Some phases of educational progress in Latin America — John Shaqi
Some phases of educational progress in Latin AmericaMontgomery, Walter A. (Walter Alexander)
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Some phases of educational progress in Latin America
Montgomery, Walter A. (Walter Alexander)
Education -- Latin America
(_b_) In the industrial course, Portuguese and civic instruction,
arithmetic, and geography, elements of applied physics, chemistry,
and natural history, accounting as related to the particular vocation
selected by the pupil, free-hand and mechanical drawing.
ART. 7. The vocational finishing courses are designed primarily for
young men already employed in industry and commerce, who seek to
improve their vocational knowledge.
ART. 8. The two types of vocational finishing schools may be taught
conjointly in the same building.
ART. 9. Teachers and assistants imparting instruction shall be
appointed as follows:
(_a_) There shall be a teacher and so many assistants for each branch
as shall be made necessary by the attendance.
(_b_) For the instruction in technical accounting related to each
vocation there shall be employed special teachers only where 15 or
more students are enrolled for each course, and they shall receive
salaries only when actually teaching. The same teachers shall be in
charge of the various related branches of technical instruction in the
shops.
ART. 10. The courses in the secondary vocational institutes for boys
shall include--
(_a_) The elementary and middle instruction for pupils who have not
had them.
(_b_) Physical exercises and military drill.
(_c_) Vocal and instrumental music.
ART. 11. The courses in the vocational institutes for girls shall
include--
(_a_) Primary instruction for such pupils as have not had it.
(_b_) Vocational drawing and modeling.
In the vocational institutes the elementary primary instruction shall
be followed by an intensive course in manual arts, such as sloyd, wood
carving, and weaving in straw, vine, and bamboo.
ART. 12. The primary vocational schools shall also offer a commercial
course consisting of the following subjects:
(_a_) Commercial correspondence and accounting.
(_b_) Typewriting and stenography.
(_c_) French and one other modern language, English or German.
ART. 13. Instruction in the workshops of vocational schools for boys
shall be given first in a general compulsory course of three years,
during which the pupil shall in turn be trained in the workshops
in cold and molten metals, including foundry work and wrought-iron
work. The pupil shall then be allowed to specialize in any workshop
or section at his choice. The pupils of the vocational institutes
for boys shall likewise take a compulsory course in horticulture and
kindred subjects.
ART. 14. The agricultural schools and the vocational institutes shall
require attendance on the courses of civil training and agronomy, with
optional specialization in any line selected when the general course
is completed.
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