Show Budget approved for Report is given on Vocational Program Much has been said and written the past several months a-bout the Post-High School and High School pilot study project of Vocational Education carried on at Union High School the past school All that has' been written revealed that the UHS project was a tremendous success and points the way for a need of post-high school education in this It is looked to as a model for all of SUPERVISOR OF tho program appointed by the State Department of Vocational Education of Department of Public was James W. who has compiled a final report on the program to submit to the and to be for what purpose it will be of most benefit in the The full test of the report found below Is a part of this it had been announced that because of health reasons Oliver was resigning from the UHS but last Thursday he was reinstated and will again supervise the program that will enter its second year about OLIVER MADE a statement to the Standard following his reappointment by the UHS Board of Control that he already TO 11 James W. submits report on Vocational Pilot study at Budget for approved by supervisor Is had begun to make plans for a more adequate program during tho school Recently the State Department of Vocational Education approved a budget for continuing the pilot study which was approved by the 1961 State In making the announcement of the new budget officials from the state office were loud in their praise for the program at UHS where people signed for the class began the various See page 8 Vocational from pare and completed the courses OLIVER'S report Is self-explanatory and is being reprinted in Also will be found some definite recommendations for the second year's The report by James W. Supervisor of Vocational Union High School In conclusion of the Vocational Program at Union High I would term it a complete and would recommend that it be continued and enlarged upon In the HIGH SCHOOL TRADE AND INDUSTRIES Metal Fabrication Three Hours per Day Five Days a Week for 36 weeks The high school Trade and Industries class was very The Metal Fabrication course fits the needs of the area and fits well into the It fills the needs of a group of students would not have Interest or desire in This fact can be substantiated by their average dally attendance of this year as compared with for the 23 students the previous We studied welding as the basic subject for the devoting at least 50 of the hours of class time to the actual practice of Arc The horizontal and vertical positions were practiced with the use of five of the most popular Industrial electrodes on the The Welding program is geared around the Central Utah Vocational School Welding program so senior students can continue their schooling in the if they so Sheet Metal Practice and Pattern constituted about 25 of the course with Mathematics and related Welding information making up the Of the 24 students that enrolled in the fall of the school one dropped out of school the first six six were seniors that went on to two failed school because of truancy and plain The remaining 15 juniors are enrolled for the second year of the There were many students who voiced their disappointment in not being able to enroll In the Trade and Industrial class for next Because of this and other I would recommend that additional shop space be provided so the trade program can accommodate two classes a a new section being added each The half-time use of the facilities by the Industrial Arts and Trade and Industries classes Is a very undesirable SCHOOL BUSINESS PROGRAM This program was also a Eleven girls of junior and senior age were enrolled in typewriting and shorthand and worked two hours a day under Dan Berry's supervision In business and school offices in the ADULT NIGHT PROGRAM The overall program had an enrollment of One hundred eighty-eight were enrolled in the vocational classes ninety of which graduated with certificates of Following is the break down of class i Welding 36 Carpentry 26 Nurses Aid 21 Engineering Aid 11 Public Relations 16 Typing 18 Shorthand 12 Bookkeeping 18 Sewing 30 Total Forty-one people were enrolled in the human interest with 13 in Art and 28 in social RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YEAR There could be two classes offered in the Welding One Arc and one In advanced Arc Two classes would do well in the Carpentry field one in cost and one in framing square and roof The first class could run about 30 to 40 the second about 96 Nurses The Nurses Aid program would be successful another year with 80 hours instruction by the same Engineering The Engineering Aid class would probably not be a success under the present A large per cent of the enrollees of this class came from Fort Duchesne where they were employed at this type of The Instructor worked there and brought his own equipment for the class field Public This could be a success another Typing could be offered for SO hours with beginning and advanced students enrolled If a refresher course In shorthand for approximately 30 hours may Could be offered under the same program as In addition to the classes I feel that the following would also be Mechanical Drawing General and Business Mathematics Heavy Duty Equipment Operation the aid of I the Indian |