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EVENING SCHOOL - TRADE EXTENSION. 1918-19.
Classes opened November 13, 1918, for a term of twenty weeks, closing April
2, 1919.
New Development.
New developments in Evening Trade Extension Courses by the use of the money
from the Smith-Hughes allotment was authorized by the Board of Trustees offering
courses in auto- mobile repair and wood pattern-making in February, 1919,
which resulted in a registration of twelve for wood pattern-making and fourteen
for automobile repair. Classes were started on February 24th, closing April
2, 1919.
May 6th with an average attendance of" 88.8 per cent for automobile repair
and 81.8 per cent for wood pattern-making. The demand for the courses has
been sufficient to warrant con- continuing the work.
1919-20
The placing of cards announcing evening trade extension courses in the pay
envelopes of the six thousand employees of the United Shoe Machinery Company
proved a very prac- tical way to advertise evening courses for the man on
the job, giving him an opportunity to improve himself during his spare time
evenings.
Registration night was held in the High School building on Tuesday evening,
November 6, 1919, giving those an opportunity to register' who desired and
others to make inquiries. School opened November 13, 1919, with the following
enrollment.
