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In the field of clay and allied earth products : clay and earth 

 products — mamifactnre of lime, cement, brick, tile, terra cotta, 

 pottery and glass, and in the mining' of gypsum, marble and stone ; 

 and the pursuits — glass blowing, stone quarrying and cutting, etc. 



"With the presence of these primal pursuits in Indiana and 

 the diversity of occupations among them, and the wide distribu- 

 tion of these pursuits over the State, there are few physical 

 obstacles in the way of environmental opportunity conditioning 

 and making difficult the teaching of rich, well-rounded courses 

 in industrial art. But few States in the Union present such a 

 rich background for the introduction of industrial art courses. To 

 continue manual training courses comprising, in the main, paper 

 and yarn weaving, basketry, and exercises in wood in the element- 

 ary schools, is to fail to take advantage of the wonderful opportuni- 

 ties Avithin the State for developing industrial intelligence and ap- 

 preciation by a study of the primal industrial pursuits within the 

 State. 



PART III. CO^'TENT OF COURSES FOR PRE-VOCATIONAL PERIOD 

 FOR GRAMMAR AND HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, 

 ETC., BASED OW OCCUPATIONAL FACTS 



§1. Fundamental Assumptions 



It is assumed that one of the functions of schools and courses 

 for pupils in the pre-vocational period (roughly comprising grades 

 7, 8, 9 as schools are now organized) is to provide a considerable 

 range of activities and experiences so as to furnish opportunities 

 for all types of minds and also to assist pupils in determining 

 interests and capacities, so that future education will yield larger 

 results in terms of directness and purposefulness. 



It is also assumed that another function equally important for 

 schools and courses of this period is to provide opportunities for 

 specialized technical training for over-age boys and girls and for 

 those who are likely to leave the schools soon and directly enter 

 wage-earning pursuits. 



§2. Local Surveys and Courses of Study 



The question concerning the type courses which should be 

 introduced into such schools has given rise to discussion and debate 

 throughout the country. It is probably the concensus of opinion 

 at the present time that a local school cannot be sure of the 

 proper courses to introduce till exhaustive local surveys have been 

 made. In keeping with this belief many cities and towns in dif- 



