The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-30
TRAINING WORK MEN.
The BALTIMORE & OHlO'S SCHOOL
FOR WORKMEN.
A Scheme Pat in Operation by the Late
John ". Garrett Provident Funds
for Employees The Special
Features.
New York Times. !


The opening Of the Baltimore q Ohio
archaeological school for the training OF its
apprentices took place in January, 1856,
and is consequently in formative state,
but as a development of work already SO
wonderfully successful its future as q
power in the system OF industrial training
Ger the youth of this country is already
assured. The object of the school is to pro-
Elote the higher literary and technical elu-
cation OF the apprentices, with Wow to
their occupying positions OF trust and r7-
possibility in the service of the company,
fo-emen of shops, engineers, draught5men,
It.. Ia January of the present year, in pur
suaace Of this object and as preliminary
~ the opening of the school, the appren-
tic9S at Mount Glare were subject to an
elementary examination in the common
English branches by a board of examiners
appointed by Mr.. Robert Garrett Only
forty boys passed this examination salts
factorily; the remainder OF the $50 could
barely read and write. Tho fact that SO
70 " OF the boys under the old system of ap-
premiership had attained higher positions
in the company had already awakened
grave misgivinSs in the minds of the Off
GER, whether the lack of better literary
training al means of awakening the
powers of thought and observation had
not prevented the apprentices from reach
ing higher standard.
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION. q
This thoughtful interest on the part of
the lealing officers gave rise to the desire
for the school Dr.. Barnard, the organ
izer Of the relief association, was placed in
charge OF the found tion of the school He
was assisted by Mr.. Charles w. Scribner,
graluite of Stevens institute, Hoboken,
and who had already achieved much sue
cess as practical bridge draughtsman and
as a specialist in technology. A new set of
regulations relating to the appoint msnt ad-
mis- ion, and services Of apprentices was
promulgated by the president suspsnding
all previous rules and containing many
new and admirable features. 1t was made
one of the conditions of the admission of an
apprentice to the employ OF the company
chat he should sign paper agreeing to at
tend the chronological school, and also
changing the age Of admission from II to Is
years, thus giving an opportunity for a
longer course of instruction
The stu Tents are required TO wear in the
school and on all pablo occasions a pre-
scribed uniform, which is furnished by the
purchasing agent-the first suit free and al
renewals at the expense of the student
tho pay ments, however. being arranged in
installmsnts As the Baltimore s. Ohio
Railroad company contribute the whole
expense Of educating the apprentices who
pass the preliminary physical and educa-
tional examn alton. it exacts the privilege
OK availins itself Of the services of such as
are competent for its purposes at fair salar-
les for at least three years after graduation.
The apprentices are graded, according to
ability AMI intelligence. into three classes,
and are paid at the following rates per day
for their services: