Henry Ford Trade School
FOUNDING OF SCHOOL
Henry Ford Trade School was opened October twenty fifth, nineteen hundred sixteen, with six boys and one instructor. In 1931 the enrollment rose to 2800, with 135 instructors. The time for students was divided between the school shop and the classroom where customary high school subjects were studied.
PURPOSE
The school was organized to give needy boys an opportunity to help support themselves and to retain their interest in education. To accomplish the first purpose, each boy was awarded a cash scholarship which was paid to him regularly.
INCORPORATION AND EQUIPMENT
Incorporated under a Michigan statute, the school was operated as a non-profit enterprise. It had a floor space of about three acres set apart for its exclusive use. All the equipment in the class and shop departments was the best.....
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How America Got Its Wheels
No country in the world contains more cars. In fact, more than 240 million "horseless carriages" ply American roads. Speedsters race them. The police chase them. For better or for worse, nearly all U.S. citizens embrace them.
Fellow learners, those metallic millions started with Ford--Henry Ford. No, Ford didn't invent the car. But his car changed the way the country moves. Here's how it happened, how Ford got the U.S. auto industry rolling.
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