New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-05
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

ART AND INDUSTRY. Education in the Industrial
and Fine Arts in the United states. 90 by , Isaac
inUon: Government Printing Office
The first part Of this important and comprehensive
work. One Of the publications Of the National Bureau
of Education was received with great favor by mos
interested In education not only In this country pu
In Europe. The present volume Is entitled to the
same hearty reception Like its predecessor IL orsS
together q vast amount OF Information touchihs inc
omen questions discussed being In fact an cncyclopaeu
80 far as art and industrial education are c"hcc'"
Its value is sensibly enhanced by Mr. Cif"e' N'''',
contributions TO It. vigorous wrior' d" e'"
and accomplished student OF cducauoha piop'.'
what he has TO say in support OF his own 'o'
touching the new departures in education OF III '''"
csm Of opposng views is well worth the consideration
nj these concerned II he had mastered lhe art Oh
condensed expression his work would be more "Sciu
Tho Introduction OF this part second consumes ii'
pages. An that Is essential In 1t couid reauhy
have been given I'm half the space
Tho first mart OF Art and Industry was devoted
IN drawing IN the public schools. This second part
naturally follows after it. Mr. Clarke MAKES all eA'
haustive presentation of the arguments OF those WI"
orc I'm favor CT manual schools but who are not In
favor of the Introduction of the aesthetic clement
into mammal training. He makes an equally full
presentation OF the arguments OF their friendly
antasonists Himself q sanfh believer In aes'heucai
studies for children his extended observation leads
said 70 have found 1odgment as yet ~
the manual training schools. Neither IL
the theories, wishes nor methods" he reports
of the people who must actively advocate the MAJ"
ual training movement can the present wri'er s'e
promise OF any valuable development OF "''ni''s
Of the aesthetic nature II Is interesting to no'e Una"
other educators do not hold to this view. Al 'he
conference on Industrial training held in Boston last
month the director OF drawing in the public schoois
of Brooklyn communicative quote from nv poS
Ton Commemorative report OF the prOceeluss-
.upon the distinctly artistic character WHICH S
manifest in the manual training prac'i'ed Ill niahS
ycbools.. AT the same meeting another speaker,
representing the Pang Normal Art classes referred
to "the common purpose OF all ple new mrs VI
'ublic education to awaken feeling for that when
Is idealn Mr.. Clarke observes that some thlhK ina.
or. training In the manual training schoo'S mus
come as a necessity. 1t may not yet nave eohe
hut certainly signs that 1t Is coming are not w's
The work consists OF an elaborate 1hroducuo"'
twenty chapters and nine appendices There H. be-
.,des an analytic table OF contents Of the chapters
WITH list of the titles of all tile papers in the ap
pendlces and "A topical index. In the hrst cnap''
II Is held that Industrial art drawing Is '% u"'''
of artistic and industrial education. Then foio"S all
account Of the and progress OF Industrial euuoa
tion with a summary of the characteristics OF the Nc"
departure These topics and their oiIshoo's are
.horouch,v discussed Several chapters are deNo'ed
40 late experiments in education made In the New
England Middle and Western states Lastly 'neie -
an extended account OF the free Nhdersa','' "''1
workman's school, founded under the auspices VI
the Society for Ethical Culture OF this cny' 'tnSs
the vital subjects discussed In passing are 'ne
garten the limits be assigned to free pupilc cuu
e".,on ond IN. relation Of the new educational as
.oc,atons TO public schools. The appendices throw
a nood Of light upon the matters already rcier'eu
a and upon others which are treated OF Ill tie pou'
of the book.