The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-17
EFFECTS " MANUAL TRAINING,
Result VI the Experiment In PhiindeInIIn

Result VI the Experiment In Philadelphia
An Interesting Showing.
Speaking Of the exhibit OF the work q
pupils Of tho Philadelphia Manual Train
ing School, the Ledger, Of that city, says
The Manual Training School has bee,
established not only on sound princi
ples, but its officers and teachers. h
their zeal and devotion, have made 1t Ii
q few years one Of the leading ms itu
tons of the kind in the country. It |
not only a high schoo! for boys, wher.
they may pursue the usual academies
course in literature, science and mas.ie
mates, it is also Il training school, wher
thorough training is given in drawing
in the use Of tools, and in the principle
| OF mechanics.
When that ourse was first proposed
objection was made that the tine.speu
in the shops, being taken from that nsu
ally given to book studies, would leay,
the pupil at a disadvantage, comparet
with the pupil OF a High School withou'
The manual training features. To this
answer was made that the shop worl
would be- q relief to the mind, coupen
sating for the loss OF time iu some meas
ure, and that, besides, tho prac,ica.
work, experimenting Theoretical in
%structiUn aud kept In close relation
thereto, would actually be q helm to the
pupil in understanding his books. Ex.
perience has a%bundantly confirmed the
correctness OF this representation. III
St. Louis, where the comparison may
easily DO made, the pupils who have
devoted 4 part OF their time to the
shops suffer nothing by comparison in
other studies with those who hive fol.
lowed the old High School course; they
have besides gained some skill OF hand,
a knowledge of mechanical principles
and, in nine cases III OF ten, that which
is OF more Importance than all-aknowl,
edge and pride in work. All their iacul,
ties have been frightened and deyel.
oped, end they are better fitted to ente,
upon their life work and to make an in.
telligent choice OF occupation. As in
the Philadelphia school all the pupils
pursue the same course, a similar com.
parisou cannot be instituted here. but
the general intelligence OF the pupils and
their work in mathematics, literature.
science, etc, prove to competent Judges
that there has been a distinct education-
al gain from the addition OF shop work
TO the usual studies.
The course Of study in the Manual
Training School embraces five parallel
lines. Pupils are admitted from the
grammar schools and receive instruction
u in language and literature, (2) in sci.
enc and applied mathematics, (3) in
pure mathematics, (4l drawing and (5lin
shop work. The course in language. &c.,
Includes the structure and use Of Eng.
lish, composition, literature, history,
economics and German. The course in
science includes geology. physics, chem.
istry, physiology, economic botany, me.
chanics, steam and electrical! engineer
ing, measurement, bookkeeping and
surveying. The course in pure tnathe.
mates includes arithmetic, geometry.
algebra, and plane trtgonometry. The
course in drawing includes Tree hand.
mechanical and architectural drawing
designing and modelling. Finally, the
special feature OF tho school-the
workshop course-includes %joine,y, pat.
tern making, wood turning. wood cary-
ing, modelling, forging, soldering, braz.
ins, moulding and casting, wise work and
m~echsnica! construction. No trades, IA
such, are taught, but instruction Is given
in the principles Of all mechanical trades
and occupations, and q considerable de-
gree Of manual skill is leyeloned that
may be turned to good account in alter
life. The course covers Il period Of three
years, and 1t Is to the credit OIL the sys.
TEN that its chief drawback arises from
the iact that its pupils, by their training,
are made such desirable employees that
many Of them arc lsu,piea to leave to
begin their lilo work before the full
course has been completed.
An exhibition Of the work OF pupils in
such q school Is ilecesgMiiy incomplete,
Only conCrIte results can be shown. and
these arc naturally, in the main, the OBJ.
iects produced in the shops or in the
drawing rooms. There is, however, IN
attempt to show SONS OF the results Of
the literary and scientific Departmental y
q display on the second floor OF illus,
trated essays, literary. historical and
botanical charts, electrical and economic
diagrams, geological and physiological
sketches, and examination papers. Oh
the third floor there is n crehi,able dis,
play Of mechanical, free-hand and arch.
,%tscctnral drawings, designing and clay
modelling. '
The special feature Of interest, how.
ever, is the exhibit on the first door Of
the various exercises Of the pupils in car
pentry, Ioincry, tIrping, pattern making
wood carving, smi.hing, moulding aai
casting, soldering, wise .werk and me
chunical construction. All OF these ex,
hibits give abundant proof that til,
Manual Training School is a very bus,
as well as useful place, where boys must
perlorce, learn things Of material i'd
vantage to themselves through mer'
contact. An equally good exhibit could
no doubt, be made OF their progress il
theoretical studies Ii the public could b
admitted to their examinations. Th
exhibition Is to be open free to the pub
lie to-day and tomorrow, from 10 q. n
until 0 p. III. In the evening the schoo
will be lighted by electric lamps put II
|'by pupils Of the senior cllss, and tn
dynamos and engines will also be ru
by pupils detailed Tor that purpose.
Bound To Get That Pryor Book.
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