to direct the apprentices to proper advantage. Further by adding this special supervision and instructional function to the responsibilities of the foreman seems rather to add to his effectiveness and interest in his work than otherwise. And still further, by using the foreman the schools are tied up more closely and correlated to the better advantage with the industrial organization as a whole than is otherwise possible. The school instructors and foremen are required to submit exhaustive weekly, monthly, semi-annual, and annual reports to the organization management These reports have apparently proven of value in enabling the management to weed out apprentices who are unworthy and to place into line of promotion young men who are of noteworthy merit. This latter function is in itself of sufficient worth to warrant the expense of the school. The success of the school, though in operation but slightly over two years, has been marked and the pupils themselves have been enthusiastic over this work. Those completing the course have, in many cases, petitioned to be allowed to continue further. That the management believes the expense of the school to be warranted by the results, is indicated by the fact that it seriously contemplates the extension of the system to other divisions of the railroad. Tabulation of Data Concerning Instruction by Certain Steam Railroads. A number of important railroads have well organized systems of instruction of apprentices. Mr. W. H. L. Hale of The Pennsylvania State College and Head Instructor in the Pennsylvania Railroad Apprentice School, referred to earlier, recently made a careful study of the instructional work of a number of systems. His findings are summarized in the following tables: tices. Atchinson, Topeka & General Supt. Motive Supervisor of Appren- School Instructor Sante Fe. Power. Topeka, Kansas. Superintendent Motive Senior School InstrucPower. Canadian Pacific Ry. tor. at Master Mechanic Supt. of Shops. Local shop head. Delaware & Hudson Superintendent Motive General Efficiency En- Traveling School In- Local shop head. Erie R. R. Company.. Power at Albany. Superintendent. gineer. structor. General Mechanical Shop Specialist or Su- Assistant Supervisor.. Mechanic ог tices. local shop head. Chief of Educational Bureau. Asst. Chief of Educational Bureau. Superintendent of Ap- Asst. Supt. of Appren- Master prentices. |