The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-06
FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION
THE GENERAL COMMITTEE INDUL-.
GES IN n BANQUET.
There Was n Fine supper, There Were
Some Good Speeches, and There Was
Considerable Enthusiam.

The meeting of the general COMMITTEES
that has the matter of considering ths
| proposition to establish school OF tech
nology in this city in charge, at the Mar
ragansett on Saturday evening. took the
form OF a banquet, and as there were a
number OF guests who had not a very ac
curate knowledge of the project, and II
WAS necessary 10 enligbten them. there
was not much Information regarding the
practical progress made in the work oi
gathering funds for the enterprise made
public.
There was, however, good supper,
some first-rate speeches, aud the develop
ment or considerable new enthusiasm for
the scheme. Tnere were several men
present who had not previously been
connected with the movement, aud the
net result may be rs valuable to the pro-
Ject AS though the meeting had been de-
voted TO the routine work OF the commit
tee.
Among the members Of the committee
anu the invited guests present were:
stoas ohsrlss ssol lfsteGer So Samuel r Colt Alfred
Secgetary Irving NJ. smiln. Joshls wllbour, david
hSpS Hon H. John Tan q %SS@aS S5nn r.
preadent OF the East Providence Business Mems
ssctt RasS Harry as stG H''P Daniel af'Sns say q
Hon. Jt seph Il. Cole OF Woonsocket George French
Materman Frederick i. Gladding. Myron FISH,
William !: Knight Charles A. Child, j. +. p.
FTedel lex IL Carp 'htsr, j. Lewis PieTse presdenyi
~ ~ the board Of trade; John shepard, Jr.. Hon.
uram howard, president of tne Advance Cub
kimbali
The formal exercises began when cigars
we're lighted. AMI Char g, Fletcher. tie
chalrnal OF the committee, called the
hri,.
It'll or h his own dels "a to what @
u op ssu sc 1ool snould oe aud do. 1t as
an al dulrable present ation or the views
thtt haI resulted from the life long con-
nection OF the reader iti the industries
that the proposed school would benefit,
ana W $ leplete with practical suuges-
tion already made. Mr.. Fletcher said:
1t is the intention to have three complete s,ts O,
machinery cJtton. WOODEN and wOrsted, with their
Pies ron the pIle 10 tae nnIshsd cloth
Use OF the industrial ~ hoo The only May 10
make our young meu practical is 70 ru The school
Raising the first $4,000 we will 20 10 tue state
legs lture and ask for lease OF the old state
prison lot on Gaspee street for a term Of ninety
nine years AZ reuta OF a. per year to be u Ell Tor
You will nnd on investisa.ion III 4 ali the lead-
ing nations Oh Eur ps nave industr triai schools.
cal men 10; various Departments, Il is abou I'M
possible for us 10 put y0ung Zen nto our ARTS t.
and manager, are jeaiOus OF IN III success and do
not feel inc lltd TO inD.,rt tIelr kuo ledge hut
the professors dnd teachers IN tlis industrial
school viii nave an interost In their pupils In ten
years me The fruits from this shoOl would be
tonishing as they have been In Europe
David NJ. Thompson, Yho has been on.
of the most active of those Interested in
the pre- Jec ed school, spoke at length
upon the general opic OF the value OIL
such school o the industries aud the
people OF the state. Prot. AlonzD Will
iiams made u stirring address, as did
lrpOrUp 4
the Hon. Hiram Howard, A fred Stone
j. Lewis Pierce and one or two others
Secretary smith read this letter from the
governor
Among the many public movements that are now
receiving attention, not one IS more de serving than
MS OF the earne ulport Of our business men. /
ieem II linked so closely with thB progress and
prosperity ours att tnat could not frain from
calling the attention of he Legislature 10 the move
uent. l nfmly DeltYs that Tie eStabl shment Of
'uch an exhibition and scnool VIII give "A new i'm
letus TO our Industrial life and materially benefit
ne whole people. ANY assistance can persona ~
ender IN the promotion OF this Will be cheer
July given.