Telegram-herald., 1889-08-31
MANUAL TRAINING
Meeting az the Board or Trade
Rooms Last Evening.
TIE iraa nsalasFs Delegation ths oaly
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sssa4s - be Grs~ias ia favor.

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The meeting held az the Board Of
Trade last evening ~ discuss the man
IA. tralnlng school system WLs very
lengthy aud no deA4ls result was
arrived at H0wsver, tne delegate
from the unions seemed o. oe arriving
a. a better understanding of the mat
ter. AMI the prospects now seem good
Tor the estabi snmelt " the system III
connection with the public school sys-
tenn. The representing delegates mere
a. + Douglass. }. ii. Payne and A. e..
Frye, OF the Carpenters and J0inegs'
au.On. Messrs. Weeks and K0lheep, OF
the salesmen' un.Ons George Phelps, of
the M0ulders union; Jacob Haan, OF
tne Bakers union; Burf0ot, OF the
Carvers union, Claus Orth, 81 the Cabl-
net makers and H. e.. William OK the
(oopers' union. Dr. j. g. Parker WAS
present and took az active part ~ the
discussion
The delegates were almost universally
ln favor Of the scheme personally,
although the carvers expressed them
selves as strongly opposed - the plan.
Messr-. Payne and Douglass reported
that their union vas about equally d.
vlded on the question ant that thcy
were personally in favor OF IT, PAYNE
lad seen a school IN operation in WIS
con-ln and was much pleased WITH %.
NJ. Buri0Ot said that the carvers
shed % withhold their opinion until
they were better informed m
the matter Tie SAID that the press had
been 0ne-s.dcd .n representing the mat
ter, anu hoped they would dO better
next tInie- br. Parker sad that there
was evidently a transition period az
hand pa tne matter OF education, aud
that one of the present tendencies was
30 bring the school into the workshop
and the other was tO take the work
-n0D .ntO the school He thought the
term manifold training would better
express the purpose OF these schools.
lie considered that a modliica-
ton of the kindergarten system
should De adopted throughout, and
Tee tae useful arts and general knowt
edge of material and work DC picked
Up as the education went along, 50 that
it would be- hard TO tell where the
school work ended and tine life work
begun. Education should he to make
good men and women n a broad sense
not 20 make skilled artisans. In edu
cation the hands, the eve. the BRAN
and the muscles should bc taught e
work I'M perfect tiuls0n and lee all the
faculties be- Taught tp exesJtte the pur-
pose of the ulli sklf1.ly and lutclL-
gently. Books should merely be an
accessory - an ctucatou. The
MoUiitr, Uu.oI Wf~t authorized te
s.-l t.e rr nn.rt resolution, asking
tre Eoard of Education % establish d
training -ghoo. IN tae city, bat none OF
the other delegates were So instructed
q. the ul.ous had been so busy pre-
pairing for labor Day celebration tina
they had not given the matter sut
fcient thought. The question OF en-
plovng children iu the factories WAS
discussed 40 some length, anC
the manufacturers present sAll
that this trouble was being done away
WITH 10y tine employment OF a truant
officer. who visited the factories very
frequently aud kept a close watch upon
the Bows.
T0e land league and land tax ques
ton was unfortunately brought into
the discussion. although fore. IN to the
subject. and three hours were occupied
lu talk without coming % any definite
conclusion.
Mr. -Iigh made some very pertinent
remarks 81 regard 90 education, saying
that the system of education hae