Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
SCHOOL FOR coLoRED BOYS.
A Trade School to be Started Monda!
 -Enlhusfastic Speeches Last Nigh

SCHOOL FOR COLORED BOYS.
 -Enlhusiastic Speeches Last Night Work of the School.
 There will be opened Monday evening, November 23, in the building at the cor ner of GoHe and Sperry streets, mechan- ical training school for boys and young men of color in this city. This is to be under the management of the originator of the plan, MT. James s. Shields, who lately superintended the brickwork and terra cotta on the front of the handsome new Yale gymnasium building. The work of the school will be confined at first to ma sorry in it's different branches, but will soon be enlarged to include plumbing, car pentering and other branches of this sort, and woman's department, also.
 The work will be carried on in the base ment where the students will be given architects plans and materials, and be re- quired to construct arches and chimneYs and other parts of house. MT. Shells was born in Athens, Ga. He has worked at his trade in all the principal cities o1 this country, and has made speciality ot terra cotta in England. For about three years he was inspector of the new Crotor aqueduct at New York. He is young and energetic, thoroughly competent and sure to succeed.
 Some time ago meeting of colored peo. pie was held at which the following com mittee were appointed: Rev. A. P. Miller Rev. George H. Jackson, Rev. w. H. Nor ris, Rev. E. George Riddle, Councilman Edward Beulah, Charles McLynn anG George H. Marlin. Last night at the I'm manuel Baptist church an enthusiastic meeting was held at which the prospects and possibilities of the school were discuss ed in hopeful and glowing terms. Rev. A P. Miller presided and introduced as the first speaker Rev. E. George Riddle of tn. A. ME. Zion church, who is painter a! spent in the shop not only trained my well learned trade is an indestructibl, store from which we can ever draw. Don' be ashamed of old clothes. When I wen across the Boston Commons was looked down on by the hangers on there; but wha are they now? They were dudes then ant are dudes now. Every colored boy want to be a lawyer or 8 doctor. What WI ought to do is to check this tendency ant turn their minds towards trade. When I first came here was fortunat in coming into the family of MT. Charle McLane, the college carpenter. He ha expressed interest in this school and ha promised to speak tonight.
 He said: don't know of 8 young mal of color in this city who is learning car pentering now. Here is trade open fo | such men and if they will do good worl l there will be ready demand for them with l out reference to their color. Take m, word for it that if you learn trade ant work nine hours day you will have nor leisure than though you work few hour will be more sought after. We ought t. | be something more than a race of walters MT. A. P. Wilder, editor of the Palladi um, who has shown considerable interes in this movement, was next introduced and said in part: "Boys may be divided into two categories. those who can drive l nail and those who cannot; and 1t is tn aim of this school to find out and develo those who can." He then drew the dis tinction between manual training an mechanical training. Continuing, he said Skilled labor is always in demand. Tn trade school, however, should not do ava with self reliance. Added to training c this kind there is needed industry an thrift. If we can take an American yout and give him good trade we have mappe out for him life work that will be sue cess. God has great purpose for tn | colored people of America. This is one C the means for the fulfllment of that pul pose"
 Rev. w. H. Morris, rector of St. Luke church, was the next speaker. He said i part: "Our race is quick to action, bu lacks persistency. The mechanics of th nation are the most important. Let ever colored man and woman in this city LII l derstand that until there are many boys trades our race will be the football of th community. Let the women of this city too, have not only millinery, but all othe trades that are open for women."
 | MT. Merrick, instructor in the manu
 training department at the High schoo
 was introduced and spoke of the necessit
 for skilled laborers and the benefcence
 employment. Your hands may be roue
 and your shirt may not be starched whi
 working at trade, but you will have mo
 money from it to give to your wife ar
 family than the faultlessly- ma
 who is measuring out calico from behind
 counter.
 Pastor Jackson of the church in whit
 the meeting was held said: One of the so1
 of Adam built city. The skilled mechan
 is an honest man and 8 good citizen. Nc
 will find few skilled artizans in the jai
 and prisons. A trained mechanic is ther
 by better Christian. I feel, too, tn
 this school will raise the colored people
 a higher level.
 The principal of the school about to
 established made the last speech. He
 full of his new plans and is confident l success.
 The development of the "Hillhou
 Mechanical Training School, as it is calle
 will be watched with great interest, ar
 sgedea of se oooed % De people, s 0 of M this ne cit
 Thirty-four students are expected for tl
 first night.