Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-12-29

nefo9y Ia Boston e~l0ngs the honor Of In
/, trselaeirg manual training snto the Uaital
Ss2ses- This system of education has beer
ia operation IN Portland bar few lnenths
yet ,onS enougn TO commend itself 10 tszs
good opinion Of sa who have given is Asfez,
;ion. One of oar best teachers said 'sThs
manual xork acts a. a kid Of ,siyersis "a t.
the boys, ard they return 70 their regnisi
work with more zest and are able 50 accom-
ish more than eEoagh to make up for losl
time.
SO mach for the Manual Training School
in Portland. Though sssi blished bat fs-
months Il ia no longer sn pertinent. Il il
however, c.rcuusseribei in It's efficiency
and shouIi be extended. do not, how,
ever. plead for rs extension in Portland.
plead for its extension over the State. nay
more. over the entire union.
America wants whole men, men with
brains ard hearts, ard hsEs3s trained ID
efficient service. Le, The charehes teach
ereeds. Neither Pfotesianiisusn or Catssoli-
cism, Buddhism nor lsalanlisn, Jaiism
nor Agnostieism, nor sny' of the perplexing
multiplicity Of isms, which have learned sll
mysteries. must have 3 place m cur Amer
can public school. believe, hoseyers riIaI
the ten commandments, and the tssa-
tubes should be read ia the school
and the Lords prayer repeated daily
and that great benefit 10 the pupils would
result from a thorough knowledge Of them.
Those who do not adpit them to be o. d.
Woe origin, must admit that thsy are good
moral precspts and certainly there is no
church calling itself Christian, which does
not regard them as of vital importance to
mankind, and if this is SO, they cannot OBJ
ject to having them taught 10 th@lr children
in the public school. Ii | am mistakt n
Ia this, should have to say, 50 much
worse for such a church. In our American
public school no foreigner should tnd a
place; il should be for Americans alone.
Every child when he enters this school,
though his parentage be Russian, Jewish.
French, Irish. German, Italian or anything
else, becomes an American, and should be
taught to value the title. Let US have then
a school in which the whole man can be
trained, and 50 realize the dream of Bacon
and Froebel.
short intermission for socisl inter
course followed. Nr. Shsrve OF the Port
land Manuel Trsiei1g school was called
upon to answer questions in regard to the
work of the school.
There are 30 benches and this number
represents the number who receive instruc-
ton at one time, and to tit such school
would cost $500. Tae sy stem used there
is modification of the Russian. The bows
take on lesson n week and by working them
in divisions 800 are now receiving instruc-
ton. All who wish II may take the course
which requires four years. Have only
been at work since September but The boys
can do plain work from the drawings.
In the second year the boy ought to make
q model from drawing made by rome one
else Girls do good work. but he thought
they could improve their time other ways.
No lathe work has been done, In Belfast
the material used by - scholars for one
year cost less than $50. Young laGies are
in some classes doing sew ing, but probably
cooking will be introduced next year. The
500 includes whole cost of 30 sets OF
tools.
Mrs. Berrington Of Belfast. was called
upon, who was greatly in favor of manusl
training being taught to the girl in the pub
lie schools, thinking, ii for no other reason,
that it inculcates honesty in performing
school work. She tiioks that the work is
healthful and fascinating and rather chose
to call it "industrisl Education There
has been manual training IN operation in
Belfast for some time, which is complete
success ia every way.
The scholars are greatly interested in the
work. The school n Belfast cost about
800. there being II benches. This lady
said thst the State ecolnized its duty 70
teach to the young, Greek md Latin,
French and German, bat 10 those of The
young who have no taste for these Ian
gusges. only an ortlio try, limited business
education. Why not th' n teach them some
thing by hieh they may in future tire de-
rive a living when the positions requiring 2
linguist are all supplied? Has IT." she
asked, "come TO this, thst ia order for q
young man to receive as part of bis edu'
cation at the expense of the State, trade
or anything by which he may manually
earn a livelihood, he must commit some
crime for which he is sent TO the jail ol
State prison. Her whole paper was
most practical and interesting one.
"Reading 10 the Public Schools, mos
interesting paper by Miss Sarah Laughter
of the Home school, Worcester, Mass.
closed the evenings programme.
Following Is the programme for Friday
and Saturday