St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-09-02
TIE CALIFORNIAN.
apprenticeship as an Educofor
DY BlHpSEYE GRANT >oHTnEor.

premiership IL % S'IIphH ~ Nv 'iIii-
tation fixed by the "TraleS Unions" on
the number OF apprentices allowed to
each shop. n master mechanic. Is work
in mischief. 1t dcprive- many boys Of
the thorough training in the several
trades that l. essential 10 the attainment
of the highest skill and success. The
system Of apprenticeship lies at the toun-
daton Of skilled industry, and snoH,i be
encouraged TO the utmost as al ini.,pc"-
sable part OF the practical education oi
our future artisans Otherwise, our
youth must be forever dcbarrcd from the
most lucrative positions, or surrender
them TO skilled mechanics imported from
abroad. This plan i short-slght"d and
suicidal. 1t crippios our future mechan-
les. 1t seeks temporary gain at the
sacrifice OF their permanent prosperity.
The ambition for easier lives and more
gentecl cmploymcn;s. and the >y!v but
common notion that labor l. mcniai, that
the tools OF the trades or Of tie farm are
bad-cs of -crv!iity, have greatly lcs>r ~
apprenticcehips. Meeting some Il AE
thousand youth annually, | have tried 70
rcfuie the-e pernlcious notions. and show
tie nee, s4ity and dignity Of labor, and
its vital relations, TO all human excel
lence and progress, the evils OF mJolerce,
the absurdity Of the prevalent passion
for city life. and widespread aversion to
manual labor. The theory that labor l.
a degrading drudgcry will consciously de
mean any artisan, and lar impruy cmcnt
in his art. On the other hand. prid.
and pleasure III his work lead to hi.h-r
excellence, both in his Graf, and cLaruc-
ter. He who alw;N- doc his be-. to
day can do better still tomorrow. /,
was 4 wise provision of the Hebrew,
that all parents should teach their chill
dren some handicratt This was with
them, ~ it should be with us. ar essen
tial part of the education Of every child
Among the Hebrews, labor was alxuv~
honorable. No man was ASHAMED ui his
trade. "The chief OF the apostles did
not degrade lis high office wien he It
sumed his early trade Of tcut-uakyr -
His associates seemed never to suspect
that their Old business of fishermen w.s
disreputablc. The Great Teacher hon
ored manual labor. and, as carpenters
sop ,vor.od ,,ot;.,,,,;,, -, -, r.I.,...
troda On tho o,I,,r i.,I ,ha win.
mandarins, who let their nails crow as
long as their fingers, to show that they
never work are TN, ;Ilus,riop. ,,r.dac.:,
sor, of our pretepriou- m,b. who atisc:
10 dp-pl-e the industrial brt-
MANY of our yo,,,b m. ..n,,..t.I ,,.;,i.
the infI.uatiou that CITY lin ara.
the most eIgilJe uo-Itiuu. Will. ,Lo
trades ar. not ..respict,hIe." Inr r.nn.
learn that Intelligent mechanics have =,
-better chance of securiu. wealth, emf
ncnce, and Influence than tie ever
crowded clerkship, can afford H..
present and last Goy.rr.r II r,.....-
tlrut. each. in II. Lnyln,I ,,..,,,...: -.
traI., and ,hG- b,4.a,ur :. rhpr,,,,t, nos.
Ter of the br,ipc>. IN i. f.. J.r.n. !,
which each h.,s achieved l,,II;..,, -.
cess Tl,,. ,,n., ,x:,.p.;,. ,,,....,,,.,.,.,,..r
Of .iIvcrv.,rs n, H.. ,v,,Ir I,r,, -.
ham. of Providence. d,rii,sI H.. No.
si,iou of clerk in ,Lc rcu,,;i.,o-r,,.n ti,,
he might ma-,,r lie trad, IN his l.,,1.r,.
.lop - = r..u..,- ;.nnr.n,ir, ,,1,,r. l.
learned ,h,r,ur}lv i,n,y f.. H., ,,;I, D.,
own hands NIL that h. h.. -;,.,.. i,J ;,
d,rrct nthers IN I,,in, 4 ,nr,,i,,I, -.
similar fact- niu,,t lac rit.J ,n Slow. ,L.,
the mastery Of a trad, ! ono ~ tho 49,,
for prar,ic,I Ef.. and mas.
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s,,ion. thsv orn T.,il.. =, f;.o'',..,;,,,
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tbcu.and. e n,L.,s InnL ;a% Gov = ,i.a.
Fvcrv .dv.,,;son,art tr,. ,Ia,.I. In :,e,
n Whale swarm If ornj;c,,ts IIov.,,;,
;,b,. TN. con5;,;,r - ILL., ..,,ar,I.,,.'1
orc. or hool. -too,or. a,I I,.oLa,,..,..
v,ae,;nc ,b.;r liz :, ..v.o;,;,,,, ~.
,I,ca S~hIo ,,,,. t.,,.,,.,, I'll. ,.,,1
trsd,s orc cl,r,,ri,.c for .,Ircot.,l -n,',,.
intcnd.nts foror.1 .,o,n.,r. -Liil,,l
managers. and ..cpnoiur work r.,, -
The To-ition ot ,n,. educated md w,u-
trained r,.,hn,,i.. : tor ,.,...,..,.Ir.. 49,.
of average city clerks. The latter n.o,
drcs. better. talk more oIb|v. bow NOR.
gracefully, NOT to say ybs,Gujopsly. i'm.
they compare unt;yora..lv with ON. L...
mechanic. in manly indGpcnd.ncn. ,,oo,
O, thnu,lt and s,r,p 9TH g.. cI,,r-,.,.r
To, many nj ..u,. y,,,p., r,., l,.,y,. nm.
Homestead on adventure, les. SAT, a,J r.
li,l,, than ,h. arr. e ministry Ar.nd
,rade !. NOR. honorable and r,,nrI..r.,
tive than pcd,i!juu mans. book n,cr,,,ss
na,cn, r.1ft, and ciotb.--u,,;,,.-.,s 49,,
in n civ store. TO be cash or rr.,nJ nv
store sweeper Gre.k;ndIcr and ron,,cr.