The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-19
TIE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCHOOL.
A Department OF Instruction at Be-
thesda Worthy Visit.

Department OF instruction at Be-
thesda Worthy a Visit.
Those who attend the anniversary cele-
bration at Bethesda on Wednesday will
have the opportunity OF seeing the techno-
logical department in operation and the
boys at work. A school Of this kind is a
novelty in this part of the south Tine
| Union Society is indebted to Mr.. Edward
Parsons Of New York, formerly merchant
of Savannah, for the means with which
to add manual training to the
| other instructions given TO the
orphans under its charge. The buildings
aud their equipments cost about $1,000
Mr.. Parsons has already given s., 500, and
| he proposes TO give whatever additional
sum that may be required to cover the cost
of the buildings and plant. The following
extract from the report Of Prof. Chatter
ton TO Col. J. H. Estill, president OF the So
ciety, will give an idea OF the Parsons
archaeological school, though 1t will require
a personal inspection to fully appreciate the
work that is going on at Bethesda:
"The main building. 50xlO0 feet, with two
floors, 20. 600 feet floor space, was begun
sept, 20, 1889, and finished JAN, 81, 1890
four and a half months. Also at the same
time was erected spacious boiler house
and blacksmith shop. The work was well
done. tower forty feet high and tank
of :, 500 gallons also is included in the out
fit The buildings are well proportional,
and are complete for a training school,
The working tools are as follows: One 1915
horse power engine (horizontaD, l5-horse
power boiler set in brick. one No. 4 Knowles
fire pump, with all the piping connections
70 fit, one steam circular rip and cross-cut
saw, one planer, one jointer, five
Jig-saw machines, twelve wood
turning lathes, with turning
tools TO match, twenty carpenter benches
with twenty sets of carpenter tools. four
large mechanical drawing tables, COM
plete assortment of special carpenters tools,
line shafting go feet, pullies complete, ten
FORCES, ten anvils, and ten sets of black
smith tools, all with complete cupboards to
keep tools in place and safe, when through
the daily use, under lock and key. The
fire pump is Of capacity TO throw water
over the building.
There is no further outlay Of money re-
quired for the coming year, under present
arrangements, except for material in wood
working and blacksmith departments, such
as coal and iron, and to keep everything up
in shape. ! estimate it will be about $50 a
year-about 81 25 per boy in the Depart
ment.
Bench work in wood has been two and a
half months; wood turning one and half
months. Glasses come alternately, eighteen
in each class. three hours per day, and many
of the boys put in all day. l am glad to re-
port to you that the interest of most all of
the boys does not flag, and those that do
not seem interested at work in the training
school can't keep out; they want to watch
others. Some OF the boys are especially
bright, and some of the samples of work,
which will be on exhibition at your annual
meeting, will surprise ALL l think you
have occasion to DO proud Of your techno-
logical school. It is as good as any in the
south, as far as it goes, aud can do as useful
and instructive work as some that cost $40,
OOO.n
Every citizen who is interested in the
future of Savannah should visit Bethesda
and encourage by his presence this effort to
improve the youth in the mechanic arts.