Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-28
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
"Citizen" Has Some Very Sensible and
Practical Ideas on the Subject.
WHEELING Iulv Q6 1889.

"Citizsn" Has Some Very sensible and
Practical Ideas on the Subject.
WHEELING, July &c. 1889.
To The Editor OF The Register:
Your editorials concerning an industrial
school leads NE to write few lines con-
corning Manual Training" as think We
should have it in our schools. In the first
place we should have central hi Sh school,
and this manual training should be carried
on In connection with it. The course in
this high school should be four year
course, and should embrace the last two
years or our present grammar school
course, with two years added thereto.
None should take the manual training
course except pupils Of the high school, /.
e., at public expense. Pupils from with
out the city could be admitted on the pay
ment OF a tuition fee. The course in this
school should be something "a follows:
FOR BOYS.
First Year-Free hand drawing; how to
use all carpenters tools-hatchet, plane,
saw, adze, etc.
Second Year-Drawingw with use of ruler,
wood turning and carving.
Third Year-Drawing, perspective, max
ing of models, in iron forging and molding,
welding, brszing. etc.
Fourth Year, Drawing Contradiction
turning and planning, and the study of the
use of machinery.
Now, l give this hastily, without anter-
ing into the detail of each years work, ar
ticles made, etc.
The girls who enter this school will have
similar course in drawing and wood
carving, while they will also take regu-
lar course in cooking and sewing. In
cooking they would learn how to prepare
wholesome food of all kinds, baking of
bread, etc, while in the sewipg depart
ment they would be taught how to cut
and make all garments of ladies' and chill
dren's wear. aud each lady on graduating
DAY would appear In a suit made by herself.
One can readily see that this school is
Hot to teach trade, but to train the hand
and the eye. It is really to teach the ele-
ments of ell trades. If a boy wishes after
leaving the school to become carpenter,
his hand is trained in the uee of those
tools that will aid him in becoming good
IuesuhulC. IL u6 Wleueb W DeCOIue d luh-
chinist, he knows by the time he leaves
the school, at least, whether he has the
talent to become good worker in iron.
If ne wishes to become q farmer, or
business man, his hand is so trained in the
use of tools that he can manage bis affairs
much better than the man with the IN
trained hand. One great object of the
school is to give us a class of skilled work
men, for here our boys will learn to know
what they can do best, and they will 60
on to perfection III their calling. There ia
no city anywhere that needs this educa-
ton more than our own manufac-
turing city of Wheeling. We think
all who have the good Of
our city at heart. will zee it in the same
light if they will take the pains to inves-
tigste the matter The attendance at our
schools will be increased at least 1871 per
cent. This ia the experience wherever this
has been tried. The reports Of all the man.
ual training schools in the country jushfes
this assertion. II is to be hoped you will
not cease the god work of keeping the
matter before the public until move is
made in the matter by our Board of Edu-
cation. CITIZEN.