The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-04
THEY VISIT THE COLLEGE.
DTS. Gilman and Curry Very Favor
Orally Impressed With 1t.

become a Beneficiary of the State
Fund.
It was a party Of representative men
and educators that visited the Georgia
State Industrial College yesterday in
charge Of MAJ. p. W. Neldrim, chairman
o. the board of commissioners, and Chan
cellor William i. Boggs, d. D., Of the
State University
The party left the De Soto yesterday
Forming at 10 o'clock in a special car
which had been provided. Besides the
gentlemen mentioned there We're in the
party Dr. Daniel c. Gilman, DR.. j. L. NJ.
Curry, Judge W. r. Hammond, of At
lanta, and Mr.. p. j. Cline, of Mil
ledgeviIle, commissioners Of the college,
MAJ. j. f. Brooks, treasurer, Judge A.
H. MacDoneu, Judge Robert Faligant,
State School Commissioner S. ID. Brad
well, Mr.. j. r. Saussy, of the board Of
education, and Messrs. w. r. Thigpeu and
Otis Ashmore. DR.. Boggs was at the
grounds when the party arrived and
Judge Fauigant came out later in a
buggy.
While the party was looking over the
grounds Mrs. Gilman, Mrs. Meldrin and
Mrs. Morgan came out in a carriage.
INSPECTION or THE COLLEGE.
The sightof the grounds and buildings
was revelation to those of the party
who had not visited the place before and
the work of the students and the results
attained were even more so. The pro
fessors and hundred pupils of the school
stood at the gate to receive their dis
tinguished visitors. The party visited
hyr "a r,v,Cfacggya
the dormitory and the recitation hall
They stopped few minutes each in
the class rooms where mathematics his
tory and English grammar are taught.
The lessons all seemed to have been well
learned, and it was an interesting sight
to see that where one pupil made some
error or missed some question twenty or
thirty hands would 60 up, each being
eager to answer what the other had
missed. From the recitation rooms the
party went direct to the farm. There,
several of the boys were at work study
ing in a practical manner the different
branches of the agricultural industry.
THEY QUESTIONED THE INSTRUCTORS.
DR., Curry and Gilman were thorough
and searching in their questions with
regard to the work and as to how il was
apportioned among the students. They
questioned with view to getting at what
scientific principles and methods were
used in the practical instruction thro ugh
which each of the students has to go. In
looking over the schools and colleges
which make application for a portion of
the fund at their disposal there are no
points that they overlook.
From the farm they went to the indus
trial department, where carpentering,
blacksmithing, wheelwrghting and ma
sorry are taught. In the carpentering
and other departments DR.. Curry was
even more searching in his questions He
asked the instructors what methods and
principles they pursued in their work, and
whether or not the young carpen-
teTs and wheelwrights were required
to do their work from drawings
or whether they used models. There
were few drawings as the boys have not
yet been fully instructed in that branch
of the work, Those that have been made
as a basis of work, however, are very
creditaole. President Wright and the
teachers of the college made themselves
very pleasant in showing the party over
the grounds. Among the visitors to the
college was Representatives Stiles, of
Liberty county.
MEETING WITH THE COMMISSIONERS.
After making a tour of the college and
getting full insight into its capabilities
and possibilities the visitors were taken
TO the Yacht Club, where they were the
guests of Judge Robert Faligant. They
then went over to Bonaventure cemetery,
where pleasant half hour was spent in
looking over the beautiful grounds.
yesterday afternoon Drs. Gilman and
CORY, as representatives of the Slater
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DIR. CURRY $ OBSERVATIONS.
"The college is young yet" said DR..
Curry, when asked his impression, "but
it has great possibilities before it. The
school is doing "a great deal of practical
work, but there is room for Improvement
with an increase in the fund az its com
mand.
Il am a great believer in manual train
ing BY thas do not mean exactly what
is implied by Industrial training. l do
not mean that man should be made
carpenter or blacksmith. or taught any
one OF the trades OUt that he shoUI1 no