86 pagesThere has long been a need of an adequate history of vocational education in Oregon. The compilation of this history I am attempting to do in a manner which will not be too detailed, but which will nevertheless trace the progress and evolution of the different phases of vocational education of the secondary level from approximately 1917 until the present time, and treat all the significant aspects with such dexterity and conciseness as to make the survey readily readable. The information for this study was assembled from various sources. The State Board for Vocational Education through the avenues of the several department heads were willing and valuable contributors. Superintendents of city schools, heads of vocational schools, and instructors in the various divisions of the vocational filed were contacted, as well as those who were pioneers in the development of this field of education. Courses of study, surveys, vocational texts, and pamphlets have all been used in this study
