Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-11-21 | Page 5 | Vocation Head Cites Progress

VOCATION HEAD CITES PROGRESS Francis V. V r. r Gives Facts in Report to Washington Wash rash ington Bureau Report of or Francis V. V Kirkham state tato director or of vocational education to tho the director of ot the tho federal board boord for vocational vocational voca voca- education at Washington D. D C. C has been prepared In which various facts concerning the Smith-Hughes Smith program in lu Utah together with tho the plan for vocational education recently prepared by tho the committee ar or aru p pointed ou out L LAfter After Arter calling attention to the work worl or ot teacher training training- that has hos been done dono by the tho state since the tho of or the Smith Hughes plan In March 1917 Mr Kirkham points out that tho the local con consolidated districts of ot Utah accepted the tho program with avidity upon Its merits merit as a n proper plan for their schools and not primarily because e of or subsidy This general acceptance states tho report resulted In a wide wido demand that the Hu Smith Hughes funds be bo distributed among all schools qualifying It has I there therefore Core be been boen n Impossible or at least inadvisable to select In advance a few tew schools and to ocr offer r them definite and exclusive subsidy on condition o Of their qualifying lu a I I fyi n g. g In a paragraph headed Forecast Mr Ir I I writes Utah proposes a a. plan for vocational education which Includes all tho standards standards stand stand- ards of or the thc Smith lI bill It specifically provides for tor compulsory Part hart time education for boys boyR and girls up to and Including 18 IS years of ot age It includes training In health habits habit In vocations iti and In community service In moral and ind nd civic activities e extending over twelve months each year an and makes a statement from fron tho the principal Indicating Indicating- such uch training a a. requirement for tor high school graduation