The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-07-12

growtbs and in our agricultural products
But we are unable to fully develop al
the riches that God has $50. abundantly
given Us. u.s. We lack skilled workmen
whose, hands hrye been sdelicately and
adroitly trained TO fashion in wondrou'
/ manner Che rough materials of nature
into the artistic and useful couceits Of
trmen.
NOT AN EXPERIMENT.
As I said before, I'VE ars not asking the
Estate to engage in any education expert
ments. We do not have to go to Europe,
for proof that Industrial education is a
success and that It's results are beneficial
to the masses Of the people, 20 While it
has not been tried 50 extensively il the
United States as in Europe, it has been
tried and to day this country has ilii score
I.of education institution, where tie hand
Iis trained to be guided BY a practically
educated mind. Among the most noted
Of these institutions ars tie illinois
industrial University, the Free Institute
at Worcester, Mass, the Massachusetts
institute Of Technology, Washington
University at st. Louis, and the Agri.
cultural and Mechanical Colleges Of
Michigan, NJ Mississippiiand other States.
Ever since the great centennial exhi.
ton Of. 1876 our manufacturers have Been
seeking assidlously at home and abroad
for skilled slaborers and for means for
giving. beautiful forms 10 useful articles.
This movement on the part Of the manu-.
facturers has given rise to efforts e. sely.
eral large cities 70 form CLASSES fol. the
training Of persons 10 wood, aud metal
working. and in some of the decorative
arts such as house painting, frescoing,
wood carving, &c. These schools have
been in existence in New York, Boston,
PhiIadelphia and Cincinnati for several
years, and the results achieved have far
surpassed the fondest expectations of
their founders. Their graduates are fast
.equalling the foreign craftsmen who are
imported to do the best work.
In tie common trades, such as plumb
ilg, painting, building, &C., it is we'll
knownthat we have few apprentices and
few skilled laborers growing up. Most
Of the mechanics. have learned their
trades in daily labor. No one can fail to
see the effect in poor work. These
industrial schools, when SO extended as
to cover all branches Of mechanical
industry, will tend to bring up s-class of
sthoroughly trained mechanics, who will
lead their trades and earn the highest
wages: s..
SUBSTITUTE FOR AP.g.R.ENTICEsHIPs. 81
The old system Of apprenticeship is
Iaihost dead, and SIS revival is not to be
desired even; 8 il. were possible. The
great chang lin our sttiesirequires q
scorrespo ding change in the mode 7of
slearping them. Most ot fRtss manual
I occupations now require eq some Instruction
sinahe art drawing din the theoreti.
zeal as well as Stbe practimal elements of
sart education. This was not obtained
when the nticsshiH picked pR bis
Trade inEhe cburse etol 9ny lsbdrsahd his
.; master iigrurant- -himseh He
learned .sloaly for most Of bisliime was
seccapia , sd s6a askillz labor AID even
smenial service. The individual me.
sehanic working in his own shop and
giving instructions to his apprentices is
giving say 30 ehg gsgat manufactures,
bfssd emplS EthoIaands Of laborers.
Es4s sonss great workshops are now con.
a1clsd esMork is so split up that each
ns0h shic cSh only learn fragment of
trade. It is said that in great
aEeh. factory4a q watch passes through the
fssEenty. .or eighty persons before
Son psstsd. In many ofsthe wood
trades this diHerential
Come so general that such
hing d ass gsnerally y skilled workman
Scdmi1s "a slnost lInk known. IT seems
bats this difficulty may be
aIl eomes sby; an Industrial and
SSssIs ssEl mat ion, ], which will make
start BY sending out
fast tsss llo % understand the general
icatioDso scientific principles in the
: of fmachinery3 aud tools. There will
sdeaas3 E SB gsaq sfti.
ar in the management Of large estab.
Skmsos G; and hs viii. possess fthat great
So |Igaatsgs overh hisdsllO llOw.workman who
[lqNs only q amall section of his trade.
!.
GEORGIA's EXPERIENCE.
Gntefest lin the aQbjeet s9f Technical
{aeatfon has just reached the South.
pe. are extendiDgi our manufacturing
interests and are introducing new
Mechanical Inventions; but We are not
IMPLYING the workmen needed lin these
l:sw fields Of labor. Our skilled mechan-
a. mill superintendents, electrical
ngineers, bridge builders, many kinds
sfsrailroad men, &C., are not native South
Earoliniane. We cannot expect these
positions to be filled by natives of our
State until we supply onr youth with the
steehnical training necessary to ft them
e5s efos l6s l6ss Work 7 required 81 them. The
Epecuniary inapss g 8 sIaFsa I saasd gutsby the
pursuits are tempting, but
sour youth are debarred from entering
|the@HsFtb ghssk IF the proper training
EIt will not bg thus always. Georgia has
set set ns.a good, example in this direction.
|sT#oyears ago Emory College established
& Sps ,,noenk of technolopy in connection