Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-16

could pail teeth, or bleed, shave, would be as
m Ich entitled to the name of surgeon, as a
mere type siicker' TO that Of printer. In adj
diton 10 the moral inquiry which 1t brings on
such youth themselves, II Is positive injury 10
employers and regular Journeymen. II Is impos-
sibie for type stickers TO know the rules
Of a printing office having never learned them,
and beng accustomed 10 consider themselves
printers and their own masters, il Is next TO I'M
possible FOR foreman employer Ia bring them
under that necessary control and observance OF
rules which ought 10 exist IN every well regula-
ted printing Office. We have seen numerous IN
stances. where employers or ioremen attempted
to enforce the observance OF useful regulations,
that these unfortunate youth, unaccust toned to
wholesome control, would display degree OF IN
science, arising from mistaken notions OF inde-
E peudeuce, altogether Inconsistent with decency
knuwinr full well that If thew should be kicked
GU; of the office. as thew deserved, they could
readily obtain employment somewhere else So
! through many Of the printing Offices IN the west,
and the stacks of pi, and utter confusion OF ma
terials fifty representing chaos, will be suiil-
! cent commentary the present Apprentice
. ship System. Thus the interest of the employers
become injured from the waste Of materials. and
: the confusion IN which the Office is kept Were
IL not for these unfortunate youth prematurel y
made printers, there would be more encourage
ment for regular Ipurneymen- whose acqnainN
ance with the rules Of printing Office would EN-
~ Few occupations more complicated than tina
n of printing, and FIVE years apprenticeship Is "a
sc short a time as should be allowed to enable 10y
y toacqulre a respectable knowledge of the vari
c Gus branches. The system Of working for insigh
7r is MANY perfect fraudi Employers taxi
10 bows for insight at low prices who work Ist a
r long as they please. and 90 when and where the
* please, but as they profess to work for insight
y hev cannot 50 readily be reached by the RENE
~ dial regulations Of Typographical Societies
DC Your coui,tee believe with the committee apon
T. ed by the Columbus Typographical Society, tina
10 much of the newspaper filth fthe day is charge
D. able to The present apprenticeship system; ic
- from premature printers there is Just one ste
81 to come premature editors. We could point OF
oil many instances in the United States where ILL
% crate type stickcrs at the head of presses.
n; Not having the experience Of regular ourne,
an men, they are poorly calculated 10 conduct ii
IL mechanical branch of their business; and havt
ha no moral or literary education, what the
y have acquired in strong from office TO oflic
III thew can have qualifications as editors; Il
II being accustomed to control, they have a
'ss oured habits of insoience and want of prudenc
On which cause them, when editors, to deal in
o' low abusive and common place slang with whlt
m, So MANY newspapers abound. Your committ
|" believe that it is necessary to have Il unanimi
ay of action on this subject throughout the Uuno
zee and have the matter urged upon the attention
'uc emDloyerS.