Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-31
NEEDLE, SAW AND PLANE.
How New Haven Scholars are Learning
to Use Tools.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald
1t was announced last summer that there
was a loud demand for the introduction of what
We call industrial education in New Haven In
the Dwight school In that city Principal Camp
has made good beginning. party who went
through the school the other day found, accord
ing to the Palladium. that particular attention
is paid to map drawing, and many of the pupils
are quite proficient in this branch The gentle
men then visited the Industrial department
under the charge of Miss Norman, where were
twenty-four young misses busily engaged in en-
broidery. plain sewing and hemmng. Some
of the buttonholes were very neatly worked
Some of the girls are very expert in chrome
photography or transferring photograph from
the originals to glass They are in their element
when they can achieve successful results A
few We're engaged in chrocheting and they
hardly looked up from their work 30 intently
engaged were they. None are admitted to this
department except such as are perfect In their
lessons and department. 1t is considered by
| them an honorable position. and the young
misses work diligently to be enabled to spend
| their hall hour i'm that room
| Tie party then went into the basement where
| class Of twelve boys were buisy engaged in
showing planes and saving boards Twice a
week they spend half all hour in the " ork-roOm
at their benches under the tuteage of Janitor
Georgt D. Judd who superntends their opera
lions. There are twenty-four boys i'm the classes
ranging from ten to sixteen years of age They
work here four days in the week There are
accommodations for only twelve, and they are
consequently obliged to alternate the Classes
On Mondays and Thursdays twelve of the bows
Practise with the tools. and TUESDAYS and FRI
days tie other twelve have the privilege Of usin.
Them The youngsters made the shavinsss fiy
and one would suppose in looking at them that
they were trying to make carpenters wages
They have made boxes which show they are
quite proficient in mechanical skill. 1t is the
Intention of Supt. button to have them con-
strncf some trays for use in the school rooms in
which 10 hold the earth by which lessons i'm geo
eraphY are taught The lessons began three
weeks ago. and the hammer was first used
They were Instructed how to strike q straight
and effective blow. Afterwards 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 mys-
terry OF the try-square. Then the smoothing and
block planes were used. and then the panel saw
Mr.. Camp obtained lot of tOUis " Orth from $50
to 500 IA all experiment.
He is very enthusiastic and sanguine over the
prospect, and is of the opinion that no matter
what may be the future occupation Of the BOYS
that II Will be advantageous to them to know
how to handle carpenters tools. The visitors
were very favOrably impressed with what they
saw, aud congratulated Mr.. Camp upon the
progress which the little fellows were making.
The same rules as to perfect lessons and deport-
ment is enforced. which obtains in the girls
industrial department. and MIR. Camp saws that
the boys study diligently In order to obtain
admission to the workrOom. He hopes BY next
spring to be able to demonstrate that the i'll
dustrlal department has been success and he
wishes. If possible. to introduce other Indus
trial elements. such as the Use OF the lathe,
working with tinsmiths' tools aud other useful
mechanical arf9