Show WAYS WA YS TO RAISE LIVING SCALES ARE DISCUSSED Vocational Education Leaders Open Annual Conference Conference Conference Con Con- ference Here How now to train Americans to Improve their heir t standards of living and workmanship workmanship work work- manship held the attention of 75 western vocational education leaders i In n home economics economies agriculture trade a and nd industry Monday as they opened t heir their sixteenth annual conferences inthe In Inthe Inha t the ha Newhouse hotel For five days vocational directors e executive officers and teacher trainers train train- c ers rs from 11 western states and Hawaii Ha Ha- wail will confer here with federal vocation agents Failure of most N R A codes tomake to tomake tomake make provision for the former three and a nd year four periods of apprenticeship apprentice apprentice- s ship hip held the attention of delegates t to o the trade and md industrial education c conference Favors Favor Apprenticeships Skilled workmen cannot be t rained trained in 30 to 60 days the periods f fixed in many codes so we hope for fora a revival of the former apprenticeship apprentice apprentice- s ship hip requirements said James R. R Coxen of Washington D. D C. C a agent ent of the United States office of education t tion ion who presided at the conference Unification of home economics vocational vocational vocational vo vo- vo- vo work so that the family willbe will willbe be DC considered as a whole was the keynote of the home economics meet meet- I Inc ng over which Mrs 1 Jane H. H Blake of Washington D. D C. C federal agent f for or home economics education pre pre- s sided Common understanding among members of the family and a common cornmon com corn mon Interest in betterment Is more moreo t to o be sought than mere efficiency in home lome management said Dr Adelaide Ade- Ade l aide laide S. S Baylor chief of home economics economics eco ceo education for the United States Slates office of education guest speaker Will ilI Benefit Community Vocational workers worker should accept home conditions as they find them avoiding either cither or optimism optimism then familiarize themselves with the families they contact and instruct them in making their lives better By so doing they will benefit both Doth the community and society as a whole Several representatives of or home economics departments in western universities are attending the conference conference conference confer confer- ence to aid lid in consumer education and curriculum work Problems of production are not so important at this time as those of of distribution and intelligent cooperation cooperation tion with the administration in its farm arm program said W. W T. T federal agent for agricultural education education tion lion who presided at the farm arm con con- ference Points Need of Hour I Consumer training is the need of the hour as America attempts to bid the depression goodbye Dr Adelaide S st sl Baylor chief chic of home economics economies education In the United States office of declared on her arrival to speak at the conference Failure of producers to realize consumers have a place In the scheme of things and failure of ol educators to teach an understanding of consumption tion problems were the major factors in bringing on these years of economic eco ceo economie nomie stress Dr Baylor said The administration however has realized the value of the consumer and is considering his needs and de dc desires sires in planning the recovery program pro pro- gram Training for consumption is now of vital Importance For the first time in history this training is com corn ing to be considered as important as vocation work for production or distribution dis dis- dis- dis Consumer training should begin in childhood and continue through all schooling Dr Baylor explained |