National Republican., 1888-02-05
rUEWrGNLY NlrI0NAL RErrnLlcAN,
INDUSTRIAL. EnICNrION.

,uru. the last few years, and this in
crcu,in. interest is the outgrowth of
desire to make the public schools prac-
tirul, and not merely theoretical, 1t is
cyidcut that the system of education
which trains Il boys brain and ncglects
point The modern school-boy may sue
ccsslully work an rNamplcIn partial pay
mrut~ or rrcitrthr binomial thcOrcm, but
how often can Il boy he found who would
brubotoput shcfto set his mothers
plants on? Many wcll.cducatcd man
cannot saw of Il board square to save his
life. and lac has most vivid rcCollcctiOns
of vain attempts to drive II nail straight
and not pound his thumb. 1t is safe to
say that tine time often comes in every
mans life when he wishes he could do
these tlliu-s.
The prime object of the manual train
uL school j. not to turn out finished car
prnirr, ur marhnists, hut rather to teach
boy, To- Use their hands in the everyday
affairs Of life. And yet, So far as it goes,
the training school may, to the boy who
las natural mechanical taste. be sub
~ti'uir turthr old apprentice system, now
Practically oNtnct
While the subject of industrial cduca-
lion in tine public schools is attracting
universal attention in our large cities no
ty hu, vet made manual training so
General part of the school course as
Wu~hiu-tuu This fact will add not Il
little to the reputation which this city
already has for fine schools. New York
has an experimental school in opera
tion, which it i, proposed to enlarge and
extend, Boston, Philadelphia, st. Paul
and other cities have manual training
schools supported at public expense
Many educational institutions are adopt
ing manual training as part of thcii
curriculum. and the invariable opinion
where tine system is given fair trial
seem, to bc that this kind of education
has come TO stay.
Beginning with the fall term of 1856 Il
manual training department has been in
operation at the High school. In Sep,
tcmhrr last it was moved from the High
school huilding to more suitable rooms
opposite on q street. With enlarged
space greater facilities for the work wcr,
here provided, and additional shops for
similar work were opened in other parts
ofthc city. The wuod-room, into which
visitors are usIcrrd. iS on the second
floor og the building and has accomoda-
tions for twcuty-lour boys at Il time,
Boys come here in squads of twelve from
the seventh and eighth grades OF
the grammar school, in the first
and second. ,u-rrirrs and tn,
High school. Each boy has for tn,
time being bench and set of carpenters
tools for his own Use. The outfit q
tools includes "a hammer, saws, plane,
squares, chl-rI-, gougucS, &c, Tool
different from those ON the benches ar
i'm tine room for Use ~ occasion requires
|, has been the aim Of those having tn
selecting of tools and machinery to a
riatrd hy the boys who have pride i
using READ toOls.' 4 circular saw, whic
j. run by power from the engine in tn
room below, is Of much use in getting on
Ta&nrIl for work, The instructors il
the wood department are Mr.. j. \. Cham
berlin and Mr.. j. +. McNub.
The shop for iron work and moldin,
is son the Ground floor and in dimension
il about - 10y - feet, being similar il
Silrtu l,.r Wuod-room above. The hoo
is of cement. At one end are facIitic
for moidu4 in sand and about the room
are arranged six iugrS, wood-turnin
Iuthr five speed lathcs, grindstoncs, Jvc
Oucur tine -prod luthrs was built at tn,
manual training department Of tin
Worcester lMaSs.l Polytechnic Institut,
and is AN rxrcllrut piece Of workman
shin. \ small engine, resting -ubstur
tally ON brick masonry. furnishes motiv
power for driving the machinery. Thi
with tine adjacent furnace, is under tn
care of a competent engineer, Mr. i,
l.lllI|hr WIN l' lll 'llNl " W NlllN N'lh
justly proud of the appearance Of til
shop md arrangement Of the apparatu
which Is such u- Ia delight the eye ,
any mechanic. The advanced boys ,
tine lIi-h School are in this room rauul
tine my ~u.rr- ol the forge, the lathe, an
tine muIdor'- bench a, far as the som,
whu, limited time devoted to manu-;
tmuiu. will permit, This shop is III
only one in connection with the manua
training schools where iron-work
taught Others, however, may be cstal
li-hod il it Is considered cXpcdicnt,
The Woodworking shops in the diIc
cut parts Of tine city are all Similarl
cquim,,d Thomc in South Washing
tom is I'm the basement Of the Jcicr-o
building, and +, attended by boys in til
fourth school district, Mr. II. b, Sawy'
i, ,thcm~turor. This school and theor
at the Peabody AnneN, Capitol Hill, eac
has accommodation for twelve boys
n time. The Peabody school accomm