The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-10
A Manual Training Exhibition, show
ing What Schools Cnn Do.
New York Letter in Philadelphia Press.

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That is a very Interesting and remarkable
collection of the handiwork done by boys
and girls, and coming from every part OF
the world, which Is to be exhibited in a
day or two at a public hall upon Fifth ave-
nue.. in this city. These articles represent
the ingenuity, skill and artistic sense OF
pupils in manual training schools or In I'm
situations giving technical instruction.
Some OF the exhibits made by scholars in
Philadelphia in two Of the manual train
ing schools in Philadelphia are really re-
markable. These Philadelphia schools have
long had a high repute in this city, and
although we have the Auchmuty Training
gave half a million dollars some three years
ago, and two or three other echnical
schools. yet 50 FAR the work done in them,
on the whole. does not compare with some
OF that which is obtained from the Phila-
delphia schools. VI
In the collection there come some very.
beautiful specimens OF needlework. Some
OF them are table centerp.eces of real art.
Queen Wilhelmina has sent a doll which
she made with her own fingers and some
of the young girls living in Jerusalem,
India. even in far-off Shanghai, have sent
EXQUISITE specimens of their handiwork. !.
The ingenuity Of the lads OF this coun-
Of the a Exhibits onss of ofsf these things hi ! SONS Is
q trolley car with a track twenty-five,
feet long. the car driven by electricity
in the Berkeley School. in New York, has
sent a model Of a cable car which some
business man having seen reported to be
so pracIlcdl tnat a patent was taken out
for II. One OF the scholars in the Chicago
Manual Training School has sent a tower
clock which will strike the hours and quar-
tiers, the pendulum OF which compensateS
clock is really a marvel of ingenuity and
some idea of its size may be obtained from
the fact that the weights of the time and
striking trains are $50 and $50 pounds re-
spectively. Some suggestions of the in
genuity necessary for this boy to COM
plete this marvel is suggested by the fact
that he WAS. c0rnnQllP6 fO make SnRCfal
tools to do IL with. s.
Philatslists will be specially interested in
value is $4,000 and which contains the
famous 20 cent st. Louis stamp, worth $3.50.
which many .philatelists believe to be the
rarest and most valuable stamp i'm the
world. Another stamp exhibited is the
Brattleboro stamp. worth $1,000. -.
Then there are specimens of metal work,
pen drawing. photography and wood cars-
ing. and coming as they do from many
different parts of the country. they fur
nish a most gratifying suggestion of the
impulse which modern manual and technical
training systems are giving to the mind
of the young.
This exhibition. however. has a finer
purpose than the mere grarlication of cur
ious interest. 1t Is a part of the purpose
of the young people of this country, many
of whom are members of the Association
OF the Round Table. to build and firmly
establish the industrial school at the Good
VIII Farm. IN Maine. This is one Of the
most worthy of the philanthropic purposes
of the day. The farm takes boys from six
to eight years of age, who are homeless
and really picked up in the streets of Phil
adelphia, Chicago. Boston. New York and
other large cities, and now one hundred
little fellows who not long ago were home
less are cared for upon this place. The
proposed Industrial school which is TO be
ing people in all parts of the world. viii
be. il is hoped. one of the most attractive
of all the training schools i'm this country.
Architects have already prepared the de-
signs for the building and these suggest
a very beautiful structure. constructed APP
proprfately for the purpose to which it
l. 10 he dedicated.