The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1886-01-08
TRAINING WORKNEN.
THE BALTIMORE & OHlOS SCHOOL
FOR WORKMEE
A Scheme Put in Operation by the Late
John w. Garrett-Provldent Funds
for Employees The Special
Features.
New YORK rimes.]

New YORK Times.
The op,ning OF the Baltimore & Oaio
Technoioric school for the training of its
apprentices took place in January, 1885,
and is consequently in formative state,
but as development OF a work already so
wonderfully successful its future as a
power in the system OF Industrial training
for the youth OF this country is already
as ured Ths object OF the school is to pro-
mote the higher literary and technical eiu-
cation OF the apprentices, with view to
their occupying positions of trust and re.
sponsibility in the service Of the company,
foremen of shops, engineers, draught, men,
etc. In January Of the present year, in pur.
. suance OF this object and as preliminary
to the opening of the school, the appren-
tees at Mount Glare were subject to an
elementary examination in the common
English branches by board of examiners
appointed by Mr. Robert Garrett Only
forty boys passed this examination salts
factorily; the remainder of the s15J could
barely read and write. The fact that SO
few of the boys under the old system OF ap-
premiership had attained higher positions
in the company had already awakened
grave misgivings in the minds of the off,
GERS, whether the lack Of bstter literary
training a; a means Of awakening the
powers of thought and observation had
not prevented tha apprentices from reach
ing higher STANDARD.
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION.
This thoughtful interest on the part of
the leading officers gave rise to the desire
for the school DIR. Barnard, the organ.
izsr of the relief association, was placed in
charge of the foundation of the school He
was asst te by Mr. Charles W. Scribner.
gra iuate of Stevens iu .tituts, Hoboken,
and who had already achieved much Sue
cess as practical bridge draug ghtsman al d
as a pecialist in tscan ,logy. A new set II
regulations relating to the appointment, aG-
mis- ion, AMI services of apprentices was
promulgated by the president, suspendinl
all previous rules and containing many
new and admirable features 1t was made
one of the conditions Of the admi ssien of an
apprentice to the employ of the company
that he should sign paper agresing to at
tend the chronological school, and also
changing the age of admission from II to Is
years, thus giving an opportunity for a
logger cour g Of Instruction.
The stu tents are required to wear in the
school and on all pablo occa 'ions pre-
scribed uniform, which is furnished by the
purchasing agent-the first suit free and all
renewal, at the expense of the student
the pay ments. however. being arranged in,
installmsnts. As the Baltimore Sc Oaio
Railroad company contribute the whole
ex lense of educating the apprentices who
pass thu preliminary physical and educa-
tional examin alton. it exacts the privilege
Of availlu, itself Of the services of such as
are competent for its purposes at fair salar-
iei for at least three years after graduation.
Tue appren ticss ara graded according to
ability anil intelligence int three clas e..
aud are paid at the following ratss per day
for their services: