The Republican journal., 1892-05-26
The Outfit for Manual Training
School.

was furnished with a jack-plane, smooth
er and butt plane, but the smoother was
soon removed from the benches and never
returned Only classes in their second
year need it, 1t is well to have one for
the whole school. that the teacher can loan
to such pupils as may really need it for a
few moments. Too many tools are con
fusing to beginners. In the Saco school
each pupil had a brace and three bits. 1t
| is better to have one brace and a set of
bits for the whole school. The same is
true OF chisels one set is better for the
whole school. and the teacher can loan the
| pupil Il chisel when needed one or two
pairs of divie!eGs Will do for the whole
school. Each pupil needs upon his bench
| the following tools, and no more:
L. One jack plane (the Bailey is besD.
=. One butt-plane Gron).
>. one hammer eight weight, OF fin
ishing hammer).
f. One rule, z foot, single joint, is
| bcst)
). One try-square (plain, 6inch blade,
WhhoUt .tgWes)
s. one panel saw (cross cut, 20 inch
blade).
!. One brush broom.
The above seven articles are sufficient
for each bench Each scholar should fur
nish his own pencil as it is impossible to
keep them from carrying them away in
their pockets. The single joint rule is
best for the same reason. And unless the
| Of 1,o nb,,. t1nt
shall be in place and the bench swept off
the last thing before the class retires,
many tools will be lost in the shavings
and otherwise. The scholars are surpris-
ingly honest, and more surprisingly care
less about tools. Two 24-inch rip saws
will do for the whole school, One oil
stone, can and screw driver should be on
a little bench near the grindstone, as all
four are useful in sharpening tools, and
each pupil should 90 there to sharpen up.
The most of this falls upon the teacher
| the first term. as to learn sharpening is a
| part OF the art. and is slowly learned
The school should have two or three bev-
els. one mitcr box, back saw, compass
saw, one pair calipers, one pair nippers
and in fact the school should own one car
penter's outfit. in most eases the teacher
has one. Glue, brads, screws, sandpaper,
etc, should always be kept in the teach
er $ desk.
One great difficulty is that tile pupils
lose the various pieces Of their work. The
| b,1
he captured by pupils OF another class.
For this reason each scholar should have
pigeon hole about y foot square to keep
! his work i'll. and his name should be W rit-
ten upon it. and the row of pigeon holes
belonging to each class should have a
cover drop down over them and be locked
at the close OF the lesson. The benches
are important. They should be four feet
long, twenty inches wide and from two
| feet four inches to two feet six inches
| high. and fastened firmly to the floor with
corner irons. Each bench should have a
| back ten inches high, and good vice.
| The LEG that the vice is put on should run
seven-e@hts of an inch above the top Of
the bench with the top board cut around
it, otherwise the pupil in nipping stock in
the vice will soon push the top Of the
bench oft, OF pull out the leg. If the leg
runs up through the top of the bench this
difficulty cannot happen. Each bench
should have cap, OF top board on it,
about ten inches wide, which can be re-
| - I
up. The bench leg running up through
should be Just even with the top side of
this top board. The bench hook should
be only square wooden plug made of
hard wood, and set in close beyond the
vice leg, SO as to be easily adjusted by the
pupil with his hammer. An iron hook
destroys too many planes.
one of the most curious difficulties with
a vacation school is that the scholars are
under no obligations to attend and there
fore cannot be disciplined without driv-
| ing them out of the school. For this rea-
son the schools are only partially success
ful until they become legal part Of the
public school, and regular attendance is
enforced. These vacation schools are al
ways successful with pupils that attend
with some degree oi regularity The
parents need educating in this respect
APPLETON. f. l.. Davidson, of Appleton
and Mr.. Currier, Of Lineolnville have
bought Mr.. \. II. Newbert's stock of goods
| and will do business ''at the old stand.' A
petition is in crcuation and receiving num-
eruus signatures, for the appointment of Mr.