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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1962 PAGE 6
Vocational Training--
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' A Missin Link?
Karl Doss, of the Oklahoma State university Safety Center,
threw a double handful of ideas at Perkins Lions club members
Monday night concerning a variety of subjects.
Mr Dose' central theme was a pitch for the increased use of
vocational training programs in high schools. He made his point
very well, we felt.
He pointed out that, while most high schools are trying to
prepare their students for College work, a very large majority of
high school graduates never attend college. It is this group of
young men entering the labor market, many with no skill or
training in any vocation whatsoever, which is swelling our un-
employed ranks, and which, if unchecked, will cause even greater
unemployment in the future, Doss believes.
In industry, Doss says, an increasingly wide gap is appearing
between the engineer--the college4rained man--and the skilled
worker. In this void the "in between man," the technician, is
needed, and is needed desperately by industry today, he says.
Students completing some of the "technical courses"--generally
two-year courses=--at Oklahoma State university and other such
Institutions are being snapped up by industry
~* The ranks of the "blue collar worker" are being depleted
every day, according to Doss, and it is not difficult to visualize
continued shrinking of this group as improved manufacturing
processes, automation, replaces more and more industrial operat-
ions which now require large amounts of manual labor. Initial
attempts on the part of the federal government to retrain work-
ers who have been replaced by automation, or left jobless due to
a shift in consumer demand for a product, such as coal, have
shown that it is difficult indeed to persuade a man to forget
about the work which he has known for many years and to learn
a new skill.
The logical place to meet the challenge of pre~arinz 2. potent-
ially huge number of people for the skills which a changing in-
dustrial world will need is in our high schools. Actually, "vocat-
ional" instruction is nothing new to most schools, as Doss pointed
out. Vocational agriculture training and home economics vocat-
ional training have long been a part of most schools' curriculum,
as has "shop" instruction.
Doss advocates increased use of the "industrial arts" courses
in ~high school, and we hearti'y agree with him. Industrial arts
courses give students a speaking acquaintance with a number of
trades, such as automotive servicing, carpentry, printing, etc.
Thus, at an" early age, a student may learn enough about some
of the various trades to perhaps develop an interest in one of
them. It follows, that, if the specialized courses were available.
the student might then pursue his interest by enrolling in those
courses, and upon graduation be of immediate use to industry.
A bit of personal testimony to the worth of this type of early
training-- A cot~ple of years ago, a young man, a graduate of the
Chilocco Indian school, was employed by the Journal on a part-
time basis while he attended OSU. He financed most of his
college education, including a masters degree in education, thr-
ough parttime work in printing, and, despite our personal pre-
ference for "country-trained" printers, we will have to admit that
he was an exceptionally well-trained printer. Ironicall~r, he dis-
covered that it would take many years, and considerable good
luck, in his career as a teacher before his salary wouId equal the
salaries being paid to ,printers with~ ability by many daily
newspapers.
Several larger high schools in Oklahoma are operating vocat-
ional departments presently, and. according to Doss, a good many
schools are planning such departments.
While we think continued emphasis on and improved methods
of preparing students for college-level education is essential, at
the same "time one cannot disregard the large majority of our
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oz' desire, Wall never atteud cJdege. These students must also be
given the benefit of the education Which will give them the best
chance of earning a livelihood and finding a place in the comm-
unity. It is our duty to help them have that ot~portunity.
More than once. the Perkins school has led the way in im-
proving its educational offerings, in keeping pace with the times.
Perhaps it can do it once again in the vocational education area.
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Other Editors'
There's nothing like a day of
fishing, especially when the fish
decide to cooperate. But, as great
as the day had been, Ray E., con-
tent, but bone tired, was glad to
be heading home.
! It had been a hectic Saturday.
Ray worked the night shift Fri-
day, then he and A1 had left for
their favorite lake as soon as
they got off work. He glanced
over at A1 dozing in the seat next
to him. Ray hadn't had a chance
to sleep that day, but he figured
there would be plenty of time to
catch up on sleep the next day.
As tired as he was, he kept his
eyes open and fixed on the road
ahead. Ray E. was not the type
to fail asleep at the wheel~ And
though they were heavy and
smarting from lack of sleep, he
thought to himself proudly, his
eyes were open, even if his vision
was a little blurred.
He was almost on top of the
slow moving truck before he real-
ized it was in front of him. He
slammed on the brakes, but it
was too late. His eyes were wide
open, still, as the car crunched
into and under the rear of the
heavy semi-trailer.
The person who drives when
tired places himself in a constant
danger. Reaction time, vision,
and comprehension are seriously
inhibited by fatigue. Too often',
drivcr~ v:ho think they can make
a "few more miles" pay for their
confidence with a serious injury.
