Show I I I J BUREAU PROPOSES WIDER BUSINESS L I TRAINING I Educators Recognize Need for Closer Connection With Commerce v WASHINGTON Nov 20 Plans Plans for extensive business training and more commercial education in the the secondary I and higher educational institutions i over the thc country are to be worked out by committees named at twelve re regional reI regional re- re I gional conferences recently held at I I strategic points in each of the twelve economic regions into which the I country has been divided by the bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu of education I reau The conferences were called by Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner of Education Claxton and were presided over by Glen Lavin specialist In charge of commercial commercial com corn I mercial education of oC the bureau of education The first was held at Columbia Columbia Co Co- Co- Co lumbia S. S C. C and the last at Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia Other conferences were heldI held at Knoxville Tenn San Francisco I New Orleans Seattle Denver Kansas I City Chicago Pittsburg Minneapolis I an and The rhe Boston regional f nal committees include in addition to the state superintendent public instruction of each state of universities I many of the executives of and colleges university deans of commerce commerce com corn and education and superintendents superintend superintend- merce cities of schools In the larger Dr says the task of the I regional committees will be to plan construct In cooperation with the and bureau of education a better articulated articulated articulated and coordinated course of study for business and commerce commerce com corn in preparation business business business busi busi- that will not only give the merce the need presents itself to boys s 's sand ness as clea elementary ele cle- and girls trained for the more dc- dc more a or less types routine of e business in s character service but bui butwill with the foundation will early lay In those subjects upon i proper the sequence universities must build their which courses for tor further training and education education education edu edu- cation In the major fields of commercial commercial commer commer- cial production and distribution of and so social social social so- so finance and of foreign public cial service The Immediate task of each state and regional committee Dr continued is to ascertain by Investigation Investigation invest invest- gation gallon and survey those major types in productive and distributive business I for which a state and region may I have real economic advantages es to determine determine de de- de- de termine and select those which have havethe havethe havethe the greatest need for the largest number number number num num- I ber of the trained product of schools and colleges to decide upon those business operations for which schools I and colleges can best train and ancl then to construct a course of study for secondary and higher institutions I which shall best meet known state and regional business needs as well as be bein beIn in accord with sound souna educational 1 Use The of and cost In th manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing manu depends largely upon economic eco eco- locations There is Is naturally involved therefore the the- most advantageous advantageous advantageous tag use of f the four following factors factors fac fac- tors tore mil materials labor capital and transportation In order that the business busi i ness training program of a state or region Ion have the val value e o of permanency these first det determine by Investigation and survey whether the selected tynes of nt commercial production pro pro- and distribution for which training courses are to be built bulIt show in their development the largest possible possible possible pos pos- sible and freest use of these thes four factors factors factors fac fac- whether the Industrial and commercial com corn tors mercial mercia I development of a region has 1 been Jeen due dire to fortuitous fortuitous' or economic I causes |