Albany Business College, Albany. Designing and Grading Association, New Eastman-Gaines Business College, Poughkeepsie. Heffley Institute, Brooklyn. Merrill Business College, Port Chester. Mechanics Institute, Rochester. New York Botannical Gardens, Bronx Park, New York City. New York Electrical School, New York City. New York Institute, Fine Applied Arts, New York City. New York Institute, Photography, New York City. New York Preparatory School, New York City. New York Public School, New York City. New York State Secretaries (New York State), New York City. New York State School of Agriculture, Farmingdale, Long Island. Albany State Normal School, Albany. New York University, Washington Square, New York City. Oswego State Normal School, Oswego. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. Rochester Business Institute, Rochester. Syracuse University, Syracuse. New York State Ranger School, Wanakena. Educational Alliance, New York City. NORTH CAROLINA. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. State Agriculture and Engineering College, Raleigh. King's Business College, Charlotte. OHIO. Adelbert College, Western Reserve Uni- St. Ignatius College, Cleveland. Miama Cycle Co., Middletown. Cleveland Auto School, Cleveland. OKLAHOMA. Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Stillwater. Hill's Business College, Oklahoma City. University of Oklahoma, Norman. OREGON. Behnke-Walker Business College, Portland. Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis. PENNSYLVANIA. Banks Business College, Philadelphia. Bowman Technical School, Lancaster. Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh. Duff's College, Pittsburgh. Grove City College, Grove City. La Salle Extension School, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Institute for the Deaf, Mount Airy. University of Pennsylvania, Philadel phia. Philadelphia Trades School, Philadel phia. School of Commerce, Harrisburg. Williamson Trade School, Williamson. Williamsport Commercial College, Williamsport. Wharton School, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Institute for Instruction of the Blind, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Trade School. Pennsylvania University and Brown Preparatory School, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania State College, State College. Lackawanna Business College, Scranton. Brown's Preparatory School, Philadelphia. Carbondale Commercial Institute, Carbondale. State Normal School, West Chester. Steven's Manual Training School, Lancaster. Temple University, Philadelphia. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh. Wilkes-Barre Business College, WilkesBarre. TENNESSEE. Knoxville Business College, Knoxville. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Bristol Commercial School, Bristol. Fall's Business College, Nashville. TEXAS. Sherman Radio School, Sherman. Southwest Texas State Normal College, San Marcos. Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College, College Station, The Vocational Summary TEACHING DISCHARGED SOLDIERS MINING. By FRANCIS A. THOMSON. There is a schoolroom on the 1,400-foot level of the Morning mine of the Federal Mining & Smelting Co. at Mullan, Idaho, in which returned soldiers are being taught the art and practice of mining lead-zinc ore. This work, which has been initiated by the school of mines of the University of Idaho, is, so far as is known, the first attempt to apply to actual underground mining work the new system of vocational education provided for by the Vocational Education Law, and the experiment is being watched with interest by miners and mine operators alike throughout the Western States. The schoolroom is far underground and it is devoid of blackboards, books, and benches. Pupils and teacher alike are dressed in overalls and mining boots, and the equipment consists of rock drills driven by compressed air, drill steel, picks, shovels, timber, dynamite, caps and fuse, and all the paraphernalia needed for those who go down to the mine in skips. The teacher is Lieut. Frank H. Skeels, officer of Engineers of the United States Army, recently released from service for this work. Before going into the Army, Lieut. Skeels was a mine manager, to which position he had risen after spending all his life since boyhood in and about the mines of the Coeur d'Alene district. Admission to the school is obtained by application to the Federal employment Australian Government Purchases a Reed-Weaving Machine The Australian Government has paid £50,000 for the use of the patent and for two complete units of a reed-weaving machine of American make. Public criticism on the grounds of the extravagance of the transaction has been severe, but the Government issues a pamphlet giving There its reasons for the purchase. were imported into Australia in 1911, 1912, and 1913, respectively £19,000, £21,000, and £13,000 worth of articles made of wicker, reed, cane, etc. It is believed that with the aid of this machinery the demand can be satisfied without importations. But a better reason is found in the statement that under this scheme disabled soldiers will be furnished employment, and men who have lost an arm or a leg in the service, or those who have suffered in other ways, will not be left to drift, but will be definitely helped in their fight to earn a living. agent at Wallace, and preference is given to returned soldiers who are young enough and bright enough to be teachable. The work in hand is drifting-driving a horiozntal gallery or working lengthwise of the vein. The pupils operate the rock drills in turn, learning the intricacies of the "drift-round," studying the number of holes necessary to break out the predetermined section of rock, the angles at which they must be driven to make the greatest progress with the least amount of drilling, and the smallest possible supply of dynamite that will effectually do the work. In addition, the placement of timber to support a weak wall or a "slabby" roof and all the various kinks of the underground trade are taught, and taught by making the student do them in actual workmanlike fashion to pass the scrutiny of a critical mine foreman and a lynx-eyed safety engineer. Then there is the more prosaic work