The Republican journal., 1889-09-05
Trade Schools.

The newspaper Office waste-basket is Il Scri-
Gus fact, although stock subject for jokes by
irreverent paragraphers. The journal office
Wa>te-basket is, however. less tile receptacle
for rejected communications than for pamp!-
lets and circulars. These cover a multitude
of visionary schemes, projects for securing
free advertising. and propositions which no
self-respecting publisher can seriously enter
tain-such, for example, As a $40 lamp for
$4,000 worth of advertising: advertising to bc
paid for in curtain fixtures, pills, nursery stock.
etc. Bu; occasionally something of real inter-
est Is found in this mass of printed, type-Wrt-
ten and photographic matter In this category
belongs ar illustrated pamphlet descriptive Of
the New York Trade schools, which give even
ing instruction in brck-laying, plastcriue.
plumbing, carpentering, house and sign paint
ing. frescO painting, >tOne-cuting and black
smiths work, with day classes in plumbing,
house and sign painting, brick-iayng and tall
orng. The charges for instruction include
the use of tools and materials. These schools
were established eight years ago for the pur-
pose Of giving young men instruction i'll Ger
tain trades and to enable young men already in
those trades to improve themselves. Begin
ming with thirty members the average attcnd-
ance during the past two >ea>ous has been
over four hundred. The New York Trade
Schools are conducted on the principle of teach
ing thoroughly how work should lie done, and
leaving the quickncss which is required OF
firSt-cla>s mechanic to be acquired at real work
after leaving the Schools. They are not in
tended to be either money-making or chari-
table institution, and although thus far the re-
ceipts have fallen considerably below the ex-
penses, it is hoped that the Schools will uIt!-
mately become self-supporting.
SO much by way Of explanation of the
Schools, which are situated on First Avenue.
9th and GSth streets. New York City. The IL
lu>trations, by the photo-cngravng process,
are very interesting. First we have the inter
lor of the brick-laying room, then an illuStra-
ton of twelve-inch walls, built by the class Of
1889. Next comes the pla>tering room. with
the class at work, and on the next page the
plumbing shop. with its prospective million
aires mastering the details Of the art On sue
ceedin@ pages are shown specimens Of work
done by the plumbing classes. Another PAGE
specimens Of work done by the class of lSSS-9
Then we have full page view Of the painting
room, in which house, sign and decorative
painting are in progress. Farther on spcc-
mems of work by the fre>co class are ill,l>trat-
ed. Specimens of stone work, blacksmith
work and a view of the tailoring shop follow,
and the closing illustration is Of an elaborate
tive->tory building. the walls of which were
built ny members of the brirk-laytng Glass af-
ter one seasons instruction, and nHl.h Of the
face hrick was laid by young men one year after
leaving ibc New York Trade Schools The
terms for the various classes range from 81 TO
$40 for the course, to be paid when thu name
is entered. ard the classes are limited as to
number and restricted to certain ages. The
ninth season begins Oct. %, 1889.