New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-01-19
7-CrFIu WORK FOR CHILDREN
THE PUBLIC INDUSTRIAL ART SCHOOL OF
PHILADELPHIA.


lie u ounc children cali. attention again to an inn
80, factor in the educational WORK MOI oh'9 VI tiS
,, I'm, also OF the cOIury at large Inc uUlh VI 'H
i,ci,les with which the school began TWO years dso
a. boen fully attesei and. while the system puis"eN
not vet been worked out IN ali the directions poSS1pe,
ough has been done to prove It's practical success
1,,r,tive testimony on this point were needed'u
80 m found in the appropriation recently made py 'he
po.tcl school Board to continue Ike "oi4 III CoH'O
zion vi IN the public schools OF that clty'
Tho principle upon which the Public Industrial ArV
scnoc i, conducted differs radically from that OF any
IT. SCHOOL in America " Europe While 10 one sup
- mot children In an infant school or Kindergarten
no,lru trade It is forgotten IN the present general
orcrv COR industrial education, that even ooy Vhe
,,dustrial education of girls being qulte lshoreu
cans,i learn 10 be good carpenter OF 10 make suoes
ore he is fourteen years old, If at the same time nc
=. ,c 10 school Now the Philadelphia system assumes
h during this period from nine to fourteen years OF age
cbs, between the kindergarten and the later dge
child an attend its public school ana also DC learning "e
,, AM the use Gifts hands TO such an extent tnaI On
s,oriu workshop factory 1t will be already guar
,6cd apprentce so speak. As MI Charles g. Ledho'
~, OF the school says. The system does not
CONSIST merely Of certain definite branches such a.
modelling or carving according to patterns; IL Is Tue
learning how 70 design the patterns and then WORKING
tbe ont In any material such as wood cay ordss eni
hrodcrv sufs or stencils There are from nity 10 n
ard of slch minor arts aud anybody VINO can ara" Vi
design can with very little practice IN few days execute
them fairly 10 any substance which VIII retain ihpieS
sions" II is by means claimed that 'raue can pe
Thoroughly taught during this period oi ue 10 Io'ecn
The director does profess to prepare mere chcu lo'
making living" lie only declares that he can 80 pre-
pare thcm 10 make them 'ictro" 0"" "
placcs where skill Is required
,,,nurehensinn seems Ia exist in some quarters as
4, the ,ture of the work done here In recent puo"
+ion New Haven school in which only documentary car
,r,s work is taught declared TO dher from tue he
makes account OF uCSiSu dhu
,onlv with the useful and material arts As dslin
c1ishcd from the decorative and @shelc' b' ''o ut
Is that IN Mr. Lclauds school rudmeniary carPth'ei
work quite as tboroughly taught as IN the Ne"ia'e
Institute and that design forms the basis OF INC a
aelph training it is because even the snpies' cdPn
80, works uuch better with knowledge OF drawing III
+oc+ knowledge Of drawing, II is maintained Is the
,oot direct and practical road to the useful ana mdlei
il arts and the children arc tanght 10 mode III cray
snec.s in iron other fouOdres modellels are
pccdcd II would that those who cry mp Wh !noH
Isu tlc practical a superior 10 the aru"tlc
fwc very important points. The hIst IS
that the young under fourteen can al pest 90 'ir
a G Sl decorative art work second. the training OF
girls does not form part OF the scc cared for pne
as much boys having preference II any ni5, rs
be says where the mother ana S S Cor Werner
fhe eminent German writer Education IN long aIt
Se on ne il as ne thinks the most practical yet pro
IoseI Managed il may he, childhood can Ony pt III
tere>tPd IN what may nc Oi44tN t,'
saving and planning only much as 1t Is playing aud tns
being the case best the Leland school anagfIs
10 nut the play scientific FORM as possl'.e WIKI
out destroying the interest
THE SYSTEM OF INSTRUCTION.