or “mucking," or shoveling, and of tramming the broken ore or waste to the shaft or dumping place. In addition to learning the trade of a skilled miner, the men who attend the school receive compensation for their time, because the school is carrying on drift work by contract and payment is made per foot advance. Whatever is left over after paying for explosives and other supplies is divided pro rata among the men, the salary of the instructor being paid jointly by the State of Idaho and the Federal Government. Experienced miners and employers alike deplore the great decline that there has been in recent years in the skill of mine workmen; and it is the purpose of m those concerned in the work that the establishment of this miners' trade school may prove a step toward the solution of this problem. Although at present there is a school in one mine only, it is expected that within the next month or two schools will be organized at each of the other four or five big properties in the Coeur d'Alene district, from which Idaho supplies practically one-half of the lead production of the entire country. In common with every other novel enterprise, the school has, of course, had to overcome much skepticism and passive opposition on the part of some of those who should be most concerned in its establishment, but this is gradually disappearing as the practicability of the plan is being demonstrated. In fairness it must be said that many of the most practical men have been in favor of the plan from the start. The applications for enrollment far exceed the capacity of the schools as at present established. Salesmanship 141 Secretarial work 59 Service man 24 Shoemaking and repairing 49 Sheet-metal work. 25 Special course__ 2 Stationary steam fitting- 3 Steam drafting-- Store management 6 VOCATIONAL INSURANCE FOR OUR WAR DISABLED. An Investment Open Only to Disabled Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines. If you are a disabled soldier, sailor, or marine, you should take out at once a reeducational insurance policy with the Federal Board for Vocational Education. Uncle Sam reserves this sort of insurance for you exclusively if you are one of the war disabled, to provide you with insurance for life against any necessity for curbstone pencil-and-shoe-lace peddling, against idleness, charity, and old-age dependency-against that down and outness which uninsured disabled have experienced in the past. Uncle Sam's vocational insurance guarantees the disabled man 100 per cent efficiency in some suitable vocation, and incidentally it guarantees that happiness which is inseparable from a life of service. This insurance is issued free of cost to disabled men not as a charity, but in recognition of the plain fact that they have already paid the price for it in full by service rendered. Taking out this insurance is entirely voluntary, but no disabled man should fail to take careful account of the advantages which will accrue to him if he becomes a policyholder. By placing himself under the guidance of the Federal Board for Vocational Education and following the course of training elected as most suitable in each case, with due regard to the given disability and to natural aptitudes, preferences, and past experience, the beneficiary under Uncle Sam's reeducational policy is able, usually within a short time, either to return to his former occupation or to enter upon some other occupation equally as good as or better than the one followed prior to his enlistment in the service. This complete restoration, vocational as well as physical, is the ideal inspiring Uncle Sam in his effort to provide adequately for the war disabled. Congress has charged the Federal Board for Vocational Education with the responsibility of returning each disabled soldier, sailor, or marine to some suitable civil employment, and with the duty of providing such training as may be required in each case. Under this policy the very best schools, colleges, and universities are opened to the disabled, tuition free. It should be noted that there will be no delay whatever in discharge from military duty on account of taking training, since discharge from service must be obtained before training with the Federal Board can begin. Beneficiaries under the Federal Board's reeducational training policy are assured benefits such as no other policy provides. Among these benefits the following may be specified: That each disablility now regarded as a handicap shall be converted into an asset for the disabled, by the development of new capacities in place of those lost. That the man and his dependents shall be supported while he is in training, developing these new capacities for living and working. That each disabled man shall be given maximum protection for life through the full development of wage earning power. That there shall be no lapse of policy through nonpayment of premiums or assessments or failure of the company. That participation in dividends, profits, and benefits, material and immaterial, shall be daily throughout life. That upon completion of his training the disabled man shall be placed at work under equitable conditions of wages and hours. That the interests of the retained disabled man shall be fully safeguarded after placement. That the retained "disabled" man, made fit and able for useful service, shall not be compelled by any unforeseen exigency to accept unsuitable low-wage employment. That the monthly payments by the War Risk Insurance Bureau for disabilities shall not be diminished because the disabled man takes training and becomes fit and able. That the training shall be such as will develop natural capacity and shall be adapted to individual preferences. That the untrained disabled man shall be able to compete on equal terms with the able-bodied man in his own profession or line of work. The Federal Board's training policy is provided under the following conditions: 1. Disability amounting to 10 per cent of total disability, as established by the Bureau of War Risk Insur ance. 2. Discharge from military service. The Federal Board proposes, so far as is possible by proper training and by selection of proper vocations, to reduce the percentage of disability in many cases to the