The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-02-18
THE lNDU USTRIAL SCHOOL.
a. tRG4-EEST ~ FAVOR OF ITS
EATAE3 3..ISIIHENT.

-, ARGUMENT ~ FAVOR OF IT'S
81 ESTABLISH lent.
3 John Caiiiae. $50. ina Trench mi style,
,r,. u;t5IewcrabIc Reasons in Favor
g of IN Industrial school.
q ,-tr.i.I Cor STATE EHRoEICLE.
q prrf.r Y. T.. Feb Is, SO The fail
q ,rc IN the south to throw around manual
q I,bnr even when directed by the highest
iutplIectualty q sufficient dignity and re
gard. has for very many years been cast
INTO our teeth Is 4 reproach upon our civ
i iiiZatI0n.
who am "a native here and to the
4 manner born while yielding to none in
4 that sensitive pride which boils up into III
dignation whenever our local patriotism
is iu auvWise assaulted, am yet compelled,
when sellcct upon what see around me,
t. admit that the foundation upon which
this rcproach rests, is composed Of some
very stubborn facts pretty we'll ccmcnteG
by our experiences.
Why his has been 50 III the past, is 50
eyiJcnt to one who understands and re
fleets as to render word OF explanation
unnecessary. That it shall, or shall not,
continue 50, in the future, Is a concern Of
the present.
The habit Of turning the brighter lads
of a family into the professions, and the
Il fools into farming, has become 50 habitual
u among Us, to have passed into a saying.
i Yet | know Vf no calling followed by man,
which demands a higher mentality, or
which opens up q broader field for scicn-
u tifc Investigation and accomplishment, or
q which Yields more certain reward to sen
& sble industry, than agriculture.
u Unfortunately, with us, s'mechanlc arts
q take Il still lower grade in the establish
81 mcut Of respoctabilty Why this should
Ia. m
d is SO, is made apparent by the fact that
q nine teuths of our carpenters are negroes;
& and III our community the young white
man who is put to a trade is becoming
q 4 greater and greater rarity as the years
roll by.
Why is this Are not the road to wealth,
and the path of honesty and the field Of
usefulness open to the mechanic
d What Determines a Choice of Avocation.
The consideration to be given to any ay-
s. ocation in life is generally determined by
i three things, 1st, the character Of the per
ii son engaged in it; end, The material re
wards which can be obtained IN the way
q Of supporting families, and accumulatlng
q wealth; and 3rd, the possible eminence to
d which its followers can aspire.
desire briefly to present to view 'ag-
81 rlculture and the mechanic arts from
81 these three Standpolnts.
III First. The persons who have from time
II to time followed these callings.
81 The Itedecmer was a carpenter.
81 The romance of Peter, the great Czal
81 of ali the Russias, is familiar to every
8 school boy. Abandoning his empire, he
81 served regular apprenticeship in British
81 ship yard.
# Di0cletian and Charles Y, though in the
vi-or Of manhood, retired from the highest
l,,,o .,,,l I j..
8forner when reprOached by his friends fol
<srcfuains to resume the government of the
@ Roman empire said with 4 simple dignity
becoming himself and his vocation ''If you
couldonly see how beautifully my cabbages
S. are growing You would not blame me-
& The kings of Prussia have, for time i'm
mcmorial, been trained to ''trades, The
tGrst Frederick William was a carpenter
and although when fretful from the
HtWinges Of gOut, he was u little cttreles;
Sd y neither he lii with his hammer, the heaC
#of nail or the head of his wife, or of hs
prme minister: vet ia the main he was {
good mechanic and a great builder. The
present Emperor # Germany, 'sthe kalscl
s n iihrlm' is sad to be an excellent cab
net maker.
second. The materla. rewards to be ob
,:,Iuca in their pursuit,
outside Of traffic and speculation tn
lar..-st fortunes OF the world belong to tn
Farmers and the mechanics | need Onl.
call attention to the land owners Of Grea
Irtain and Of the Southern States, and t
the fabulous wealth Of the iron workers
Ship builders and contractors OF the world
Third. The enipcnce to be obtained Il
thcae pursuits.
In Westminster Abbey where the king
and warriors and statesmen OF Engian'
are finally laid TO rest, stands monu
neHt bearing this inscription written b
Lord rougham, the most dlstlngulShe
LAWYER and Judge OF his day:
Not to perpetuate Il name
" hich must endure while the peaceful art
flourish,
But to show
That mankind nave learned to honor thos
Who best deserve their gratitude,
The king
RAISED this monument to
JAMES WATT,
Nho directing the force of an original Geniu
Early exercised in Philogophic research,
To the Improvement Of
The 81 cam engine. etc.
Aud to day,
"'The mechanic and the king
side by side lie slumbering.'
In honor" which is to be 'pfeferred'
The Possibility of Fame and Fortune
might add fourth. The possibllt
b. some sudden stroke of genius, to rls
to Fortune and to Fame"
In the early history of railroading, b.
fore the steam engine was nearly so pc
feet as at present, a little vagabond Of
boy was employed, on certain train,
work the plungef to the pump. Being II
Ilihed to play bat compelled to labor, /
Bet his young wits to work to do both.
Watching the constant and regular actiO
of the driving piston, it occurred to hi
b make the piston, always at work d
his work, who wanted to play. So by
very simple arrangement he attached tt
plunger of the pump to the piston, an
~ hen the piston moved the plunger moves
and water was furnished to the boiler wit
q constancy and certainty far surpassl1
his utmost diligence; in the meantime
was at liberty to run through the ira
aud bedeyil innocent passengers. ii
nanager of the train noticing that the bt
Nas always idle, yet the pump was alWa
at work, Investigated the matter, saw Il
contriyance, reported it to his superb
Officers who had it patented, and thus
ldle boys shift made a fortune for hlmse
sSkand his patrons. On raconte, that he a
forwards became Il railroad president al
sery rich-liyed long and happily, al
finally died and went to Heaven.
The mechanic who invented the lltt
arrangement Of wire and india -rubbe
now III universal use for stopping bee
bottles, is said to be a millionaire.