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Show In Training for a Specialized Position DEVOTE EVENINGS TO LEARNING HOW TO HANDLE T-SQUARE Class In architectural drawing at West high school Adult School Seeks to Fill Gaps in Technicians' Ranks IKSHnr'a am Naertr too Marl Sett ISm an tolas eerie era!. laaStaa ailht riaMM from Iwa la rt.a limn aapaly. Th luiar af aSarallaa la maSarllaa Haara la Iha Mall I -a. alae klah arkaal at Hral klah arhanl; far frat avanln. high arhnal. al laar.r eltlaaMi alga ftraatil kalldtaaa, ana tha C Hit aa-tor, aa-tor, raa.iac fram ke.ln.aa aklwli la larkta-al tralalas. Tka araae al Ifcla werk la Saerrlk. la lata aartea el articl-.. 'A bold prediction was made in 1936 by B. C. Forbes, journalist and economist. It was: "America- will by and by experience a shortage short-age of workers, especially of skilled workers." A visitor to the technical department of the Salt Lake evening high school is Informed that this forecast has already been fulfilled, but that the adult education project is an attempt to remedy the sit- uation. "I can place every skilled mechanic me-chanic that I can find," aaid Vee A. Wlnward, coordinator for the apprentice training division of the evening high school, "but I Just can't find them." Shortage Traced Asked concerning th cause of the shortage of skilled labor, Mr. Win-ward Win-ward gav three reasons: L Nsved before in America haa there been an organised plan of apprentice training. 2. New restrictions of immigration immigra-tion laws have ahut out th well trained European craftsmen, who always have been among America's Amer-ica's finest workers. 1. During tha depression heada of familiea were given preference in appointment over youth, hence a present dearth of experienced workers. "Consequently, there Is a shortage of thoroughly trained men in the United 8tatea and a surplus of men not trained at all. which results in productive trad. Positions are sought for the men of th last group and they are placed at a ratio of one apprentice to five journeymen. Recently apprentice training committees com-mittees have been set up in harmony har-mony with a ruling of th U. S. department of labor to determine what requirements of apprenticeship shall be for each community. Locally, Lo-cally, these varioua committees are made up of three employer of the trade, three representatlvea from th trad union and a coordinator from th vening high achooL Example Cit4 Th following example of requirements require-ments for training of a carpenter illustrates th cooperation of th school with th job: Required hours: Forming, 1200 on job, 60 In school: framing, 2200 on job, 190 in school: interior finishing, fin-ishing, 2000 on job, 190 in school: tools and materials, 200 on job, 100 . in school; blueprints and drafting, 200 on job, 200 in school ; estimating. 200 on job, 100 in school: making; a total of 6000 hours on th job and 750 hours in school. "It is now possible for an an- j prentice to become a Journeyman i without th school training,'' Mr. ! Winward explained, "but It would take him years longer and h would only be a "wood butcher.'" Various coordinators for th year 1937-JS are being employed to secure se-cure placement of atudenta In th building trades, metal trades, distributive dis-tributive tradea and general buai-, ness employment. Mr. Winward and William E. I Dewey are In charge of coordinating work for the tradea, while Earle F. Gardemann and Jamea E. Has lam are coordinators (or the commercial commer-cial positions. The system is under the direction of Dr. 1. & Noall. with Fred M. Fowler as vocational counsel. competition to th skilled labor and tha lowering of tha standard of living," Mr. Winward averred. Interviews Clveo Considering that soms young msn are not competent of assuming a Job in a productive Industry while others are already skilled laborers, very applicant for training at the evening high school la interviewed for hia qualifications. Tha atudenta are diveded Into tbreo group: L Trad axtenaion for men already employed as skilled laborers, la-borers, who wish to psrfect their knowledge of the trad or acquaint ac-quaint themselves with nsw developments. de-velopments. 1 Apprentice training for young men already serving as apprentices In a trad. A Preapprentlce training for young men having insufficient background to go to work in a Approximately POO student were placed in th varioua divisions last ! yr. j Thus th adult educstlon division : Is extending a hand to industry and business for th increase of akill and efficiency. Wed nee day l Commwcial DivWoa. |