Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-09
industrial Education.
TEACHING CHILDREN BREAD-GETTING ENPLOYNENTS
IN THE SCHOOLS.

TEACHING CHILDREN BREAD-GETTTNG EMPL0YMENTS
IN The SCHOOLS
From the New Orleans Times Democrat.
The matter OF teaching the children of our pub
lie schools some bread getting employment in ad-
dition to the rudiments and reflnements Of gen.
erai knowledge which we force into their small
heads Is very important consideration. In the
old days Of the Middle Ages when the system OF
guilds nOurished in Europe child could enter the
guild OF his choice or OF his Inheritance, and
through years OF experience and elevation be-
come thoroughly skilled in that particular trade
whatever 1t might 6e-carpentry, tron-working,
gold beating, ieIther-working or any other.
Later on the guilds lost their peculiar influence
but the system OF apprenticeship remained, and a
trade for a humber OF years until he learned the
trade and In turn became master workman him
self. In both OF these systems the education OF
the child was much narrower and the general edu-
cation OF a country among the masses was of a
much lower grade than IL Is In the advanced civil
ization OF to-day. But in the older day the trades
were thoroughly learned and the children were
ably equipped with bread-getting occupations.
More thar, that, the art and trades OF country
dourished and advanced under the old systems
and skill reproduced Skill
From the Forum
The ability to earn an honest living is the first
qualification for good citizenship, and therefore
the first thing to be aimed at In the training OF
children. The accumulated wealth OF the world,
If nothing were added to 1t, would keep US In ex-
istence no more than two or three years At the
store and while able TO do IT, puts nothing In,
whether he be king or oegger, Is at any rate
thief. Education Is not nrst or chiefly the mere
Tearing OF certain facts or prin 1ples; It Is such
development and training OF faculty as makes one
master OF himself and his conditions Our present
def1nitiOn and proper use OF the word are alto
gether TOO narrow. There u something absurd in
calling some practically Incapable man, some use
less member OF society, educated, because he hap
pened TO have payrot-nke knowledge OF Greek or
French drilled into him; while another, whose eye
or hand is trained into Illness for rendering service
TO the world. Is spoken Of as uneducated.
A STRANGE vAGABY or FATR--A strange fact in
connection with the death OF Prot John T. Ste
phens, whose body was found In the bathroom OF
his residence, No. 604 De Kalh avenue, BROOKLYN
mas come 10 light On the day OF his death the
school directors OF Seaford, Del, had written to
Prol. stephens, appEtstng him OF tho decease Of
Pror Henry Breerw0od who fell dead In Alexan-
--~OS--
AT LOCK Haven, Pa, Jno.W. johnson has been
convicted OF murder In the first degree for the
last August.
Protector Robertson Of the big timber raft, says
no more rafts VIII be constructed, but In its place
VIII Oe Quit timber ship with spars and steering
Tine Castle Garden landing agent has prepared
statement showing that 37i, GIG sfeerage passen-
gers were landed at New York during 1857
Prince Ourouss0n, the Russian minister ut Brus-
seis, denies the Cologne Gazettes charge that be
car.
At New Brunswick, N. j., Major N. A. way. the
wrecker OF the Empire Building Loan WAS senten.
cso 70 1oof years " state prison o. hard labor.