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Indiana University Studies 



Part III. Content of Courses for P re-Vocational Period for Graininar and 

 Tlifjli Schools, Junior TUgli Scliools, Etc., Based on Occupational Facts 



§1. Fundameiital Assiiiiiptioiis. One of the functions of courses for 

 pupils of the seventh, eightli, and nintli grades is to furnish a wide 

 range of experiences and activities to assist in determining pupils' inter- 

 ests and capacities. 



§2. Local SuiTeys and Coiu'ses of Study. It is held that local 

 surveys are not needed for determining kinds of pre-vocational courses, 

 since courses looking toward "constant" occupational pursuits in the 

 State are desired in this period. 



§3. General Facts Concerning Courses Based on Occupational Sta- 

 tistics of Indiana. Pre-vocational schools should include courses per- 

 taining to agricultural, industrial, commercial, household and domestic 

 service, and professional pursuits. 



§4. Courses for Boys. Courses for boys should include: In the 

 field of agriculture, farming, gardening, dairying, fruit growing, stock 

 raising and forestry; in the industrial pursuits courses in the building 

 trades, metal trades, wood industries, electrical pursuits, printing and 

 publishing, and the manufacturing of clothing; in the commercial pur- 

 suits — salesmanship, wholesaling and retailing, importing and export- 

 ing, work of agents, telegraph operating, bookkeeping, stenography, 

 collecting, etc. 



§5. Courses for Girls. A variety of types of courses should be pro- 

 vided for girls in order to assist them in determining aptitudes, inter- 

 ests, and capacities. These courses should include: In the field of 

 agriculture — gardening, greenhouse working, dairying, and poultry 

 raising; in the field of industry — dressmaking, millinery, tailoring, 

 composing, proofreading and bookbinding; in the field of commerce — 

 selling, bookkeeping, stenography, and typing; in the professions (aside 

 from teaching) — nursing, photography, architecture, and social work. 



Part IV. Content of Courses for Vocational Schools: Day, Part-Time, 



and Continuation 



§1. Local Sui'veys and Courses of Study. Before vocational schools 

 and courses are established, communities must discover primal occu- 

 pational pursuits and the type of education needed for these pursuits. 



§2. Courses for Day Vocational Schools. The constant pursuits in 

 the State of Indiana are suggested in the pre-vocational courses, and 

 these are safe lines for day vocational schools, provided it is found 

 that day vocational courses in these fields are needed in local com- 

 munities. 



§3. Courses for Part-Time A^ocational Schools. The specific needs 

 for particular part-time classes can be determined only Dy ascertain- 

 ing the lines in which young people are employed in the local com- 

 munity. 



Part-time courses complementary to the profitable pursuits will be 

 possible for all engaged in the agricultural pursuits, and such courses 