This material prepared in the in-
terest of safer driving as part of
the Allstate Insurance Companies'
Safety Crusade.
There may be some good in
Federal Aid in medicine through
the proposed social security plan.
But, we're wondering if the cure
will not be worse than the disease.
--The Tahlequah News
One of the phony ideas getting
wide circulation in the U.S•A.
these days is this: If you believe in
the profit system you are not a
humanitarian.
Humanitarism is being defined
as opposed to the profit system--
which is pictured as greedy, selfish
and evil.
But there are just two facts we
ought to concentrate upon:
1. Every practical humanitarian
project in the United States exists
and thrives solely because of the
profit system•
Riot Call Sunday Nigh~
Rub-a-dub rap .....
Three men in a scrap,
And who do you think they be ?
A tough harness mender,
A worse auto vendor,
And a much-frightened referee.
Last Sunday evening the police
department of this city received a
call from a woman stating that
two men were trying to kill each
other at the four corners north of
town. The entire police force
was immediately ordered out.
When he arrived on the scene of
the reported disorder, it was only
to learn that It was but a couple
of local pugilistic stars each of
whom had an ambition to become
another Jack Dempsey, and were
working out in a practical way.
In the second round blood was
observed flowing from the fingers
of the combatants and the referee
immediately stopped the fight.
No ,blood woukl have been shed
but the contestants bit off each
others f~nger nails. It was said
that the b-~rs had, witnessed the
"Dempsey-Firpo Fight" films
recently exhib,~ed at Cushing.
(From the June 6, 1924 edition
of th~ Perkins Journal.)
2. Every so-called non-proflt erf-
terprise in the United States oper-
ates on gifts and funds supplied by
those who do make profits.
--The Oklahoma County News,
Jones, Okla.
Even though, the cities may
eventually win out and the state
reapportioned according to popul-
ation such a plan may be disaster--
ous to a large rural area of the
state. The majority generally
eventually does get its way even
though there have been countless
times throughout history wher~
the majority were far from right,
As the noted educator Horace
Mann once wrote. "We go by the
majority and if the majority are
insane, then the sane go to the
hospital."
It's the Law in Oklahoma
Oaths And Religion
An Oklahoma City or Tulsa
Legislator will certainly not know
how the state can best help the
rural areas as well as a legislator
who lives in that area. And even if
the City Legislator does know
what the rural areas need he
won't be too interested in seeing
that they get it.
--The Wellston News
Boiled down a membership in
the chamber of commerce denotes
Separation of church and state religious references, the govern- believing in the community, be-
is a basic principle in our law. ment cannot force a person to
For example• the other day a profess a belief or disbelief in re- lieving that men play a bigger
Maryland citizen sought a notary's ligion. , ,part in town and area building
commission. To get it, he wouldGovernment cannot "establish than do natural resources, and
have to declare his belief in God. religion" and must remain out of that towns are what men make
them.
Refusing to make this religious religious activities so far as poss-
declaration, he got ~o license• He ible. ---The Cherokee Messenger
sued for it and lost. How far can the government go
in religious activities? The state
He took his case to the U.S. can 'provide buses for parochial
Supreme Court. The court said he schools to promote safety for My N ighb
should get his license without tak- children (not to establish relig- 0 0 r S
ing the religious oath. The court ion). State schools may release
iotorcc tew reorcc__ ~_~~~,,~,.~~
since it violates the safeguards of church or church school can claim
freedom of religion, tax exemptions.
At common law all oaths re- In the past, the U.S. has provid-
ferred to God. Their reference to ed funds for ex-G.I.'s to go to
God was a reminder of possiblecolleges, some of them religious. ~ , till.
punishment for a false oath. For The Armed Services have long .,, ~, ~ .~_~.:
centuries, an. Englishman who had chaplains of various religious ~~~,
would not take such an oath could faiths• A long time ago the U.S.
not enforce his rights in court, used funds to aid missionaries. "1 ~- ~)~':'~~J
Today, other solemn declarat- (This column, prepared by the
lots are allowe4 to b~r,d a perso-'~ Okla}'oma Ba- A~ociatio~, ~3
ferring to God. No ,person should ever apply or ,
The U.S. Constitution says that interpret any law without the aid "Before I got married I had
"no religious test shall ever be re- of an attorney, who is fully ad- six theories about bringing
quired as a qualification to any vised concerning the facts involv- up children. Now I have six.
office of public trust under the ed, because a slight variance in children and no theories."
United States." facts may change the application
Though some federal oaths have of the law.)
