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Show BOARD APPROVES OP 1ITMS BILL Vocational Elective Courses Indorsed by School Heads in Ogden City. ?pecijl to Thu Tribune. (XiZrtZX. Jan. 7. The indorsement by the board of education of tho fc-mith-HngLes bill, providing for tho vocational elective courses in ihe Ogden high s- liool. In the it;iteineiit ghen out by Superin-UMirient Superin-UMirient li. C. JohiiEou of the public .schoola. In Hpeaking of this bill, which was passed by congress lat April and which the Og-den fc lioola ure now adopting, Superintendent Su-perintendent John Ron paid : "Tho bill provides for an appropriation by the pnv.-i nrnent to help pay the fal-. fal-. tries of inrttrnetors in vocation courses unen in the public E'-IiooIh of the United StJit.-.x. The work for the federal government gov-ernment Iihk been organized under C. A. Kiostr, president of the lninwoody Vocational Vo-cational school of Minneapolis, Minn. He was appointed by l'r-s!dent Wilson lant June, and blnee that time he Ias organized or-ganized a vojat lonal board with a si-is -i.tnta for the diiferent st-ctlons of the I in ted States." Superint'-ndent Johnson said that he had studied tlie plans for thii fe ler.tl board un vocational training- in the high .scnool and . ha had teveral int--rviewb with tlie (iwninent representative ot the western Mates. The vocational courses lh.it ran be given In the local high school are b.'inir worked out by Superintendent Johnon and the instructors of the following follow-ing department: Mr. llruerton of manual man-ual trtiiniiiL', Mr. Andrews of agriculturaj .md M ise Woodruff of domett ic ee fence, it is ihe hope of Superintendent Johnson John-son ttiat tiie course can begin Kebruary 4, which is the beginning of trie second term of the school. "In order to make this work effective," said Superintendent Johnson, -lt in recommended rec-ommended by the government that cooperation co-operation Khali be cp ta Mished with the ;l-.i.lng mani:ia.cturei and business in-terevti in-terevti of the city. The instructors in these departments are calling- on business busi-ness organization to c-o-operate and help make the vocational courses thut be eleited by fomo of our pnpils practical, so lhat the pupils may gain a ihuroush understanding of tlie voeation and become be-come skilled operators. The government is urging educational authorities in all parts of the United States to organize courses. Their investigation demonstrates ! lhat all of our boys and girls who be- i come skilied workers fail to get their training in the high school." |