The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-10
THE WOOD WORKING SCHOOL.
A Successful Inauguration-A Glass of
Forty-Eight Observation-Disclosures
to the Endowment.

The woodworking class established as an ex-
detrimental branch of the public school work
met yesterday morning in Room d, basement
hoor OF the high-school building. The room is
forty-three by twenty-four feet, with ample side
ana end lights. There are twelve benches, each
supplied with tOolbox, wise, and bench-dog.
There twelve sets of tools, costing about
500 set, and furnished at cost by Clemens
Vonnegut, a member of the school board, who
has, in common with most Germans OF the city,
taken great interest in the wooden school,"
Each bench is supplied with jack, fore and
smooth plane, coarse-cuttng and ripping saws,
buck saw, set of Firmer chisels. set of thir-
teen bits and brace, steel square and try-square,
hammer, maliet, Ratchet, bevel, rule, screw
driver, gauges, etc. The benches were designed
by Professor Goss, and built by Mr.. William
Roberts, the school carpenter under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Hendrlckson, the school agent.
Benches and tools are of the first quality,
and are fully approved by Professor Goss.
william F. NJ. Goss, the instructor, is professor
OF practical mechanics in Purdue University,
and in the four years of his professorshp has
made his department one of the best known and
leading features of the University. Prof. Goss
is "a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. He is an accomplished gentleman,
and genial teacher, and is held in the highest
esteem by the students and faculty of Purdue
University, where, under his instructions, the
students make anything desired in wood or iron,
from plain wooden chest to q three-horse power
steam engine. Prof. Goss's work is well-known
to all who have seen the Purdue educational ex-
hibits at the State fair, and needs no explana-
ton here In his carpenters cap and apron, he
is "A representative OF the ideal teacher, training
mind, hand and eye, in harmony and with refer
enee TO the actual necessities of life.
Following are the names of the class: Henry
Dithmer, Paul Chaplin, Charles Greenstreet Will
liam Mccullough, Stanley Mcbride, Eddie
Thompson, Fred. Frenzel, Eddie NJ. DIN, Harry
Small, William H. Bass, Julian Scholl. Matte
Tarbell, Frank l.. Griffith, Robert Lieber. l.. w.
Fox. Paul Thompson, Henry Day, Dnrbn Dun
lap, VIM A. Wilson, Gustave Stark, Robert Stark
Charles ALBRIGHT, Lewis Davis, Wallace Krag.
Edward Gillette, William Haueisen, Edward d.
KiDgsbury, Harry Humphrey, John L. Ketcham,
jr., Ar ba Perry, Charles POuoher, Charles Hat
ton, John Young, Dwight Landers. Victor Hen
bricks, Israel Hendricks, Thomas NJ. Raymond,
Houston Thayer, Edwin Thayer, MyrOn Stowell,
Elizabeth Nicholson, Herbert Brown, Harry
Smock, Carl McCullOch Daniel McCulloeh, Otto
Haueisen, Willie Tucker, Joseph Lamb.
Others applied, but too late for admission, as
but fOrty-eght can be taught the present year.
The following citizens contributed to the en-
dowment of the school in sums ranging from So
to 800:
Stoughton A. Fletcher, DR.. VIM. B. Fletcher,
e. q. Atkins, Clemens Vonnegut, Mr. Pratt, of
the Sarven wheel works, A. A. Barnes, Drs o.
Stewart & Co., II. Small, H. Lieber, II. Balls c.
G: Hines, Judge Lamb, DR.. L. d. Thompson,
Charles Mayer, ]. P. Frenzel George Merritt,
Mrs. NJ. V. Marshall, David Gibson and others.
Messrs. Frenzel, Lamb, Thompson and Bats
made their subscriptions in the form of scholar
ships to be assigned to worthy pupils at the
option of the management.
The school board look with great favor on
this enterprise, and have furnished ample
rooms and built the benches. The properties
should revert to the school board at the close
of the session, and they will doubtless, in the
light OF the interest taken in manual education
by the school men, public press and citizens,
make the "wooden school" permanent feature
of our public school system. a6
The tuition for this year, including tools and
material put at So for term of two
months, five days each week and two hours
day for each pupil Forty-eight students have
paid their tuition, creating an immediate fund of
1884, In addition to the moneys by subscription.
The four sections will be classified the basis
of muscular strength and present skill. Many
OF the boys look small when compared with the
size of the tools and height of the benches Prof.
GOss says that he carries sticking plaster and
needless, and anticipates no danger from the
use of edged tools The four sections are each
composed of twelve pupils, and meet two In the
morning and two in the afternoon. Those
patrons citizens interested in manual educa-
ton are cordially invited by Prof. Gross and the
management to visit the school and observe its
workings.