The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-10

THE PORTESTOus SHADOW
Of today is the wealth Of the fev aud
The poverty of the millions. The money
king is on the throne and We are required
TO bend the knee. technical training
will overcome that. We don't waut
millions. but we want trained technical
men in Virginia, men with an tduca-
ton that will lead them TO earn a true,
contented, and happy life, conscious
devotion 10 duty which viii bring about
a long and joyful life Happy will be
VIRGINIA when such schools as YOU are
starting I'm Richmond are scattered all
over the State
Everybody cannot make living by
teaching. unless everybody else is willing
To be humbugged Teaching is a trade
a. much rs plugging teeth. We have a
large class of Indifferent teachers, who
think themselves educated, are too proud
10 work, and too poor 10 live without
work. But the divine command says you
must earn your bread by The sweat Of
vour brow. Technical education will
also prove to be tbe graHdest Temperance
movement ON record 4 few will ret
discouraged and turn 10 the saloon, but
the bulk will become sober, proud, happy
citizens
TIKI LAST CENTURY
has made great changes in the manner
of making living. Trained and skilled
hands now DO what physical force once
did. In addition 10 soldiers. statesmen.
soul doctors and body doctors. the world
wants men learned in the physical sci
ences He wOdld not lower The study OF
the languages or mathematics, but he
would elevate drawing. free hand ana
mechanical 1t is a good thing 10 know
what YOU want, then 10 draw correctly
that thing on paper, and then TO maze
the thing which You drew II this IN
dustrial education should permeaic the
masses the peniientiary and the jail
would be of little use and the public debt
would be wiped out. That Virginia is
sick no one will deny. That condition
confronis us no politician will fail 10 adj
mi. Every man must 20 10 work in an
industrious way. work in a manner 10
dignity labor We must have people
taught 10 recognize that the high
est type of manhood is 10 be
ia him who does what God gave him TO
10. and lies down at night with the
knowledge that he had worked with his
own right arm and had added 10 his
wealth without expense 10 another.
Technical education is not a trade any
more than arithimetic The man who
has the industrial education cannot be
gr0ond down by wealth. bni the man
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cation is the prey of the millionaire. il
is said that our young men are leaving
Virginia What are We doing 10 keep
them herey They learn away great
deal that was never intended. 4 forget
fitness of home and OF their heriiages
that are ours through the centuries.
DO we dignity labor. say no. De
we unduly degrade certain callings and
trades and unduly elevate others ] say
YES. Nirginians have gone TO North
Carolina, worked at manual labor made
her waste places blossom, and returning
to Virginia, brush down their old
clothes, take seat, asd talk politics and
white sticks
CLOSING APPEAL
Virginia has done much for industrial
education The Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology WAS founded 10y "a Nir-
ginian. Professor Rogers, OF the Iniycr-
sity of Virginia. In Arkansas, Missis
sippi, Texas. Loui-iana. Alabama,
Georgia. Maryland. aud South Carolina
Nirginians conduct the technolOgic,
schools Shall we keep on sending
our talent away. on shall We
keep IL a. home. Let the ladies
help out the work of industrial
education Let them realize that the
hand which in the shop earned an honest
living is far better than the soft hand OF
the man who lived on the earnings -oi
others. or goes 10 Canada rather than
be honest. The work must begin i'm
Richmond You must teach your pupil
what 10 do In life, not from H.
Let MS do the best we can. il may be- only
little, but what may b the harvest.
A ragged boy born in inc .nlls of Able
marie county, Va, began life picking OF
OF the briars the wool which had been
caught from the sleeps back. To-day
bis monument stands as the Miller Man
ual Labor school. The babe in the bull
rusbes could but cry, yet be lived TO bee
the leader OF Gods hosts Thoroughly
develop the industrial educational sys-
tenn and Virginia will not only be the
mother of Presidents, but also of men
Professor Nawter spoke nearly an
hour and half lie is stopping at
Ford's Hotel. the guest of Nh \. j.
Ford
After the address the audience were
invited TO inspect the drawings.