The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-15

training In Inc puDnc ScnOOlS, mss MS mead
quarters in the manual training school
opposite the Central High School on street.
He is graduate of the Polytechnic Institute
Of Worcester, Mass He does not think
enough time is devoted to manual training In
our schools. He said to a HERALD reporter:
"The manual training schools Of Boston,
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and Chicago differ
from ours in being halliday schools in the
higher grades. Here each pupil has only two
hours week for practice. While l would
not lessen the regular school course. would
like the prescribed time heightened by making
certain studies elective, so that IL boy chose
to spend more time In mechanical pursuits he
could do so. The principal plan embraces
drawing carpentry, forging, and In the third
year machine construction and hand work in
metal. AS 1t is now, not much beyond the
rudiments in any OF our lines of work can he
attempted. You must not forget that manual
training as taught is not designed to teacb
trades, but to develop in another yay in th q
pupil faculties just as important as the purely
intellectual ones. Usually mathematical
head is also good head for mechanics. but
once in a while boy comes here who Is as
oflght as ne can be Intellectually, but cannot
learn to use saw or even drive nail straiubt
pi course, Nature intended him for purely In.
tellectuai pursuits and after giving him a
thorough trial We let him off easy. Generally
cooys are deeply interested In mechanical CON
trivances, and they like to handle tools, l
am often surprised at the good work done
considering the small amount of time given
to 1t. There are cases where girls are ahr. ~
OF the boys in aptitude. Last season .h,S,,s
%Ts was entered here after third and
eaagRs on nbead 20 an 'ne evew work and came
good thi e. Me hSxe eoss S,,s ~ s9inh th ~ psu4er
t. Ihe boys are more easily kept in order
-.en, and the girls are stimulated to show
their skill. wish more people would comein
and see US at work and examine some Of the
work done"
Going into an adjacent room there was
display of many specimens of iron and wood
work very creditable to the young workers,
consisting Of bits Of wood, plain or turned;
cups, balls, dumbbells, rolling pins, potato
mashers, and other wooden utensils. In
metal or iron work there were chains, tongs,
bolts, rings, nuts links, and also articles in
steel. The machine laboratory work consists
Of chipping, fling, tapping, scanning, ma
chine turning, squaring up, drilling, boring,
screw-cutting, and shaping. There were q
few specimens of work tackled to boards with
the makers names attached. Going into the
drawing room below, Mr.. Faulkner, the IN
structor, also graduate of the Worcester
Polytechnic School, was instructing in draw
u
High School. The boy during his second
year learns to handle the tongs and to mold
iron. Most boys find this facinating business.
One young man at the forge hammered out
very good specimen Of a hook while the re-
porter looked op.
Going upstairs there were half dozen
misses of the Seventh and Eighth grades at
work at the bench in striped ticking aprons.
Most bewitching looking little carpenters
they were. Mr.. O'Brien seemed patient and
(tflifa oh1 10 IN hnld fha off ton Of hi
class. The pupils In this room are getting the
hang of the ready use of tools, learning to
handle the saw or plane or drive nail
Mr.. Chamberlain, continuing, said: "There
are eleven manual training schools under my
charge. pay visits to them all about once a
week, and it is a busy life lead, for have to
plan the work Of them all, also make the
working drawings and have good deal of
executive business besides to keep them all
up to concert pitch. l wish you would say
the movement are always welcome. Even
those not in favor of manual training might
change their minds II they saw come of the
specimens OF work done by our boys and
girls"
Several appointments were made at the
Tuesday night meeting of the public school
trustees. In the First division E. F. Schutt
was appointed to fill the place of L. p McEl-
fresh, transferred. L. P Bailey was trans
ferred from the boys' high school, to fill the
vacancy made by the transfer of A. f. Snyder
Miss Lucy n. Hanson, teacher In the Second
grade, was appointed to fill the place made
vacant by the transfer Of Miss n. NJ Atwood
to the Third grade. Miss NJ u. Moore was ap-
pointed as substitute teacher IN place of Miss
Wineberger resigned. Miss Fannie N. Root
was appointed teacher In the Third division.
Il. II. Richelder was appointed in place of G..
z. Moore, transferred to the High School. The
following substitute teachers were appointed:
Miss Blanche Street, NJ. A. Brosius, e. S.
Green, M. e. Fisher, and Emma B. Alexander.
The following promotions were made: Miss j.
NJ. Humphrey, from Fifth to Sixth grade;
Miss M M. Hundley, from First to Second
grade; NJ. j. Francis salary was raised from
$500 to $3.50; Grace Hunters salary was raised
from $450 TO $475, and A. l.. Smiths from
$475 to $500. The following transfers we're
made by the trustees: +. Nj. Layton, trans
ferred from Van Buren to Tyler Building, and
Miss Rena shuster, Normal graduate, APP
pointed in First grade. designations of teach
ers Were received from j. A. Wineberger,
Maggie De Van, and Gertrude Cowing.
Leaves of absence OF the Sewing School,
Miss +. NJ. Leighton was granted leave of
absence for three months with privilege of
having time extended by trustee recommend
ing the same; Professor G. S. Fellows, teacher
OF chemistry of the High School, was granted
leave OF absence for three months. Mr. VIII
liam ID. Bigelow was appointed to fill the va
cancy made during Mr.. Fellows absence.
Miss Cate was appointed to fill the vacancy
made in the northeast section by Miss Leigh
TOMS absence. Miss Emma Belts, of the Fifth
division, Curtis School, asks for lesVe Of alb
sence for three months on account of poor
health.
The public school teachers IN the Fourth
division have a relief association which has