The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-01
TO AID DEAF MUqBS.
to the Trenton Asylum
in Which They Will Be
Taught Mechanical Arts.
sss.:-7to the Jersey c IL Ncarc.

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! sew School of Deaf Mutes has just had
added to it a building for the purpose
| Of furnishing adequate room for the
| teaching of mechanical arts. 1t is in the
| rear of the Deaf Mute School,, and is
about to be fitted up with the appliances
necessary for the instruction OF tne
children for whose benefit it was erect
ed. In the basement it is the design
to place a gymnasium.
The structure is 45x90 feet. 1t is OF
rough brick and will be given a coat Of
r~ough-cast in the spring. The appear
| ance from the Chestnut avenue side oil
the school lot is not monumental, and
it's two stories make it appear to be just
what it is-an auxiliary to the main
building Inside, everything mas peeh
| provided to make the building adapt
able to the purpose.
The entire interior of the building is
finished in. selected yellow pine, nicely
polished and oiled, and the floors are OF
! narrow, hardwood. The ceilings through
out are of paneled corrugated iron. paint
ed, and present a decorative appearance
| Steam heat is in every part, and the
| closets and lavatories are plped aleei
| the most modern fashion of plumbing.
| Nothing has been left to be desired ~
| any of these respects. For the machinery
a twenty horsepower boiler and a ten
horsepower engine will be provided. II.
e. Finch was the architect and Danlel
Cubberley the builder.
GENERAL ARRANGEMENT.
The general arrangement of the build
\ ing is good and its fitting up IS IN the
| hands of experts. 1t will be fitted with
| all the apparatus for scientific ana thof-
| ough physical culture of the pupils. Inc
State Board of Education have in con-
temptation the employment OF a teacher
of physical culture.
The whole basement is given up to the
gymnasium, which is designed, also, FOR
the affording of indoor recreation IN IN
| clement weather
On the first floor are the composing and
press rooms. On the northwest corner
is the girls composing room. Adjoining
is the Office of the instructor, separated
by a railing from the composing room OF
the boys. Beyond this again IS the
room for the presses, paper cutter, etc,
The Industrial training in this school IS
brought into closer relation with the IN
tellectual department than it is in most
schools. The great difficulty is that the
children who so there have no mother
tongue. They come without conception
of any qua and the work planneo
in this school is with reference to en-
c~ouraging practice in language. 1ne
printing office goes a long way III sni :
direction. It will be furnished with a
cylinder press, a jobber, a paper cutter
Inc everything requisite for thorougn N
struction in all parts of the art, 1ncluding
the printing of fine cuts. AS an 1llustfa.
ton of the thoroughness, a ~dua OF
two years ago is now foreman of the
CAN MAKE SHOES.
over the printing office, in the second
story, is the shoemaking department.
This has been in operation for a numoer
of years. The work is done by ha an
Many of them who learned their trade
at the school in years past are now earn
ing their livings by it When the puplls
leave this department they are able 70
make a complete pair of shoes by mana.
Across the hall from the printing office
ment is the sewing department. here
kinds of needlework. A competent in
structor is provided, and it is contem-
| plated to ado knitting and tailoring TO
the other kinds of needlework. All the
their own dresses. and they are DONG
A room for drawing is also on the sec
ond floor. Here mechanical drawing
and general perspective drawing Is
taught. These are not impaired as &C.
complishments, but for the purpose OF
them to be a prelude and concomitant of
practical work, from the training given
to the hand and eye.
MAKE GOOD MECHANICS.
Across the hall from thep rinting office
is the wood working department. Here
both sexes are aueht the use OF tools.
1t will be understood that the aim Is not
to produce journeymen. The knowledge
of the use of tools, and the kill that this
brings, enables the pupils, however, to
become good mechanics with very little
instruction after they leave the inst1tu-
ton. When a boy has his muscles
trained to be obedient to his will, and is
skillful in the use of tools, but little
further instruction is necessary. All
kinds of hand tools are provided here,
and latheS for turning purposes. the
pupils become familiar with the use OF
all of them. The department consists OF
a storage room, a work room, 4oxlS, an,
other smaller one. and all are equipped
with all the appliances for inc work,
lathe work and scroll saving.
The head of the institution is Professor
Weston Jenkins. He was born in
Massachusetts and educated at Williams
College. He took up the work of deaf
pointed Professor in the New York IN
stitution of Deaf-Mutes. at Washington
Heights. He remained there in charge
of the most advanced department until
the opening of this school in 1889. H
has had among his pupils a large mum
Der who have become teachers in insti-
buttons all over the country. Some OF
them are artists and some successful in
other lines.
The Steward of the institution is
Thomas F. Hearnen. He was born in
New Brunswick, N. J He worked ff-
teen years at cabinet making and all
kinds of VOC work. He served in the
Customs House four years under Cleve-
lands first administration. He came
from that position to- the school and has
been there since.