Excerpt from Outline of Plans for Vocational Education in Texas Under the Smith-Hughes Act: Adopted by the State Board for Vocational Education and Approved by the Federal Board for Vocational Education, 1920-1921
The Smith-Hughes Act was approved by Congress February 23, 1917.
Purpose.
"An Act to provide for the promotion of vocational education. To provide for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such education in agriculture, trades and industries, and home economics subjects; to provide for cooperation with the states in preparation of teachers of vocational subjects, and to appropriate money and regulate its expenditure."
The provisions of the Federal Act were accepted by the State of Texas in 1917.
The following constitutes a brief summary of vocational work in Texas from 1918-1920:
1917-18.
A director of agricultural education was appointed December 1, 1917.
A director of trade and industrial education was appointed January 15, 1918, and a director of home economics education January 13, 1918.
During this year the directors of vocational work visited many schools in the state, acquainting them with the program for vocational work and establishing vocational departments as follows: agriculture, 16 schools; trades and industries, day vocational classes in two schools, and evening classes in eight schools; home economics, two day schools for whites, one day school for negroes, and four classes in evening schools.
Plans were put under way for training vocational teachers in the following institutions:
Agriculture. - Agricultural and Mechanical College, Prairie View Normal and Industrial College.
Trades and Industries. - Agricultural and Mechanical College, University of Texas.
Home Economics. - College of Industrial Arts.
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