Evening journal., 1889-10-22
WITH CHISEL AND PLANE.
LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR
FUTURE USEFULNESS.

One week Of work has proved the use
fulness and success OF the Manual Train
ing School established by the Board of
Education. Lieutenant Pcmmell is in
charge Of the school, detailed by the gov
ernment for that purpose, and his labors
| are almost over. He is subject to orders
and as soon as the work Is under way
and matters are moving smoothly he will
be ready to 60 Lieutenant Rommell has
been greatly surprised at the aptness Of
the scholars to learn and their progress
in the two departments. metal and wood
The addition of the Manual Training
Department to the High School, made
changes necessary in the order of exer-
cises. This work was done by Principal
A. H. Berlin after much labor and
thought The present arrangements
divide the boys into six classes for shop
work Glass A of members OF the senior
and middle classes; class B, Of members
of the junior class; class @, Of members
Of the sixth grade grammar, Each Of
these three classes is divided into two
parts, one and two. for convenience. A
| and A alternate ia the two depart
ments; on one day | will be in the metal
and will be in the wood shops and the
next day they will change places. Thus
/ 1t Is with the other classes.
The uncertainty as to when the school
would be ready made some confusion at
first, but the trouble has been removed
aud the wheels of school life move with
out friction. The new department. does
not interfere with the book studies, but
helps them. The grammar and junior
classes have shopwork In the morning
the other classes. after recess. The
hours from 8 to 2 90, with the exception
Of twenty minutes for recess, are divided
into equal periods for shopwork.
Class A occupied the metal and wood
departments yesterday afternoon when a
few visitors were shown through the
school, Glass A is the smallest class of
the three and does not fill the rooms.
John +. Robinson instructor in the
metal department. explained the method
Of instruction. Zach boy has bench.
vise,. chisels, files hammer, calipers,
dividers, rule and square. A drawer In
the bench has compartments for the
aprons of six boys who work at it at dif.
ferent times.
When Professor Berlin taps the cleo
trio bell for shop work period there are
no laggards among the boys, all are anx.
ious to reach their benches. They doff
their coats and don their aprons and are
ready for work. The instructor explains
the work to be done and how In this
case 1t was cutting block of cast iron to
a line When finished the block is 1x2x4
inches, made true and parallel TO do ii
requires the chipping off of rough sur.
face and then filing the new surface
true. Some of the work is wonderful in its
finish Blocks tried by the level were
found correct in every way, showing that
the boys were profiting in the line OF
accuracy The mere act of chipping al
iron block to a certain size is not the enc
Of the lesson by any means. The use o.
every tool is explained and the pupils arr
shown how and when to sharpen it
Each pupil must make a working draw
ing of the work he is to do and thei
follow the drawing. Each desk has
clip for holding these plans. The draw
ing room in charge of Mr.. Warren will
be further noticed later on.
Mr.. Robinson is more than pleased
with the progress of the boys He ex
pected interest but the boys took hole
with more earnestness than he antici
pated Glass A has been in the meta
department but three times and vet il
that short time the boys have improved
The first instruction was to chip off I
line from cast iron blocks Now the
class has arrived at the making of work
ing drawings, on which the dimensions
and plan of the block are marked. These
drawings are of great interest as the first
work in the line Of draughting
The wood department was the scene OF
saving and planning when the visitors ar.
rived. Each pupil has bench and nine
teen tools, etc, as follows. Three planes,
four chisels, one back saw, tri square.
dividers, bevel, serew-driver, gauge,
hammer mallet, oil stone, handscrew
and dust brush. Six rip and six cross
cut saws and six framing squares are
used by the class. The first instruction
given these boys was saving to a line
Fore planning was the next step and now
they are on jack planning All the work
is finished by the eye, no squares OF
gauges being used Some of the strips
planed would do credit to builder Mr.
| Whitehead said they were as good as be
could plane himself. Many Of the bows
display an actual talent for the work.
Their instructor is gratified at the great
interest they are taking. They are not
stubborn, seem to appreciate the favors
received, behave better, and as the DAYS
pass show mere interest than before.
The largest class has twenty five pupils
in each department
The ceiling of the rooms have been
deadened and the noise from the ham
mers and saws does not penetrate to the
class rooms above Superintendent
David w. Harlan and William Turner OF
the Board of Education inspected the
school yesterday afternoon. A few OF
the boys have nicked themselves IN
handling the tools, but no serious mis-.
haps have happened One such exper.
fence is enough About ten minutes
before the close Of the period the boys
clean up their benches, put away their
tools and 60 to the washing trough, from
which they depart bright and CHEEKY for
their class rooms upstairs.
The large rooms on the third floor that
for several terms were not used are being
utilized. The drawing room so labeled
fronting on Eighth street, has at last
been fitted up for drawing, The room is
commodious, has plenty Of light and a
great deal of blackboard space George
| w. Warren is instructor in drawing and
| he has his hands full. The boys and girls
Of both High Schools come under his in
struction.
The drawing room is provided with
| hfty benches and outfits, and a rack and
l2O drawing boards. Free hand aud
mechanical and working drawings for the
shop are made here AS IN the Manual
Training School, great interest is mani.
\ tested, so in Che drawing department
/ Tie pupils have made material progress