Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 22, Number 281, Decatur, Adams County, 25 November 1924 — Page 10

HELEN KELLER “LISTENS IN” ON RADIO j Jjlb. fe * ••*■ wi sk<l " ■ * ■ 1 w ■il W, ■' M *ftflFwFz >B^'** ' : -'?<T' Z '"■<..■ Z ■ ' Tlie above photo shows the well known anti great Helen Keller “listening" to her teacher. Mrs. Macy, by placing her finger tips across Mrs. Macy’s mouth, which method enables Miss Keller to understand perfectly.

Last Year Was Good One For Vocational Education (United Press Service) Indianapolis. Nov. 25. —The fiscal year which ended June 30. 1924 was j banner year for vocational education in Indiana according to the annual report today of the division of vocation al education in the state departmen l of public instruction. High school departments for vocational education were maintained in ninety-six high schools in the state as compared with sixty-three for the' previous year, according to the report . The expenditures for the year which ended the last day of September this year totaled $.57:1.414.53 fovocational education. During th

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• vear state funds supplied J26t.851.88 for vocational education while federal funds supplied $139,210.12. In the 122 cities in Indiana where vocations are taught in public schools '>2s teachers were employed for this purpose and $20,854 pupils received vocational instruction. Th> salaraies of the teachers totaled $617.1'74.17. of which $411,400 were paid out of local funds. Local funds were reimbursed $205.673.34 of this amount from the state and federal funds. In the previous fiscal year there were approximately the same number 'of pupils with about 100 fewer teachers employed. Salaries of teachers totaled $460,551.05 of which $236,575..58. ’The encouraging outlook for voca-

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tional education in Indiana I* but the inevitable result of norarnl develop ) ment of public education ' the report I declared. “On every hand, educators and laymen are umphaslzlng the importances of providing courses of In struction adapted to the needs ami actltlves of different individuals "The futility of attempting to impose indent leal courses of study upon each and every child has been demonstrated conclusively, Indiana, in com mon with every other state in the union is consistently translating into reality the universally expressed hope that the public school will contribute its full share to the training of every youth for profitable employment and intelligent citizenship." Gary, during the fiscal year which just ended, was far in the lead in vocational education in the point of the number of pupils over any other city in the slate. In that city 4.011 pupils received this class of instruction from 48 teachers. Indianapolis employed 68 teachers but had only -*.357 pupils. Fort Wayne was far b hind the other larger cities in the state with only 319 pupils ami 1! teachers. In Muncie 1630 pupils were giving vocational training by thirty teachers in Evansville I 297 by 29 teachers: in South Bend 1.451 by 52. and in Terre Haute. 1.248 by 37 teachers. o 1 Indiana Holding Lead In Tomato Canning Indianapolis, Nov. 25. — Indiana hopes to maintain its place at the' head of the tomato canning industry, and all indications are that it will continue there for sometime. John Souder, of Greenfield, president of the Indiana Canner's Association dt dared today. “Our soil is especially adapted to growing tomatoes. The business outlook from the canners standpoint is very favorable,” Souder said. "There is no over production of canned goods so we must guard against any tendency toward a rise in prices.” o To Present “Fifty-Fifty” Bill To Legislature - Indianapolis, Nov. 25. —The. “fifty-i fifty” bill providing for equal repre sentation of women on political organizations will "be again presented' to the legislature when It convenes next January, it was announced to-

day. | The bill was defeated al the last: session.

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