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Start of eBook	1
SUMMARIES OF SPECIAL REPORTS	1
LIST OF TABLES	2
LIST OF DIAGRAMS	3
WAGE EARNING AND EDUCATION	4
CHAPTER I	4
TYPES OF OCCUPATIONS STUDIED	4
THE SURVEY STAFF AND METHODS OF WORK	5
CHAPTER II	6
THE POPULAR CONCEPT OF INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION	7
THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIVE NUMBERS	7
A CONSTRUCTIVE PROGRAM MUST FIT THE FACTS	9
AN ACTUARIAL BASIS FOR INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION	9
CHAPTER III	9
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CHAPTER IV	11
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	12
	12
TABLE 4.—ENROLLMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS, SECOND SEMESTER, 1914-1915	12
AGES OF PUPILS	13
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EDUCATION AT THE TIME OF LEAVING SCHOOL	14
CHAPTER V	16
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WHAT THE BOYS IN SCHOOL WILL DO	17
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ORGANIZATION AND COSTS	19
WHAT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS CAN DO	20
CHAPTER VI	20
SPECIALIZED TRAINING NOT PRACTICABLE	21
A GENERAL INDUSTRIAL COURSE	21
INDUSTRIAL MATHEMATICS	22
MECHANICAL DRAWING	24
INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE	24
SHOP WORK	25
VOCATIONAL INFORMATION	26
CHAPTER VII	26
THE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLS	27
	28
A TWO-YEAR TRADE COURSE	30
CHAPTER VIII	31
	31
CONTINUATION TRAINING FROM 15 TO 18	33
THE TECHNICAL NIGHT SCHOOLS	34
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A COMBINED PROGRAM OF CONTINUATION AND TRADE-EXTENSION TRAINING	36
CHAPTER IX	38
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DIFFERENTIATION IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	40
SPECIALIZED TRAINING FOR THE SEWING TRADES	41
OTHER OCCUPATIONS	42
CHAPTER X	42
THE WORK OF THE VOCATIONAL COUNSELOR	43
THE GIRLS’ VOCATION BUREAU	44
CHAPTER XI	44
CHAPTER XII	46
SUMMARY OF REPORT ON BOYS AND GIRLS IN COMMERCIAL WORK	46
A GENERAL VIEW OF COMMERCIAL WORK	48
BOOKKEEPING	49
STENOGRAPHY	50
CLERKS’ POSITIONS	50
WAGES AND REGULARITY OF EMPLOYMENT	50
THE PROBLEM OF TRAINING	51
CHAPTER XIII	52
SUMMARY OF REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE OCCUPATIONS	52
DEPARTMENT STORES	53
NEIGHBORHOOD STORES	53
FIVE AND TEN CENT STORES	54
WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT	54
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REGULARITY OF EMPLOYMENT	56
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT	56
THE PROBLEM OF TRAINING	56
CHARACTER OF THE INSTRUCTION	58
CHAPTER XIV	59
SUMMARY OF REPORT ON THE GARMENT TRADES	59
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORKING FORCE	60
EARNINGS	61
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REGULARITY OF EMPLOYMENT	63
TRAINING AND PROMOTION	63
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS	64
SEWING COURSES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	65
ELECTIVE SEWING COURSES IN THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	66
A ONE YEAR TRADE COURSE FOR GIRLS	67
TRADE-EXTENSION TRAINING	67
CHAPTER XV	68
SUMMARY OF REPORT ON DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY	68
DRESSMAKING	68
MILLINERY	69
THE PROBLEM OF TRAINING	70
CHAPTER XVI	71
SUMMARY OF REPORT ON THE METAL TRADES	71
FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOP PRODUCTS	71
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TABLE 20.—ESTIMATED TIME REQUIRED TO LEARN MACHINE TOOL WORK	74
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AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING	77
STEEL WORKS, ROLLING MILLS, AND RELATED INDUSTRIES	77
CHAPTER XVII	78
SUMMARY OF REPORT ON THE BUILDING TRADES	78
SOURCES OF LABOR SUPPLY	78
TABLE 22.—ESTIMATED NUMBER OF MEN ENGAGED IN BUILDING TRADES, 1915	78
TABLE 23.—UNION REGULATIONS AS TO ENTERING AGE OF APPRENTICES	79
UNION ORGANIZATION	80
EARNINGS	81
TABLE 25.—UNION SCALE OF WAGES IN CENTS PER HOUR MAY 1, 1915	81
TABLE 26.—USUAL WEEKLY WAGES OF APPRENTICES IN THREE BUILDING TRADES	82
REGULARITY OF EMPLOYMENT	82
HEALTH CONDITIONS	82
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT	82
THE PROBLEM OF TRAINING	83
CHAPTER XVIII	86
SUMMARY OF REPORT ON RAILROAD AND STREET TRANSPORTATION	86
RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION	86
MOTOR AND WAGON TRANSPORTATION	88
STREET RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION	89
CHAPTER XIX	89
SUMMARY OF REPORT ON THE PRINTING TRADES	89
COMPOSING ROOM WORKERS	90
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THE PRESSROOM	92
TABLE 28.—AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS OF PRESSROOM WORKERS, 1915	92
THE BINDERY	93
TABLE 29.—AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS OF BINDERY WORKERS, 1915	93
OTHER OCCUPATIONS	94
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THE PROBLEM OF TRAINING	95
CLEVELAND EDUCATION SURVEY REPORTS	96

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