The Dayton Industrial Institute was established to replace the
vestibule schools in the following plants: The Dayton Engineering
Laboratories Co., the Domestic Engineering Co., the Dayton Metal
Products Co., and the Dayton Wright Airplane Co.
Although the school has been fostered by the above companies, any
manufacturer in Dayton is at liberty to send students to the school
under certain regulations.
The Directors of the several companies thought it advisable to
segregate the training school from the plants, and combine the school
under one directing head. Most gratifying results have been obtained
since the opening of the school January 1, 1918.
During the past seven months over 500 persons, from all walks of
life, have been trained for factory work. About 200 of this number
were women.
In addition to the large number of people trained, over 100,000
pieces of commercial product have been manufactured, which passed the
most rigid factory inspection.
A large percentage of the work has been parts of war products, such
as detonator bodies, Liberty motor ignition parts, inspection gauges
for war materials, crank shafts, cam shafts, motor truck parts, etc.,
as well as airplane parts, consisting of ribs, fins, stabilizers,
wheel covers, etc., for the DeHaviland fighting plane.
Would it not be advisable for manufacturers in some communities, and
especially for small manufacturers, to pool their interests in regard
to industrial training, in order that the schools may be a peace time
asset, as well as to satisfy a war time emergency?