrial courses have been provided for tor them Provision Provision Provi Provi- sion sOn Is made for tor the tho placing of ot pupils In school each da day and give e them practical practical practical work at a definite trade the balance balance bal bal- ance of ot the tho da day Qualified Instructors will vill be employed to visit students at work In local Industrial plants where they will be under the direction of ot a a. foreman working In direct operation co-operation with v tho the school instructors In fact tact under the plans arranged th th Industrial plants of ot the cl city became beame a t part of ot the elt city school system for tor tb the practical education of ot boys bos and girls in various trades and vocations To carry out the plans arranged the following instructors who are qualified qualified quail quail- fied fled under the tho Smith-Hughes Smith law to give gl Instructions have been engaged E E. W. W Gesseln C C. C F F. F Paine who ho will have hae charge char of or cabinet making Is thoroughly practical and last year ear was wasat wasat at the Bryant High school Ho Ro ert vert I stein SprIng of ot Denver Den will be in charge I of ot the forge Mrs Irs Nellie t I teacher of or home borne economics and recently recent recent- ly y of ot the Jordan High school Miss Jacobson of Los Angeles Cal Cat teacher of ot millinery and dress dress- making makInS' Last year car there were twelve persons taking up vocational training In tho the I day ay school chool and seventy In the night school and nothing nothing- for tor girls This year this number Is certain to be trebled for tor alL The night school Is for tor adults as aswell aswell as' as well wen as young people who have not completed their high school work In order that the work outlined Te be e carried out and that tho full tull benefit be derived by the children the business busi busl- ness hess men of or the city In whoso whose places the children are employed will be asked to release r their or workers for tor perhaps one hour on four days of or each week to enable them to receive instructions under capable teachers and it is possible that the plan may be arranged on the premises or of the business Itself Few schools are s a as well equipped as the W West Side for tor the tho work along the thc lines planned It is 18 the desire of Dr Smith and those connected with city school w work rk to place Salt Lake City to the front in educational servIce servIce service ice without sacrificing a any y of ot the cultural cultural cul cul- tural value to be he derived t |