| Show New Program at High School Using Local Business Support Started A new program has been Initiated at the Grand county school this year ear for lor the first time Distributive Edu cation j i Under direction ot of lh the high highs s s s school c It h o 01 commerce teacher Lawrence Bull nun Distributive t 1 Education is made possible through the cooperation of ot local lo to cal business firms Mr null Cull explains ex plains distributive education as ItS being on job experience in three fields selling trades and secretarial Local businesses provide training stations for tor students student participating in the program and a work schedule Is arranged ed cd which allows a student to leave school for lor the last hour of ot the day to work at his tr training station Additional hours of work during the week and on Saturdays are mos most desirable and helpful Mr Bull null added Students receive school credit cre cree dit and pay for lor thIs on on- the job experience It Is as as- that students will Witt p fj f i form lorm a service e that Is needed and Justifies pay This Mr Bull null said Is worked out by those participating Teachers are arc required to assist as u- working students in their Individual job needs and the same teacher should visit each training station from time to time as part of his supervIsory super ory duties At the p present sent time Mr Bull Bui said there are nine students student enrolled in the program All Al boys have been placed part time cooperative training sta sta- lions are being sought by the teacher leacher for score seere- se rc- rc clerical bookkeeping or g general il oW office positions for lor students Anyone wishing to talk about the program Is requested requested re quested to contact Mr Bull Dull a athe at atthe atthe the high school The high school staff members members mem memo bers feel leel distributive education tion Is a n vital program Mr Bull said They are eager to see It grow from a small begInning beginning beginning be be- ginning into a large program and are confident all those cooperating In the program will wUl work hard to see that students students stu dents Involved get a rea real insight insight in in- sight into their specific Job duties The superintendent principal principal prine pal and teachers concerned with the program have expressed expressed sed appreciation to the busl bust nesses giving the new program pro pro- gram a boost by providing trainIng raining stations for lor the stu dents While the distributive education tion Ion program is s new in Grand county it has been used In other school districts In Utah for or some time and other states tates in the nation have carried on successful programs for lor or years I |
