Kimbrel, Marvin Monroe, 1916-1999 and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta "Economic Horizons." Georgia Vocational Association, June 14, 1957, https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/5259/item/531205, accessed on April 4, 2025.

Title: Economic Horizons : Georgia Vocational Association

Date: June 14, 1957
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image-container-0 ECONOMIC HORIZONS M. Monroe Kimbrel Executive Vice President First National Bank Thomson, Georgia Georgia Vocational Association June 14, 1957 Abraham Lincoln once said, "Education is not given for the purpose of earning a living, but rather for knowing what to do with the living once it is earned". Upon first examination, this quotation may seem to be ill-advised. Closer examination, however, shows it contains more truth than fiction. It is generally recognized that more emphasis should be placed on the teaching of our youth to meet the problems of home and family living and to cope successfully with the demands of modern society. As present and future buyers of products necessary for food, clothing and shelter and the many items no longer classed as luxuries, our youth should be given a clearer concept of how to choose and care for those things so vefy much a part of their existence. With the advent of industrial specialization and the corresponding increase in the dependence of the individual upon commodities made by others, it has become more important the consumer know more about the things he purchases as a part of his daily living. With the development of a mass production economy many consumer problems have arisen. The multiplicity of consumer goods and services increases the diffi culty of making intelligent choices. The matter of becoming informed about what exists and what will best serve one's purposes becomes more difficult. Admittedly, this will not come as a new suggestion, but all vocational educators, and particularly those in the agricultural area, must shortly engage in a realistic reappraisal of existing programs. Actually, they should be doing the evaluation now. Out of such an evaluation, there should oome the kinds of data that will be of assistance in the solution of those problems which are growing in importance and urgency.
image-container-1 2 BROADER TRAINING In this age of specialization and automation, vocational training takes on added emphasis. Business and industrial leaders are requiring more training for prospective employees. In turn, our school programs must offer this training. Employers do not want to waste the time training employees who can not be trained. The beginner in industry who has a high school diploma can show the employer from whom he wants a job that he has the training and the education upon which careers are built and employers know and appreciate that. It is idle repetition to suggest to you the urgency of encouraging boys and girls to obtain advanced education. The 1950 census showed that among men 25 to 60 years of age, the least likely to be unemployed were those who had college training. The most likely were those who had an 8th grade education or less. This census also showed high school graduates have a much better chance to get a job than do non-graduates. QUALITY - NOT NUMBERS An oft repeated question today is, nAre we enrolling too many students in our vocational classes?1 '. The answer to this perplexing question may well hinge upon the number of opportunities prospective students have for becoming success fully placed. The challenge faced today by the vocational departments is how to prevent enrollment from becoming made up largely of boys who are slow learners, or who for various reasons, find the varied activities of this course less demanding of their talents than the standards required in academic classes. Somewhere along the line, we have made the mistake of permitting the opinion to expand that mentally backward and those lacking certain superior qualities should be encouraged to enter vocationa departments. It seems significant to stop stressing total numbers enrolled in vocational departments and instead, stress quality of training. We should strive to keep pace with the change, constantly improving and broadening our programs of service
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