Camden County Vocational School - Vocationalist Yearbook (Pennsauken, NJ)

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THE VOCATIONAL SCI-IOCJL HE Camden County Vocational School is a free school for students residing in Camden County. It is maintained by county, state, and federal funds. The school is established to give training in the skilled trades and technical occupations. Our school provides equal opportunity for vocational education to students in each of the thirty-five school districts in Camden County. It must be understood that the Vocational School has a definite place in our educational system. In the words of Albert M. Bean, County Superintendent of Schools, It does not compete with any of the other existing county institutions, but merely supplements them and provides essential training not otherwise available . The five hundred and seventy-two previous graduates have by their splendid work proved that this school is an indispensable part of our County School System. There are nineteen different trades offered to the students of the day school. Five of these are two year courses, the others are three years. Before any trade is taught, the opportunities for, and the needs of, such skilled workers are in- vestigated. This gives the school flexibility, so as times change and new occu- pations are in demand, the school can teach them. Students may enter the school at any time during the school year, graduating two or three years from the date they enter, depending upon the trade they are learning. For a three year course the student must spend approximately 1600 hours in actual shop work and IOSO hours for a two year course. He must de- vote an equal length of time to related and general subjects, such as: Mathe- matics, Science, Drawing, Civics, Economics, English, Safety, and Physical Education. The aim of the school is not only to educate for technical knowledge, but also to make every graduate a fine and useful citizen. After the satisfactory completion of his course the student is eligible for graduation. This depends not only on completion of the necessary time, but a passing grade must have been made in all subjects and the student must have his instructor's recommendation. Thus only those students are graduated, who in the opinion of their instructor and principal, are qualified in skill, know- ledge, attitude, and physique to carry on the work of their respective trades. A Our graduates have been so well trained that they have established a defi- nite place for themselves in our industrial system. Since the first graduating class in I93O the school has consistently placed a high percentage of its grad- uates in their trades. This proves that Camden County Vocational School is accomplishing the purpose for which it was established. N U KI X 'll l 0 N X l. S l ll U H l

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THE STUDENT COUNCIL H15 Student Council consists of one representative from each class. This rep- resentative, or Chief as l1e is called, is elected by the members of his class and holds office for a period of ten Weeks. The Council has weekly meetings when various policies and problems ol the school are discussed by the members, suggestions from the Chiefs are considered and many privileges and improvements are obtained in this way. The Student Council develops a spirit of cooperation between students, leaders, and instructors. Boys learn how to give orders. The qualities necessary both as a leader and follower are fostered by the council. Being a member of the Student Council is very good experience to those who intend to go out and make something worthwhile out of themselves. There is no doubt but that the Student Council has functioned very well in this school. lliecause the Chief assumes as part of his duties many of the minor routine responsibilities, the instructor is free to devote his time to better teaching.j