The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-31

association who were present for that
purpose.
While no reference was made to the
purpose or need of manual training in
connection with the Scranton Young
Mems Christian association it became
apparent that the banquet would prove
an opening wedge for establishing an
industrial department in this city's as
ISOLATION. Colonel Boies presided dur
ing the banquet, which was served by
Huntington. After a discussion of the
elaborate and tempting array of viands
the following Young Mems Christian
association officers We're introduced:
General Secretary Samuel +. Morse, of
the International committee, nephew
OF the famous inventor of the telegraph;
General Secretary Hicks, of the rail-
road department of the international
committee; General Secretary Miller, of
the Twenty-third Street, New York, as
sociation.
Purpose Of Banquet Revealed.
The Introductory and welcoming ad-
dress by Col II. M. Boies revealed the
origin of the Scranton Civil and Social
club, It's purposes and the future ii may
WELD in matters connected with local
questions of Importance to the city
generally. He said:
AS president Of this club | welcome
you who are fortunately our guests, but
who are unfortunately not members.
While only few of you know of the exist
ence of our club, it has existed for
year, and some explanation of 1t will
throw light on the purpose of this
gathering and may possibly interest
| you
ut is the child of three circumstances
1t happened merely by accident that
eighteen or twenty of us met last fall
at several social gatherings given con-
secutively and within a few days of
each other. Our conversation gradu-
| ally became franker and more enter
tanning and it was discovered that sew
eral were members of the American
| Society Of Civics. From this developed
the idea of discussing our interests as
citizens and promoting objects for the
city's good. The club has no political
color.
1T decided to have some discussion
of important topics at every meeting
which we hoped would prove of bene-
| fit and at the same time include q
definite trend of thought 1t happened
| recently that the subject of industrial
training was brought to our notice, and
we have provided for a consideration of
this topic tonight.
There is justly placed great reliance
| upon general education yet it is Woe
| fully at fault in that it is almost en-
| tirely devoted to the mental and intel
! lectual. The mind does not constitute
| the whole man. but should be allied with
the spiritual and physical. Now l want
| to make an assertion which is not in
| tended to voice the sentiment of the
! club, but which / make on my own re-
sponsibility: Present education is al
most useless in after life Facts and
not theory prove that statement. Our
youth is educated almost entirely on
mental lives, yet 30 per cent. later earn
their living by manual labor.
Reason of Existing Poverty.
"I make bold to say and am not
alone in the opinion-that the present
want and depression in land of plenty
Is due to over cultivation of the mind
| The problem Is, How to furnish work
and the only resources which will even
up the producing and consuming class
is to increase the wants of the produc-
ers and teach them employment"
Colonel Boies explained that F'reder-
ick Pratt one of the heirs of the Pratt
estate that maintains the famed Pratt
Polytechnic institute, of Brooklyn, was
prevented from being present by an at
tack of typhoid fever. However, he had
dictated his views which would be read
by General Secretary Miller, of the
Twenty-third street, New York, Young
Mems christian Association. Colonel
Boies explained that Mr.. Miller was the
specially selected emissary of Mr.. Pratt
and that the other international officers
of the Young Mems Christian associa
ton present were well qualified to III
troduce the discussion.
The, reference of Colonel Boies to the
identity and repute of the guests from
abroad was the first inkling of the rea
purpose of the meeting. Though, in thu
discussions which followed no specia
statement was made in regard to thu
needs of manual training department
in the Scranton association, it wa,
plain to those assembled that the mat
ter was being presented them with ;
view toward securing their interest ant
support in the future.
Mr. Pratt's paper, read by Mr.. Miller
was as follows:
What Industrial Training Is.
There seems to be a general misllnder
standing regarding the meaning of tn
, term industrial Education" This mis-
understanding has been largely hrough
, about by the fact that we have been try
ing to adjust our education as our reli
I, gion to the changed conditions of mod
ern life.
: The real problem of industrial or tech
: meal education Is that of adapting edu
cation to practical needs of life. To b
, more definite, industrial education is no
| l,,i,, a., ha
is important nor training In technica
knowledge, though that is also essential
Ii is rather that broader understandin
of industrial life, with its possibilities, II
limitations and its demands. 1t is tn
training in the ability to see, to thinl
and to do-and not by the head only, bu
+. by the heart and hand as well: therefor
1t makes but little difference whether thi
training takes the form of art of science
2 or of commerce, or whether II is taught |
e the studio the laboratory or the office.
In this country, at least, the term "ir
, dustrial education has received two dis
d tinct applications: The first, to gener;
: public school work, where II has receive
$ the name of manual training" Briefly
: II means the addition of shopwork an
o drawing to the regular studies, with tn
idea of supplementing the science, matht
:, matics, history and English with this
other training which will turn out al
rounded mert We must never forg,
that the public school has no right
:. teach trades, but 1t has a right and, flu
S ther 1t is the duty to train those ST.
e dents who, In less than one generatlo
n will govern this country, in habits Of con
plete living and doing.
The other application of the term is I
that kind of work commonly seen In El
rope and more seldom seen here, of sp
q cial or technical training In day or evel
& ing classes. 1t Is of this phase of wor
a and of its developments In the Your
h Mems Christian association that l sha
l. speak briefly this evening. When we col
y slider that six-sevenths or our .yout
d leave school at the age OF IL, and on
: one in thirty continues until Is; but p,
cent. are In colleges and per cent.
high school; in short, that but per cen