Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-23
BOARD OF EDUCATION

BOARD OF EDUCATION Report on Manual lTrainIng-Changes in the Teaching Force-Mr. Plunkett Resigns From the Finance COmmit- tee-The Election of Superintendent Will Come Up at the Next Meeting Overcrowded Schools.
 A full meeting of the board of education was held last night. The committee on schools asked that leave of absence be given Miss Coakley of the Lowell school on account of need of rest, which was granted. The resignation of Miss Cora l.. Fiske in room 3b Woolsey school was &C., cepted. On account of Mrs Fiske's resig nation the following changes were made: Miss Emma Mcdonald from No. 9 to No. | 3b, Miss Annette Johnson from Woodward | school to No. 9. Miss Lillie M. Bedeu re- l signed from No. West street school, to take effect April 29, and in consequence Miss Lillie B. Hull was transferred from No. 8 to and substitute transferred to room No. 8 for the next term. It was voted to open another room and organize another grade in Rosette school, and these changes were made: Miss Margaret Healey from "a to 8, Mary A. Maher from 6b to "a, Annie L. Stone from 5b to 6b, Annie B. Kelly from to 6, Louise Hofacker from 4b to 5b, Florence Northrop from 4 to 4b, Ella J. O'Meara from 3b to 4, Kate E. Killoy from 2c to 3b, Margaret Roland from 9 to Sc, Alice N. Heath, extra, to 3.
 Miss Margaret Healey, who resigned some time ago from 4a Eaton school to enter convent, asked to be reappointed to her former position, which was granted and the same salary as before voted her. The St. Francis asylum was given per mission to continue their school session through the present vacation as hereto fore and close week earlier in the sum- mer.
 Miss Gladman, the special instructor in sewing, the committee on special instruc- tion reported, had handed in her resigna- ton to take effect at the end of the year. She has been very successful teacher and has greatly systematized the instruc- tions in sewing. It was decided that an assistant to her be appointed at salary of Jennie Messer of this city, who has taught for five years before coming to this city, and since being here has done a great deal of sewing, had been strongly recom- mended by Miss Gladman and was ap- pointed.
 The following report by the committee on manual training was read. It was voted that the report be published as @ statement l of the scope, object and cost of building | and equipment and annual expense of the course, as required by vote of the dis trict at it's adjourned annual meeting. Further action was deferred. REPORT ON MANUAL TRAINING. | Tho committee on special instruction, to whom ! Vas rafar nf l beg leave to report that it recommends the es- l tablishment of full course in manual training, l and the erection and equipment of a suitable 1 building for that purpose. and it submits the following statement of the object, scope and ex- 1 pense of such course:
 We have in the high school four courses. of study, the classical. the commercial the scien- tific and the English course. If a boy desires to ! obtain a collegiate educ ation preparatory to one of the, learned professions we have he desires to fit himself for the Counting room l or for commercial life generally, have pro sires to become learned in the sciences and to prepare himself for admission to the scientific department of university, we have provided for him scientific course. And for one who de-
 sires to go beyond the rudiments taught in the
 grammar schools and acquire greater proficien | cy in the studies of his mother tongue, we have l four years English course. But for the large
 number of our boys, who desire to enter some
 essential to civilized life, we make no specia l provision in our curriculum.
 partial and onesfeG Mannai labor, 1 the fS gsea
 vocation of so large number of our citizens, has
 never received its proper recognition. It is ii
 manual labor were only question of brute force | and not of trained intelligence It is as if the
 brain were an isolated organ and as if with its
 development could not be associated the training 1 of the hand and eye, upon which skilled labol
 depends.
 If one of our boys desires to enter learned
 profession give him Latin and Greek, the
 modern languages, the higher branches il |
 which his future life demands. Butit 2 boy de
 we give him a little development of the brain, we teach him few rudiments of knowledge but ir in m view the fife of his manhood In his W educa . | tion we do not teach him that he has an eye tha
 must constantly observe and hand that mus
 fit him for his best manhood the trading of thest must in a true educational process be united VA" As long as we fail to to provide for this class l may be questioned d whether not neglect our higher schools in the interests of the few , l We do not here advocate the abridgement of an, of the educational privileges now given to th' , high schools should be abolished, but we do asl that it's foundations be broadened. l If the object of our system of public educatiol is to prepare children for the responsibilitie of citizenship in free state, to make them intel ] ligent and contented members of our social or ganzation, then there is no one course that will | accomplish so much toward that end as wisely planned course in manual training And in al ! equal degree with many other studies it is an ed ucational process which contributes to the devel } l opment of the mental powers school is to provide liberal and at the samtt time practical education for the large mum bers of our youth who do not wish to take a clas Such a school will widen the scope of higl of the dignity of labor, develop efficiency ane intelligence in every department of industry ane
 the practical affairs of daily life.
 The manual training school is to furnish in structiop in the practice and use of tools, and ii
 to teach the essential mechanical principles o all industrial arts but recognizing the value ant , necessity of mental discipline it will also exac , close and thoughtful study with books as well a.
 It proposes by lengthening the usual schoo drawing and tool work as well as for mathemat 3 ics, physics and the English branches of a higl
 school course: It aims to produce not skill sim . ply, but skilled intelligence, and it's course o
 study will be so planned as to give abundant op portunty for intellectual training as well as tn . l development of bread-winning qualities.
 COURSE INSTRUCTION.
 The course of instruction would be open to tn l pupils who had completed the seventh grade o 1 l the grammar schools and would continue thre { | school years.
 The manual line of instruction for the boy
 would include eai carpentry, wood turning, batter chine tool work. For the girls, domestic econo
 my, including cookery, sewing, clay modelling
 The intellectual lines would embrace course: ] in mathematics, science and English, penman
 ship, free hand and mechanical drawing.
 The following will serve to indicate the gener
 al character of a three years course:
 
 Shop work Cwoodwork, beach and lathe0 Mechanical drawing.
 Mathematics, (arithmetic) 4-t
 English (history and composition.) ,a
 SECOND YEAR. ...
 Shop work (forging chipping and f1ling). Mechanical drawing. i'I
 Mathematics (Algebra and Geometry. l English (Civil Government and Literature) THIRD YEAR.
 l Shop work (Machine tooD.
 Mechanical drawing.
 Physics and Chemistry.
 English and American Literature,
 = COST BUILDING.
 The estimated cost of plain, substantia
 building which would accommodate two hundred
 and twenty five pupils at the same time witt necessary land therefor would be about $40 900
 The boiler, engine lathes and all necessary . machinery and equipments for conducting the
 classes in all the departments would involve al
 outlay of $1O,O00
 Tho annual expenses of running the school
 including salaries of principal and three instruct , ors, material fuel etc, would be about S6,OOO
 It is to be borne in mind, however, that scholars
 who elect this course relieve to that extent tht
 other courses of study and the proportionate ex pense.