zero point, and even in some cases to develop entirely new capacities. The facilities of the Federal Board are freely at the disposal of any one interested, and full information regarding training and compensation may be obtained by application to the main office in Washington, D. C., or to any one of the Board's branch offices, one of which is located in each of the following cities: Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, Norfolk, Atlanta, Baltimore, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle, and Dallas. Italy Will Establish Experiment Sta- personnel. Preparatory meetings have tions and Industrial Laboratories Appreciating the importance of applying scientific methods in her industrial development if she is to successfully solve the great problem of reconstruction and to meet competition from other nations whose industries are more highly organized, Italy has decided to devote special attention to the question of industrial experiment stations and of technical education. The necessity for such action is also made more urgent by the success which is attending the efforts of the employees in many industries for the adoption of an eight-hour day. If the working day is shortened to eight hours, increased efficiency in manufacturing methods must be brought about if production is to be maintained. In this connection the Italian Government, in connection with the manufacturers, is preparing to establish experiment stations for the principal lines of industry, which will study and elaborate new processes and will seek new applications of old processes. In addition they will supply the industries with a trained recently been held at the office of the undersecretary of labor, at which the manufacturers were largely represented. Up to the present time there have been only four such stations; two at Milan, for paper and fats, respectively, and two at Naples, for leather and ceramics. Another is being added at Reggio Calabria for essential oils and perfumes. At the recent conference it was decided to establish the following new stations. At Revigno, for the sugar industry, in connection with the existing school of beet culture; at Milan, for the development of the refrigerating industry; and a third, probably at Rome, for the study of the distillation of gases and their by-products, and in general of all the processes of combustion. One section of this station will devote itself to the question of the utilization of national fuels and lignite, which, it is said, is suitable for the production of gas. Later on consideration will be given to the creation of stations, on the initiative of the manufacturers, for the electro, technical, and phototechnical industries and for dyestuffs. By a decree of December, 1918, provision was made for the establishment of laboratory 1 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF STATE BOARDS 1 Alabama: Spright Dowell, State superintendent of education, Montgomery. Florida W. N. Sheats, State superintendent of public instruction, Tallahassee. Idaho: E. A. Bryan, commissioner of education, Boise. Illinois: F. G. Blair, State superintendent of public instruction, Springfield. Massachusetts: Payson Smith. State commissioner of education, Boston. New Mexico: J. H. Wagner, State superintendent of public instruction, Santa Fe. Ohio: F. B. Pearson, State superintendent of public instruction, Columbus. Rhode Island: Walter E. Ranger, commissioner of public schools, Providence. Tennessee: Albert Williams, State superintendent of public instruction, Nashville. Virginia Harris Hart, State superintendent of public instruction, Richmond. Wisconsin: John Callahan, executive secretary State board for vocational education, Wyoming: James R. Coxen, secretary of State board of education, Laramie. 1 Corrections and additions to this list should be sent to the Federal Board for Vocational Education. schools in order that the standard of vocational education might be raised. At first there will be 20 of these schools, of which two will be at Milan, one for mechanics and the other for carpenters. In addition to a Government subsidy of 25,000 lire each, the laboratory schools will receive appropriations from the local authorities and the obligatory support of the manufacturers. In accordance with an agreement recently reached by the undersecretaries of labor and of arms and munitions there will be assigned to these schools war material amouting to about 25,000,000 lire, and the schools established by the ministry of war during the war at Turin, Milan, Genoa, Modena, Florence, Rome, Naples, and Palermo will be transferred into laboratories. Provision will also be made for the ordinary industrial schools, of which there are 150 royal schools and 400 which are subsidized. In all these schools short courses of study, both practical and theoretical, will be instituted. CASUALTY INSURANCE RATES IN RELATION TO REHABILITATION Early in July, 1918, a conference was held in Washington between the Federal Board for Vocational Education and representatives of all State workmen's compensation boards, the National Workmen's Compensation Bureau, and all casualty insurance companies east of the Mississippi. The Director of the Federal Board made this statement to the conference: "One of the most difficult problems in connection with the training and employment of disabled soldiers and sailors returning from the war is that of the status of such men in industry after they return to employment." The cooperation of the above organizations was enthusiastically pledged. Now that the agents of the Board are seeking employment for a large number of disabled soldiers, the obligations of employers is a question of great significance. The Board has been assured by many of the casualty companies that in their opinion the employment of injured men does not constitute such an additional hazard as would require any advance in the premium rates for workmen's compensation or employer's liability insurance. Cases of tuberculosis found compensable by the Bureau of War Risk have been about 40 per cent of the whole. On December 1, 1918, there were 4,855 soldiers in the Army tuberculosis sanatoria-400 or 500 in base hospitals and 500 or more overseas. |