Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-03

OF design, schools OF engraving, OF decora.
tive art and of varied handiwork, than
the latter. In these privately and
some publicly endowed institutions, those
young women are the most successful who
have had high and normal school and
academic advantages.
1t is clear that mere muscle is being
more and more superseded by labor-saving
machinery. The intelligence the thorough
mechanic was once required to possess has
been largely supplanted by the machine.
The mechanics of this day are, with few
exceptions, specialists. What opportunity
is there now for youth 70 acquire in the
shop the knowledge that shall entitle him
in time to rank as a master mechanic It
is said that England's labor saving ma
chinery represents $50 600. coo of men to.
day that is, it does the work $50, DOC, 600
men would be required to accomplish
without machinery. The tendency of in.
yention points in like direction and 20 like
results in this country. Mere muscle ia
becoming less and less necessary to the
production of manufactured articles, and
as result, young men must rely more and
more upon their brain powers, and the In
tellect is called upon more and more TO
contribute to their material support.
A wise policy for a State to pursue,
therefore, is to foster those systems that
will develop intellect and direct its applica
ton in industrial pursuits. 1t is certainly
not needed that much fostering care be
given to fitting youths for the learned pro-
fesaions. AS the competition between
muscle and machinery drives the former
closer to the wall each year, it is obvious
that the State has duty to perform i'll
opening avenues for the requirement of
thorough knowledge in the mechanic arts,
it being admitted that only in rare cases
can the knowledge be obtained in the work.
shop. Machinery does not reduce the
for mechanics; on the contrary,
it enlarges the field for them, but it does
limit the opportunities for acquiring
thorough knowledge of the general and
underlying principles of those arts. The
direction, therefore, in which we shall
move to encourage mechanical and indus.
trial education is one demanding serious
attention.
AS the shop doors close to youths
they must turn their attention to
trade, to the professions, or to
agriculture. To educate and encourage
youth TO conquer the soil, and force from
it the most abundant yield and the largest
reward, is one direction to be taken. An |
other is to encourage the inventive faculty
and educate in mechanical principles. In |
the school of mechanics alone can the |
young man of this day obtain that general
necessary to success in the me-
,hanio arts. IT he is driven to the shop |
irst, he must be content to be a specialist |
"a mere part and portion of the machinery
him. In former days, by long
md severe premiership, and by hard ex-
he acquired in many years knowl-
'dge that may now be better given him in
'rief time from recorded mechanical in.
diligence, and thus be fitted for finishing
n the active field, for the best experience
f the mechanic arts and of agriculture is
low recorded experience.
To encourage the schools of mechanics,
chools of agriculture, and schools of de-
ign, is to keep pace with the progress of
he age, and should be the aim OF the
tate. To render these more easy of &C.
ess, the High School, or academic step
etween our common school and our uni
ersity system with its industrial depart
lents, must be maintained. 1t is held by
ONE of the ardent friends of industrial
ducation that we may even begin
4 the common schools by the
ltroduction of industrial drawing
nd the like. 1t is certain
hat the arts Of life are no longer to be
andsd down alone by imitation and ap-
renticeship, but are to become more and
lore essential parts of the education of
he intellect. To that end the State should
the rich to aid and endow schools
invention, mechanics, agriculture, and
pen every door possible to enable the
oor mans child to enter event. handed upon
ne battle of life with all others. She
nould show by intelligent legislation that
he recognizes the necessity for such schools
5 have been named, and others of like
aud break away from the old
lea that she has done her whole duty
then the children in the State have been
at her expense from the gram.
lar grades.
Just as the State encourages industrial
ducation, SO will she produce generations
f intelligent workmen and dignity and
levate industrial purauits, and encourage
len of wealth to endow institutions that
hall give US like results. Ia a thoroughly
7ell educated industrial class, the State
I'LL find her greatest strength and immu-
ity from communistic tendencies.
TIE NEW PAVILION.
The State of California is to be congratu-
tod thoL ~ tba u;co and 1;bar,J oo4;n,, of