In my view, there should be a school which offers significant vocational programs for boys within easy reach of every family in a city. Ideally these schools should be so located that one or more should be in the area where demand for practical courses is at the highest.

An excellent example of a successful location of a new vocational high school is the Dunbar Vocational High School in Chicago. Located in a bad slum area now undergoing redevelopment, this school and its program are especially tailored to the vocational aims of its students. Hardly a window has been broken since Dunbar first was opened (and vandalism in schools is a major problem in many slum areas). I discovered in the course of a visit there that almost all the pupils were Negroes. They were learning trades as diverse as shoe repairing, bricklaying, carpentry, cabinet making, auto mechanics, and airplane mechanics. The physical facilities at Dunbar are impressive, but more impressive is the attitude of the pupils.