New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-30
DRAVNG II PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
A LECTURE AT ALBANY BY JOHN ]. CULVER OF
NnnNkIYE.


BROOKLYN.
ALBANY. March 29.-lIr. John Y. Culver of
Broobl II read paper tis evening before the Associa
ton Of school Commissioners aud City superintendent
o Education. which is low in session here His subject
WAS industrial and Iuycutiye Drawing III Oar Pubic
Schools" The following is 4 synopsis OF it:
do not think he said, that any Of you who have Kept
NJ all abreast win the genera! current % educational
dscr the past Jew Years can hye i!ed to note
the constantly Increasing interest when mas been dt-
yeioped in this study ad the constantly increasing
earnesiness with watch ITS Introduction INTO Pu)hG
schools is demahded Let ns contrast e"Rca,Io" ana
practical life - YEARS with education ana Pfrtcal
life now Going back tau. far should ha'a 80 reeog-
zc The tact that that time TIE general I'd Of public
rdncntIon or OF olcmentagy and practical knowl-
cdee, consisted simply Of instruction III thc tnIVe-h
tll,rs with geography grammar, little history,
and Il small dtluUOn OF natural philosophy addel and
now II anliyze carefully the Applications 0I ms
nowlri.e in practical hfe we should find in tHe first
place lis most important bearing Was III the direction
OF the professional or Stltleindny occupations
You come to this meeting from various parts 81 the
state. nj than days Journey How dteient would
have been your means OF travelling % years ago! me
very agencies which have hroughtyou thus uOuSly
hitler represent bat Oac among many vast interests
which, this period, have grown up IN this state
| am told that on the central HlilrOdd alohe oVet
20 900 persons employed. II would not BE- an over
estimate Say that 100000 people aa today engaged
in the railroad interest OF TINS state see, u thcl Nhat
the railroad has done ~ the development OF Olhet hDus
OF occupations. Think for moment 81 the Industries
between Albany and Buiiio, when nafr crown ~, up
alongside of this road owing ther existence 10 TINS
road. Then extend your thoughts TO embrace All the
varied industries Ol the stare ioO can I'"ii9 @
stand you all witnesses u tue fac tha' These ran
roads and these industrial occupations nave developed
within very years an entirely new cias>, OF new
set 0ccupa0ns and II ynu Will look mo mo matter
ih,uugh returns. you VIII see mat every year
mo number OF persons engaged IN these occupations ana
the capital invested IN them, are c0nstahty increasing
Al least hr cOurths Of e pupils o. the puole scnoos
today are destined lOr lhoistIEu o'cuP4''hs; CPyb
what does Il mans advancement ~ workman depends
IJnou three thlcShs readiness IA reading me designs
others, his SKIN WIN hls toOis III HsutOi- tIc tCsss
of oil hers ls SIKH with his tools III idSOnnS designs
of his His greatest advancement comes "heh nc
In ntroIucing aud establishing new study like this
IT seems AZ least THIS 3houiG be done 10 get at
true knowledge IN regard 90 IL. ues!I, U' iro,s
upOn mat The right beginning OF me STUDY Is very
Important considerations II TINS IL to be OF any value
must be conducted on c0rec principies ana ~ ~ " one
OF TO much importance that II must Dc pursued through
the whole school life of pupils, yOu see NJ once that IS
not "a lght matter when the expense aud the time oe-
voted to u are considered have met with many per
seemed TO nave definite idea Of tue proper
way OF dealing wth 1t. Questioning such PEG
prcpossesSon in favor of the study, aud ad-
vocaCad it GA grounds like this: Drawing - Il good
sdy bucase teaches pupils 10 correctly ana the
practice IN il give steadlncs to the hand ana TINS prJ-
duccs beneficial effect on writing; then, TOO,
~ as to be able 10 represent what you
want To communicate is handy faculty 20 possess
advisable employ for period aproiesiOnal teacher OF
it, drs Introduction and unite the teachers iii general
understanding OF the subject. All ms can DE done
wihout any very great expense, aud wish say
fuher that at the Cooper Institute ogYork, special
training school has been established Tor the training OF
racrrs TO teach drawing, and to this school you can
safely Apply eber for teachers for safe counsel IA
ali matters pertaining Ia the introduction OF HE study
As places this state where tink proper beginning
mas been made viii instance syraclsr, Rochester,
Auburir Biughamtor, Saratoga, and Brooklyn. In
closing cnnEO offer to You stronger confirmation OF
the soundneSs OF the have endcaYOred IN present
than by calling your attention To What our New England
nehbOrs think of industrial art education, inasueh as
they made great Efforts especially ia Massachusetts,
for the past few years TO promote IL,
There comes however, more Instructive lesson from
the treat Exhibition. Every New England man who
stood among magnificent contributions of natural
wealth from the and Western states
distinctly than before place IA manufac turing
district IL evident too, that other sections OF this
country successfully manufacturing what
tho exclusive products OF New England No lesson OF the
Centennial il palmer than that New-England must
eventually change the character OF her manufactures
from and plain to the liner ana richer requr
lug elaborate processes and more skill in deslgn
such goods have come tO from the Old World The
OF fine aud artistic manufacture has long been In
Europe IL Is moving westward and naturally belongs
~ New En- gland The educational lesson in this Is that
schools bc adapted To tho instruction needed for
this changed condition. The exhibits of foreign nations
revealed many industries unknown to us. Their pay
ions gwcre filed with goods whose commercial value
depends largely upon their artistic form or design.
These Industries be transferred to our own work
shops only when people shall have been educated In
industrial art aud have acquired greater manual ski