"This is our attempt, to render an accounting of what has been done with the money the people of Kansas have invested in Vocational Education. It isn't possible to give a complete picture of the work done but we have tried to indicate as clearly as possible some of the more important accomplishments. In this report you will find a description of some of the work as well as a somewhat detailed financial report"--Foreword.
"Vocational Education is that educational service in the public schools which prepares boys and girls, fourteen years of age and over, to enter into useful employment upon graduation from high school. It also provides specific training for employed adult workers in order to improve their work skills and increase their knowledge. Its underlying philosophy is learning by doing. The special areas of training in Vocational Education are Agriculture, Homemaking, Trade and Industrial, Distributive, Office Practice, and Vocational Guidance"--Page 9.