New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-19
HOW no TEACH THE YOUNG.
WORKINGS OF INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.
-.crcAy. AppREssFs AT A MEETING OF INT
wrw-JEssrY ASSOCIATION.

TACTICAL ADDRESSES AT MEETING VI I'M
rrw-JERsEY ASSOCIATION.
...t ,o hundred ladies and gentlemen, representing
- rnausrfal Education Association OF New-Jersey' as
e...h,ed last evening In the rot'nda OF the o'eV
- mansion on Hobokcn Heights Az the to
quest Of the Rev. g. c. Houghton' president Vi
=. association. Governor Albeit presided
- .%,ns the chair the Governor briefly stated the OBJ
se Of the meeting the presentation OF the SUBJECT
ef industrial education in the common schoois
n the people OF the state 10
~ said the desire to reach beyond "pa'
nave heretofore been the distinctive features OF educaoh
and 70 engt upon system certain practical features
~ that girls and boys in the schools may be taught not
only the ordinary book education but that education ."
sn. head and of the hand which will qualify them In
After life for industrial pursuits in which they may earn
livelihood 1t is always difficult to interest the people III
snv new movement and II is mainly for this purpose 'n"'
the meeting is called ,,
Henry NJ Alexander OF this city was then introduced
He reviewed the history Of apprenticeship to trades In the
ss and showed how the system had gradually deteror
Henry JeipziCer principal of the Hebrew rechmcal
vustitufe of New York followed with pre-, ou,c w o
Torn IA nng other things: "Tbe education, which is
etyen In our schools under our prcscn' s!eV''
does not satisfy all existing wants AS stascai aco
the majority Of children leave the public schools in
earning their livelihood They equipped for the battle OF
life very poorly Industrial education ooSs Nv" h
nd
are open to the masses We must not determine Ill "u'
~ance that they shall he handworkmcn ,,.,
Professor Iepzger said that the children IN MS schoo
r selecel from the families who live In tenement houses
In The Tenth Ward "They are" he continued, pui Iy
iookngchidrcn They taught as the frst exercise,
how TO draw. From drawing they go to
tools They make for inst drsx,ur r %e
d,snense with book instruction and make all
NAL Two or three months spent III drawing,
then we take to the principal tools USED III III
ioinery and carpentry They translate the diaWIne U
realize it in wood After having learned 10 make bo
4 1iuat
ihey take complete course of woodturning ana pa
tern making They the patterns IN woou from
their drawings and then they pursue the wUps
course Of chipping filing in iron The boys relish an" rs
enjoy their work They leave the schooi re-,
iuStantly when night comes for they are Interested "
what they are able 10 accomplish with their hands,
Professor Henry Morton. of the stevens insu
tute, Was the next speaker he sad hand "a "a =
as necessary as almost any other exercise. anc rd
Is hardly a man in any profession IN lhe % W,
who able help himself in that non py p anS
skful with his hands The great danger 10 inc oo9 al"
youth Is that he has too much idle time -. oo,,
Algernon 8. sullivan made DI1ei spce,n
and was followed by pI F. e. ohn nst11ic
tion of New-Jersey Speeches were made by Judge a.
r Mc(i Colonel Charles W. Fuller and Professor n NJ
fute