. Report of Committee on school inquiry, Board of estimate an apportionment, city of New York .. . he amelioration of the lethargizing effects of the work is a moralobligation which cannot be dodged. Industry wants skilled workers. By reason of its new policy of thesubdivision of labor, its need is no longer lor the more broadly skilledartisans; hence, its apprenticeship system is gradually disappearing;further, because of the demand on the part of managers for greater pro-duction, the superintendents and foremen feel that they cannot be both-ered with apprentices. But, because a certain amoun
. Report of Committee on school inquiry, Board of estimate an apportionment, city of New York .. . he amelioration of the lethargizing effects of the work is a moralobligation which cannot be dodged. Industry wants skilled workers. By reason of its new policy of thesubdivision of labor, its need is no longer lor the more broadly skilledartisans; hence, its apprenticeship system is gradually disappearing;further, because of the demand on the part of managers for greater pro-duction, the superintendents and foremen feel that they cannot be both-ered with apprentices. But, because a certain amount of skill is stillnecessary, industry turns to the school for help. It is complained that the school no longer trains as it once did. Asa matter of fact, the school never did train for industry specifically. Thewhole trouble is that industry has ceased training for itself. This train-ing was originally very valuable education, and. since the youth of thecountry have been deprived of the advantages which the old apprentice-ship system gave, it may be properly assumed that it is the function of. VOCATIONAL (INDUSTRIAL) SCHOOLS 773 the school to inaugurate such plans as will give manual training andwhich, at the same time, will make for mental development and soundphysical health. The public school must insist upon carrying out the prime functionfor which it is organized, namely, the sound mental, material, and moraladvancement of the whole people. (m)—The Problem in New York City a. The Numerical Size of the Problem In all the public schools of New York City (1909-1910) the averagedaily attendance (not enrollment) was 586,673. If these pupils wereplaced in a straight line, each one having two linear feet of standingroom, the line would extend 222 miles. The average daily attendancein the day high schools was 30,252; this line would be 11 miles total number graduated from all the day high schools (1910) was2,477; the line would be about one mile long. The average night
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