The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-11-19
IN A MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL
Place Where Young Hands aud Brains
Are Well DeveI oped SiInultap n eously.
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Are Well Developed SiInulta u eousIy.
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The building is three stories high, and
on the second and third floor glass par
titions are so placed that Q Eoor may
lie one large room or divided into three
class rooms at will. On tho third floor
are the rooms for mechanical drawing,
the laboratories and the luncheon, and
on the next the rooms for English liter
ature, mathematics and physical geog-
raphy. The first floor is devoted to
wood and metal working departments,
principals s Office and lavatories. There
are two flights of stairs, one used by
ascending and the other by descending
classes as they mo from floor to floor.
The 49, boys are divided into three
classes, A, b and G, and these again
into divisions called A. l-:, B 1-2, G l.,
so that in each di ision there are twenty
two boys N moving from room to
room, tile boys fall into line in places
assigned them, and, instead of the
usual noise of a moving class, there is
no sound save the measured tread OF a
disciplined column of two. The time is
so arranged that each boy has two hours
day in each mechanical department
A visitor to the school, as he enters
the metal working room on the first
floor, may we'll imagine himself in some
ideal workshop. Placed at convenient
distances and supplied with proper tools
are the work benches, each occupied by
a bright looking lad, busily engaged.
Last week the boys were learning cut
ting and fitting to line.
Al the instruction is by measure
ment. Zach pupil has to learn to work
by line. A blue print pattern of the
piece of work to be made is hung in
front of each boys bench, and the work
finished must be exactly like the pat
tern. First the 10y is taught how to
stand at his bench. Then he is shown
lust how the tool re ,uired for any piece
of work is to be held. lie is shown how,
in any mechanical undertaking. an easy
free use of the hands, arms and body is
possible, and constant oversight ensures
his carrying out the instructions given,
Not word is spoken in the workrooms.
save what the teacher says as he moves
from one boy to another, with the
necessary explanation. On the day
viii h the writer called, the lads were
about four inches by four and two
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was particularly noticeable how well
each boy managed his tools, and the
easy attitude in which he stood.
In the wood working department, the
.. division 'ust then at WORK were being
instructed in planning and saving Here
the same order, the same interest and
the same close oversight were noticee-
BILE. One lad was being taught how to
hold his plane when he adjusted the
blade, while another was carefully fol
lowing out the most approved method OF
saving he benches here, as in the
metal room, are models of convenience
and compactueSS. When a division is
through WORK in either room, each mem
J Ter must not only return mis- tools to
their places, but must put away the
piece of material he has been at wor :
upon in cupboard arranged for the
purpose
On the second floor class was re-
viewing the arithmetic in one room, go
ing through course of nglish classics
In another, and in a third mastering
physical geography. Gn the third floor
were found the drawng-room and
laboratory. In the latter is large
trough, from each end of which run
tables Within the trough is the par
ticular animal or part of animal under
dissection. The teacher stands behind
the trough and deals out to the boys
standing around the tables such por-
tions of lung, liver or limb as he desires
them to inquire into. After awhile the
inner workings of giblet will be a
matter of no mystery TO any of the 132
boys They will all be able to pass a
very creditable examination as physiolo-
gSts, and, aided Gy their knowledge of
the saw, may be able to turn their
hands to bit of simple surgery.
The entrance examination is Of the
standard of the high school, but any
visitor will be struck with the bright,
intelligent faces of almost every boy in
the school house. When graduation is
accomplished the recipient of a diploma
will be on his way towards being a com
pletely trained carpenter, machinist or
metal worker. He will have learned un-
der the most careful guidance lesson that
the apprentices of the past, and even of
the present generation, have worked early
and late for years to acquire in crowded
shops. He will have much play with
his work, instead of going through the
usual long hours of the embryo me-
chanic He will, probably, be as com
petent after three years, under the sys
tenn of the train ng- school. as he would
be after six of workshop discipline. he
will, at the same time, take in good
literary education that is denied the
ordinary apprentice, unless tho latter
attend the night class of some school
and labor diligently therein.
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are happy, are stuffed from morning
until night, and for fortnight or so
before being killed are shut up in coops,
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