The City Club Bulletin (Volume 10 (1917))

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 Excerpt: ...for larger initial reimbursement and smaller subsequent reimbursement.) Section 12. Country and village schools associated with central high school. Reimbursement. Association boards. Section 13. Pre-vocational instruction in groups of country or village schools. Reimbursement. Group boards. Section 14. Courses for teachers required in State University and State Normal Schools. Section 15. Courses for teachers in selected high schools. Section 16. State aid made a charge upon the State. Section 17. Conflicting acts repealed. Tentative Draft of a Bill for an Act Entitled An act concerning vocational instruction in agriculture, commerce, and in the domestic and industrial arts. Section 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Construction That the following words and phrases as used in this act shall, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, have the following meanings: 1. Vocational instruction shall mean any instruction, the controlling purpose of which is to fit for profitable employment. mnm fin(c) 2. Pre-vocational instruction shall mean vocational instruction which is adapted to the abilities of persons who have attained the age of twelve years and who are under the age of fourteen years. 3. Vocational instruction in agriculture shall mean that form of vocational instruction which fits for the occupations connected with the tillage of the soil, the care of domestic animals, forestry, and other wage-earning or productive work on the farm. 4. Vocational instruction in commerce shall mean that form of vocational instruction which fits for occupations in offices and for occupations connected with the selling and distribution of produ.