visit to the Industrial Art School will 60 far 10 cen
Vince the reader OF the practcaoliiy OF the
.rste,o The school consists Of two classes
a, one hundred children each. selected by
their teachers in the public grammar schools
the girls being in the majority These classes attend
alternately on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons when
the public are invited TO visit the classes Inc luu
story Of the HonnCsworth Building III LocUsSt below
t1s,eautbst is used On entering finds himself IN
very large where sixty o. seventy boEs ana guns
The syStem is peculiar simple pictre-say leaf or
other ornaments given to boy VINO is 5tlI'4 70
draw ii several times in combined yet NaIcd FORM u>t
as if he were TO Put leaves i4sct1er 70 TORN a,
wreath ne en-, '' anf G"S Sheet brass and told
10 use il As stencil After this the pupil Is taught inc
darganic deyelopment. ornamcnng with crockes and
finals the formation Of circles INTO vines hG SllId> anu
So nu,, ard In a short time any 0 the ciliti can az
sign very fairseemng frame Riqug' par 81 w.
other Ornamertcd object 1Hgy SHoI Ii,P u5.i
~, ~ designs Nh Leland has overheard two o.
his small girl pupil, discussing certain cslc9
t6sf tie construction lines of the pattern were iduy,
that he FINALS pretty, and that there were I'VE
volutes init.
HOW THE CHILDREN NOEK.
In r adjoining large room there is class o. girls en-
raced IN Learning embroidery and ncedeWoIK under
char OF Miss L. Moss Near by is table at which girls
ond how, are modelling vases mcdallioLS, animals. etc,
On CLAW Much of the work shows great skill There Is
decided turn for the croesque and singular shown III me
vase, with frogs and dragons. in TIE Guns win
rabS etc Mr. Liberty Todd, the teacher o! Ills
eadrn Ike ladies N ari-club= would make uo'l
ing ,y. hut flowers. flowers being % sweet ana pt!s
Then iDey We're encouraged to ugeT1 sonnet Aug new
fancy for frogs and yards was encou'ge L0 5i2 ms
viii GSe w6rE apparently far beyond their years must
led "a il by permitting fancy to take il course Other
wise they will remain mere copylsis a. Hutf. iHy arc
nothiug else for years III most schools, AeI ih5 vase
ETC. re made they dried, cooIed, glazed md nle4 IN
AZ me- adjoining table some girls are setting mosaic
cubes pavement This is apparently 81 cas- S9n
pref noE sr but IT, has n Ate. q the psccs arena setd
they are reversed ard cement which becomes as hAd
Then 1Io5 oe CONES 70 the woodcarvers This VIII seem
the visitor to be the most stnkngy excellent OF al Le
feS.%r b. TILE a true artist and admirable
tss,lcI He has about ont 4y beng E coo g%[-
There s not one th class says the teacher Who can
- or - week poSNDly Dole dms P1I
tou I'll aud finished They are made NJ by me scholars
arti tit KIND n. the school can have it made from
sn original design which will not be repeated IoI any
othC Ijer and Tor prlce which IS very moderate Tor
hand work though 1t may dear 70 those WHO ale
familiar with machine made articles only 81, , ,,.
IL the next room carpenters WORK ! tG'E.;
by Nj Eugene Bowman o,v Eo cs,r tGo.g4
man who is proficient not r 9h.y ~ ~
Ar he pupils OF the school encouraged 10 work mere
OreS, this department. thOueh ID Idl NIr my "a"
design patterns they allowed 10 aitcnp' anything
addition TO these branches, SheelealhtT wo!K lot
carriage panels furniture albums, etc, Is taught ny the
Director also de,e ming carpet patterns sheet bIass
OF rcpousse. is under the direction o. ~
when visitors not admitted, Il having been
found that their queries TO the pupils, amid all the noise
nearly pu stop 70 the work Al the o. the SCECo
Board, III FiOertst, there are fireplace facing Of brass
-four feet 10y four and number of OTHER articles In
which really beautiful and, what more hdv
ing value, which stamps them as being both
practical and ornamental.
PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT.
In all the classes originality encouraged but ny der
the eve Of master who corTecs the work. Any pupil,
h. l.eda oil. annh dred lofr -