The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-03
TECHNICAL EDUCATION.

WHAT IT N AND WHERE 1T WAS COMMENCED.
Yesterday afternoon, % No. "a PARK row. there
was numerous attendance Of tue Committee OF
the Board Of Trade on Technical Education Tho
following gentlemen were present:-MessrA A. J.
Bioor, r. }. EmmericN. Dr. stuart Gwypn. Charles
n. HsswelL q. E.; George HAthorne, A. Hudson
Holly. A. Jones, wUnam b. 0lmstesd. Charles
Rattig, M. N. White ana W. Lask Wooster. O. W.
@. Clarke, Secretary NJ the Board OF Trade, acted
in ths same capacity At tins meeting After the
minutes Of last meeting were read Hon. Abrsm ..
Hewitt was elected permanent President Of the
Committee on Technical Education. aud Mr..
Lederle, Vice Chairman. The secretary stated
that ais Honor Mayor Nickhau did not wish 70
act % an ex .oficio MEMBER OF the committee. but
as an active memoer, as ne took warm interest
In the whole subject. A subcommittee was ap.
pointed to arrange for
PUBLIC MEETING AT coorxR INSTITUTE
at an appropriate early day; . subcommittee OF
seven to confer with the educational departments
OF the city and state, ana the following gentlemen
were named Hon. A. $. Hewitt, Messrs. Leder. G,
william Steinway, Bloor, T. II. Haswoli Charles
Rattig and X. y. rockwell.
Tne meeting then adjourned after agreeing to
meet 1T the same place upon the second and
fourth tuesdays of each month, at three y. NJ,
the next meeting for convenience. however. VIII
take place next Tuesday.
REVIEW or rHE sUByEcr
may not be improper here as II Is almost the birth
IN America OF tecunlcAl euuCutiOn, winch n con-
sidered 10 Europe " OF the very greatest inpor-
aance. Tnc inauguration Of International exnlol-
tions-she initial one Of which took place In Lon
don In 1851. under the auspices OF the Society OF
Arts, OF which the late Prince Consort was Presl-
dent-marked new era IN British industry. lt
was Tor the 0rst time discovered then that tech
meal education, which had prevailed upon the
Oontinent-especiay In france and Germany
had enabled the artisans OF those countries 20
achieve remarkable excellence Ia manufactures
over the English and even when the
PARIS EXPOSITION or 1855
took place marvellous progress had taken place
in continental manufactures within the Jour years,
and Great Britain had to look 10 her empire In
held OF trade. About this time Mr.. Samuels, y
famous agricultural Implement manufacturer and
member OF Parliament, asked for special COM
mittee OF the House VI Commons to investigate
the subject OF technical education, aud q royal
commission was sent from England 10 France 10
inquire into the working OF the schools. As q re-
suit technical schools were formed m England I'M
der the direction OF central body appointed ~
the crown, with headquarters ut No. Z, Kensing.
ton Gardens, London. The benefits accruing from
the schools are well known.
PROFESSOR SMITH. or IEEDs,
has been called by Massachusetts 70 superintend
art instruction In her schools anu II ls snid he will
give the results attained In two years IN that state
shortly to the Committee OF the Board OF Trade on
Technical Education. A letter was read yesterdsy
from Hon. A. s. Hewitt at the above meeting. In
been spent In Cooper Institute on such q system
OF education and adding that the numbcr--2 900
now receiving Its dement's could be doubled II the
Board OF Trustees had $4,000 more per annum 10
expend.
ia this connection II may be pertinent 70 a6d
that ninetenths OF all the skilled laborcrs IN thus
country are OF foreign extraction.