Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-01-17
TEADE ArPnENrIcusHIP rCa
BOYS,

A ha,i. fcr criticism Of the conditions
Of modern life i, found 10 the unwilling
ness Of young men to learn trades. Some
element of social dccra,ion seems to be
found 10 the uee Of the banda; pure
brain work is the coveted soaF Ct th9
many.
1t is pleasing 10 note that this
prejudice meets With enlightened oppo-
sition. For generations past the sons Of
the German emperors have learned some
mechanical trade. lu the library Of the
lat. Emperor William At Pot.dam, visi-
tors are rho~u chair made by him
when n youth, for his father.
The sons Of John Bright, the famou.
English parliamentarian, set a good ex.
amrle to the rising generation. Their
training is thu. set forth by the Chris
tiaa at Work:
philip Bright, desiring to become
first class machini,', served regular
course in Pctric's iron foundry, to which
he carried his breakfast can like other
plain ~orkmeu and in which be put
himself on par with other honest hands
acting as naturally as if he were one of
them himself. HIS Leathem,
nov a member Of Parliament, and John
Aibert--were put through the drills at
Tho mills on the principle that they, too,
must undergo thoir share Of work like
other people. Such anccxample of com
mon sense and democratic equality is in
the highest degree commendshle. The
great problem: Of the future will be to
uuitejedrca.ien and manual labor. Many
person, seem to imagine that they are
forever Inconsistent and antagonis.ic, and
that, therefore, the public schools are
training young men 10 live by their wits
rather than by useful and productive
trades. Whether the head and the hand
can be cultivated at the same time, and
in happy proportion, remains to be
seen. John Bright's sons would by
their example indira.e that they can. but
'hrn they are capitalists as we'll as labor
era"
Another instance within the expert
ence ef the writer will serve 10 still fur.
,her point the moral. Over twenty
y'ss. ago, very c.'!y one morning, h-
met boy Of ~ or lS years Of age hui.
rying through the street, dinner pail in
hand, accounted - workman. He was
recognized as the son Of an acquaintance.
Curious to know what brought him out
in such auise at 20 ea,ly an hour, tba
writer stopped him, andiuquired whittier
he was bound. The boy assumed look
Of manly pride as he announced that he
was going to work at the Morgan Iron
Works ssa regular apprentice. The
foreman. he added. was very exacting
With tho apprentices aud required them
to begin their work on time with the
journeymcu. The father who had sent
the young man to take his place ameoe
the three or four hundred apprentice. en-.
ployed at the once famous works, acted
With wisdon which was proved by the
course Of events. He is now connected
with one Of tho most influential and sue.
cessful daily papers ofthis country. The
son to-day is in tull charge Of the me.
chanical department of the business, and
is qualified by his training at the old
Morgan Works not only to take charge of
the complicated machinery Of the modern
press room, bat also to pass an enlight-
ened Judgement on Improvements 10 the
art, ard has bimscf invented a number
Of va'astIe improvements in the printing
press. He eaunot regret his long days of
apprenticeship, and it is not too much
to say it is they which have won for him
his truly honorable and useful position,
one which the constant sense of useful
ness and competence must make doubly
dear to him.-Scientifc american.