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Indiana University Studies 



§3. General Facts Concerning Courses, Based on Occu])ational Sta- 

 tistics of Indiana 



Though it is of primal importance to make adequate provision 

 for the education of those who will complete the high school and 

 college and enter the professions, it is not this group with which 

 our data are most concerned, and for which these educational deduc- 

 tions are intended. Our interest in this study is centered about 

 those who will enter the pursuits of agriculture, industry, com- 

 merce, and domestic and personal service. 



It is not within the province of this study to project ideals 

 relative to the organization of schools. However, in passing, it 

 might be said that a great injustice will be done individuals and 

 society if special pre-vocational schools are established for in- 

 dustrial, commercial, and domestic education for normal pupils. 

 The establishment of such schools presupposes that pupils have 

 made vocational choices and are directly preparing for wage-earn- 

 ing pursuits. To assume that a child 13 or 14 years of age is cap- 

 able of making an intelligent vocational choice is fallacious. On 

 the other hand, as previously stated, a great injustice will be done 

 over-age pupils and those about to leave school to go to work, if 

 some provision for considerable technical training is not made A 

 safe and sane ideal to project, and the only feasible one for most of 

 the towns in Indiana, is that of a school under one roof, containing 

 many departments, each open to all under sane elective standards, 

 standards permitting considerable shifting among courses and be- 

 tween departments. Thus each shall know the work of all and each 

 gain a variety of experiences. A graduate of any department of 

 such a school should be permitted to enter, unreservedly, the 

 next higher school. In the same school, however, provision for 

 specialization for over-age boys and girls and for those about to 

 go to work should be made. 



In keeping with the group occupational pursuits in Indiana, 

 these five general types of courses should be provided : agricul- 

 tural ; industrial, including mining ; commercial, including trade ; 

 transportation and clerical ; household and domestic and personal 

 service ; and professional service. 



§4. Courses for Boys 



No attempt is here made to enumerate or even list the general 

 courses for boys or girls or the courses related to the units of 

 instruction here proposed. 



