Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-06
NEEDLE, SAW AND PLANE.
How New Raven Scholars Are
Learning 20 Use Tools.
Boston Herald.


1t was announced last summer that
there was a loud demand for the in
PRODUCTION Of what we call industrial
education 10 New Haven. In the
Dwight School in that city Principal
Camp has made good beginning. A
party who went through the school
the other day found, according to the
Palladium, that particular attention
is paid to map drawing, and many Of
the pupils are quite proficient in this
branch. The gentlemen then visited
the industrial department under the
charge OF Miss Norman, where we're
"a young misses busily engaged in en-
broidery, plain sewing and hemming.
Some Of the button holes were very
neatly worked. Some OF the girls are
very expert in chrome photography,
or transferring photographs from the
originals to glass. They are in their
element when they can achieve sue,
cessful results A few we're engaged
in crOcheting, and they hardly
looked up from their work, so intently
engaged we're they. None are admit
ted to this department except such as
areIperfect in their lessonsand deport-
ment. 1t is considered by them an
honorable position and she young
misses work diligently to be able to
spend their half hour in that room
The party then went into the base
ment, where class OF twelve boys
we're busily engaged in showing planes
and saving boards Twice a week
they spend half an hour in tho work
room at their benches under the tute
lsge of Janilor George B. Judd, who
superintends their operations There
are twenty four boys in the classes,
ranging from ten to sixteen years Of
sle. They work here four days in the
week There are accommodations
for only twelve, and they are conse.
quently Obliged to alternate the class,
es Ga Mondays and Thursdays
twelve of the boys practice with the
tools, and Tuesdays and Fridays the
other twelve have the privilege Of
using them The youngsters made
the shavings fly, aud one would sup
pose in looking at them that they we're
trying to make carpenters wages.
They have made boxes which show
they are quite proficient in mechani
cal skill. 1t is the intention Of Super
intendent Dutton to have them con.
struct some trays for use in the sci oOl
rooms in which to hold the earth by
which lessons in geography are taught.
The lessons began three weeks ago,
and the hammer was first used. They
we're instructed how to strike a
straight and effective blow. After
wards they began to construct boxes,
and after that the jack plane and
surface and straight edge planes were
used. Then they were instructed in
the art and mystery OF the try
square. Then the smoothing and
block planes were used, and
then the panel saw. Mr.. Camp OBJ
tanned lot OF tools worth from $50 to
800 as an experiment. He is very
enthusiastic and sanguine over the
prospect, and is Of the opinion that no
matter what may be the future occu-
patton Of the boys that it will be ads
vantageous to them to know how to
handle carpenters tools. The visit
ors we're very favorably impressed
with what they saw, and congratulated
Mr.. Camp upon the progress the little
fellows were making. The same rule
as to perfect lessons and department
is enforced which obtains in the girls
industrial department, and Mr.. Camp
says that the boys study diligently in
order to obtain admission to the work
room. He hopes by next spring to be
able to demonstrate that the indus
trial department has been a success,
and he wishes, if possible, 10 intro-
duce other industrial clements, such
as the use Of the lathe, working with
tinsmiths' tools and other useful me.
chanical arts.