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Show FORD STUDENTS EARN EXPENSES DURING COURSE DETROIT. June 11. (t'.i:) i Vnry Ford's trade schools were orgaized from a humanitarian viewpoint,, to five the orphaned or father! ess boy a "useful, wage-commandi. IS skill", which will make him a sell-supporting sell-supporting citizen and not compel him to accept a menial position as machinist, tool-maker or hlack-smith, hlack-smith, William J. Cameron, of the Ford company, said .recently. Speaking before the delegates to the Boys' Club Federation of America Amer-ica Convention here, Cameron described de-scribed how 2,600 students now enrolled en-rolled in the school are being trained train-ed by 300 instructors even as apprentices appren-tices in the days of the Renaissance were taught by skilled masters. Time in the trade schools is divided di-vided between book work and practical prac-tical shop work, he said. "Prod-I "Prod-I ucts of the shop work of the boys arc purchased by the company but must be up to the standards required re-quired by engineers." This is in line with one of the motor magnate's favorite theories of education, he added. Cameron outlined tne mimam-.. tals on which the schools arc built. "Education shoulrt fit a boyfora place in the. world. Work is ua indispensable in-dispensable element in education. I Educational work should he useful, i This form of education is best pursued pur-sued in connection with some active ac-tive concern. Education should be I self sustaining. Leadership should 'be developed along with craftsmanship." |