Daily Republican., 1889-02-26
THIRD EDITION.
MANUAL TRAINING.
PROF. sAYRE's LECTURE Be
FORE THE CENTURY CLUB.


The first tlIiug done was to suspend the
rules that Edward l.. Cloud, the newly
elected member OF the Board from the
Tenth ward, might be qualified as the
successor Of William q. Gtier, who had
removed from the ward.
After Mr.. Cloud was qualified an inyi-
tation IRON the new Century Club was
read, inviting the Board to attend lee
ture in the Builders Exchange rooms by
Professor w. Q. Sayre, principal vi the
Phi udslpOiu Manual Training Scho | for
boys. Tie initiation was accepted, and
the Board then passed few routit Q
mattere, among which was ordering the
COMMITTEE on Printing to have 81, 100
rolls OF honor printed at cost OF Sb5,
The Board then adjourned 10 meet
again at the elise Of Proiess,r Sayre's
lecture. The Board then proceeded 10
the Be lders' Exchange ruoms, where
the new Century Club had already assem-
pied, and were provided with seats.
Ihere Was an extensive array OF draw
ings, charts, maps and plans OF architec-
tpr 10 the left II The speakers latfcrm.
and on tables were arranged numerous
modela OF carpenter work, carvings,
joints, Tin and Iron work, the products OF
the tcholaTs vi boys Of tue Manual Train
ing school. he lecturer was lutTo ucrd
by Mrs. A. L. COuaut, president Of the
New Century Cl1b.
Professor Sayre, an intellectual looking
gentleman, with the ever To he mistakt n
lite cry cast % couEtcuauce, bowed To
the audicAce and hoped that his lecture
though possibly dry In many Details.
would be interesting.
He prOcce led immcdia ely To describe
anu define the meaning OF Manual
Training School. IL was not, he said, a
pace where q trade WAS learned, hui
place where the principles OF all mechau-
zeal trades were taught. 1t is school
where boys are without loss OF lime
lifted to enter with great advantage
upon the dGt es and responsibilities OF
life. The principles taught were divided
between language and literature, mathe-
MATES, mechanics aud science, and wien
principles were taught the boys were
trained In tool practice. III defence of
manual training, he said, hoys lrgm TIE
t'ainiug schools had u more C, mprrhcI-
sVe aud irmer graep upon abs ract sr,-
ence Than those trained without the traiG-
ing schools.
The idea OF training schools originated
IN Russia, aud that country communica-
ted the idea to this country by her educa-
tional exhibit at tile Centennial Fxuo,I-
ton In Philadelphia, III 1870, since which
time 1t had gan d strong foothold in
this country. The average age at which
boys were admitted TO the philaleIphia
training school was IA years aud I months
Anu Tue rotation was made easy from
seop TO school, Mr.. sayFe gave Csrile's
nshhluon that man was tool animal
Without tools he could do nothing and
win tools lie could do everything. The
manual training scho l Mas not the place
ior finishing out clerks aud book keepers
II mad higher aim and stood on a higher
plane.
The manual training school can be ad.
ded toany high school He would Keep bows
IN the schools until they were II or is
years OF age.
Professor Sayre then went into a detail
OIL The practical working OF a training
schooi, naming The principle tools used
" the soys, which Tor woodworkers were
The axe, saw, plane, hammer. chi.eI
auRur and square, and for metal workers
The file, chisel and many other ipatru'
ments. Steam, he said, had killed old
fashioned labor and now the Manual
Training School was keeping pace with A
more advanced Intelligence DRAWING
Ar, sayre said, WAS the iouudat on of iii
mechanics. lie would learn a child IA
uraW as soon as II entered school first
straight likes from point to polut then
curved and then the light aud heavy lines
All boys are nrst taught 10 make me.
ehanieal drawings OF what they ar. Ia
make, and the course is as ugicsIly Idt
eut LOT them as course In geo efry
1he trst mechahical operation OF A boy i,
With the square and saw, after wbirn =
planes It and then comes the Joining,
muering aud devastating. 10 metals liz.
preliminary work is ch piping aud tiliug.
me iron Is brought rough from the
,ouuuiy' ana must be iashiobed By the
boJ INFO The article desired, and IN Thea,
schools boys must make 100 Der cert, nr
their work is TO Use.
MANY OF the toys from this school had
eOce TO inat hipe shops aud been placed
epee.
The second year he work runs ipto
fAt'ern making and turning. The RAJ.
tsTns are then used for Casting I'm IN.
foundry. There Is also a course Ia I'm.
smithing. The boys also practtc. sac
Hing. In the second year there is also a
course IN blacssmiylluZ, 10 the third
gear principles oil the hr,t two Years are
applied and models are maie.
Drawing ia strong feature OF the
school. ln the electric department the
N'"e'pE Vi WIG touhttuc Ton ct uy-
nEmos, etc., are taught. Toe term man.
nal, The speaker said, bad far higher
inaaning than msre hand training II
might be called head and hand scbooi
though that might mean much or mean
little. NV a"
In there training schools A per centur
Of the pupils graduate, while in Ihn
high schools there are not more than 81
per centum, In jstenee Of these trsininr
sch ols Professor SAyIe said the pent. al
professions were crowded, but uinnnfar
tuHng establishments were reaching ont
eager bands to skilled labor Mammal
training does not make dull nov a
bright one, but It does give him a chance
10 work out his ideas 10 another direc.
tion. OF the iiy,eight pupils wbo
graduated last lure all except those who
are engaged in higher stuie. have OBJ.
tanned positions.
d. W. Taylor asked If there were nc
training schools for girle.
The speaker replied that there we're m
schools except those where girls were
taught to sew. The question Of mapunI
trsinirg Tor girls was being discussed ty
the Century Club OF PhiladeIph,i
Architectural and mechanical drswlpp
might easily be taught your women.
lie thought also Tat girls might be
Taught the lighter mechanics, such a.
carving, Joining, tling and making Tin
hrtieles: There arc mauy things they
might do, but 1t would require a reyo!u
ton in dress.
superintendent Harlan askel tbs
speaker what knowledge Of drawing an1S
mnst have TO enter o training school.
Mr.. ssyre said that II is supposed tina,
10 the grammar schools the pupils ar,
taught the principles OF free Cd hand AM
constructive drawing. ANY teacher i'm