, 1881-04-17

sivety. While the class in manual iabo
| IS engaged III its regular routine exercises II
the different shops, the other classes afe oc
We did not have the pleasure 1T witnessing
[ lesson Of the draw.ng-cfaSs, but were siiowi
large collection OF specimens OF the wori
pf the students of a very crrditable character
Every graduate OF the school will be all &C
eoulplished drauEhtsnan. And this is wha
Prot. Woodward says Ut drawing: Draw.
ing Is the shorthand language uf modern
science. Careful drawings are to technical,
educated people what pictures are to chill
| dren. They show at glance whit it Is no
in the bower ot words TO express. It is I
universal language, and should be reau and
understood BY all men."
Following Is
| THE COURSE OF STUDY:
| FIRST yEAR-Arithme1ic, completed: algebra
| to equations; English Language, lis structure
t .lnd USE: physical geography: drawing. nccnu,l-
| tca1 and tree-hand; pensnanship; history OF the
| United states; carpentry and '1otnery; wood
| SECOND YEAR-Alyebrn, through Yualratics;
| geometry. plane; natural philosophy; English
! composition: drawing. hne-shad.ug and tinting:
pastern-1nnktng; chipping, ding, and blac9-
THIRD YEAn-Gconetrs. solid; plane trtgo-
| notnetry; English cnmposlton. principles of
| mechanics; ethics and political ecouomy; draw
| ing, mnchne uud nrcnltectura1; study or steam,
! engine: use OF machine tools; execution Of
| project.
THIS is the rule Of the school in regard to
| the ''project'':
Before receiving diploma each student must
execute a project satisfactory 10 the Faculty Of
the Polytechnic C school, The project consists Of
the actual construction OF machine. The I'm
isneti machine must he lnpanted py u full
ser Uf tho working drawing; :ictort1.pr to whlcn
the machine is made and the patterns used for
castings, etc.
cannot do better than reproduce from the
catalog the following
ANALYSIS OF THE COURSE OF STUDY:
The course of instruction covers three years,
and Tho school-time OF the pupils Is about equal
y DIVIDED between mental and .nanua! excr-
cises- Neither intellectual nor physical labor IL
cArrled tO the extent Ut weariness.
Tho change fr,n recitation to the shop. and
from shop 70 study and recttnuon. Is agreeable
and vigorous.
In mathematics the course Of instruction is
thorough. bur not. extended. Arithmetic, al
gtbFa. geometry. and pthne trt9uup1netry are
studied in succcsston- The application Ut these
branches is made In bookkeeping, mechanical
drawing. physics. mechanics. and surveying.
Careful attention Is given to physical geogra-
phy.
The English language and literature ia caro-
fuily studied throughout the course Every
graduate Of the scust'i will have tnir comm and
OF the English language, whether In writing or
History. practical ethics, and political ecou-
omy, each finds place on the program, the
treatment OF each subject being adapted to the
: specia! attention IS paid to both free.hand and
mechanieat druw.uE during the whole course.
Drawing is the shorthand language OF modern
science. Careful drawings are 10 technicaiiy
educated people what pictures are to children.
They show ut u Glance what Is not in tho power
of,words to express 1t is a universal language,
In counectlon With drawing comes instruction
10 the nature. theory. aud use of tools. Thus We
piace within Eench of als the key with which to
unlock the mysteries Of shops and factories
But which are the tools whose use re feach?
Before answering this question, it is to be OBJ !
ser scryea th1 fhe appeens are1y II toos
combinations OF very simple elements. The
number Of hand.toois Is small: one can easily
sau the ? ane. the hummer, the sqtdrc the chisei
and the fae. The study of a tool invuives au ex-
animation Or its form uld the theory OF its ac-
ton, us well is its actual use ut The bench or
forge. After tho hanu-tools. our pupils become
familiar with tho Typical machlne-toois which
Are chiefly employed N raechnulcAi pursuits.
Il know ledge Ut materials and processes is as
important as An acquaintance with tools. Thus
the mnKing Ut patterns precedes the use Of cast
inSs: The sastlnEs themselves are pluned. bored,
tools. Wrought-frDn aud steel are worked at
the forge previously to being used In tho ma
chfne-shOp. TempcrlnR, braztng, and soldering !
occupy their appropriate places.
The steam -9enerating apparatus of the Uni !
verslty consists OF battery Of three large steel
These boilers furnish heat for the en- |
tire group 0r University buildings. rs well rs !
steam ST m for the engine i! the shop The engine is
and Is capable of about sixty horsepower |
During their second and third yeurs the pupils |
!,'. nuke carefu! study VI the engine and fur
aud cure OF them both
WHAT DESIRE IS 4
to impress the people of Chicago with sense !
ot the value Of the Manual Training-Schopl |
as :1ll adjunct to the the intellectual educa- /
Lional system which prevails throughout the
country. l lave therefore tried to give 4
clear Insight into the aims Of tie st. Louis
school. as well us sketch its actual appear-
ancc, hoping that there will be found some
,uolie,,splri1ed :, individual in this city with
ar educational institution. There are MANY
1byAors argutuentsi In favor Of Joining l,,ati-
aal to lntsl'tct,al training III the public
schools. The young man with a mechanical
nan the young lnan with learned profess
zion.
THE PRIZES
nay not be so dazzling, but. they are more
, numerous. and they are within reach. The
killed mechanic, with Industry and prrl-
nay grow into a mansion, while the man Of
ciehce or Ut letters struggles so often III |
ain to mount lhe steps Of palace. Tle |
abroad. the telegraph, and the Steamship
xgrt ix;t ~ !1ors 1 po't inaence Upon tue les
Or, and the priest. The giants, Steam aud
lectricity, which bear the great burdens of
onln'erce, have to be Aarnessed to enable
hem to do their work. And to make this
ar!less tho furnace, the forge, and the sl)On
re brought into requslioll. The raiIruad
lone taxes tU the utmost nearly every til.-
of the practical arts. 10 the con F.
eT.lcti0n OF tue passenger-c0acli, For INSTANCE.
l0re than i hundred trades contribute the
:.ried cunning and skill Of their workman
hip. !
THIS Is THE IRON AGE,
nd ne who knews how to mold the king of ,
'elais INTO pniSSant forms las his itntt near
st tie rod Of empire. Who would moi rather
Z able to construct ! Corliss e!lsi,lt, than
arm the trick of drawing a bill III cilAt1ceryo
There was 4 titlle, nut long ago, when H. | !
enflois aid discoveries III the practical arts !
ere little recognized and pourly co.1l1,ell-
tied for their splendid achievements. Bit r
Int time Is past. The booKu1akers Ut to-day |
re gropin+. about the did shops where rha |
[veiitors Ut last century worked, and tie I ,
'ttases w,ere they lived, in order to tell {
le si'nplestor Ut their lives and write their |
ai'es in the ten1ple OF fNtle 1Iuutsnlan. !
lio emerged from long seclusion over the !
trnace aud crucinle and presented to his I
q plec.. Of steel wlicl, RI /
fhnT Ts,f n,,nu~ i.