The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-31
PUPILS IN COOKERY
AN INTERESTING FEATURE OF THE
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
GIimpscs of the Various Departments
Boys mt the FORCES and at
Wood working.

AS0iA Ou COuhu AcTlQldH street, a snort
distance below the Union Station. is a
large brick building with stone trimmings
1t is one Of the luxuries-at the same time
one of the most practical luxuries-provided
for the children of this city. The In
dustrial Training School is the name above
the great wide entrance The pupils who
have passed the eight lower grades of the
public schools have the privileges of this
school, Here the mind and hand come in
closer relation. The pupils are taught some
branch Of industry; something that will be
a benefit to themselves in their life work
after leaving the schools. A visitor to the
schools, who has been out of the teachers
jurisdiction number of years will give a
sigh OF regret that he was born too soon,
for In his day there were no such adj
vantages for him. The simple desk with
the stationary ink well. the groove for pens
and the uncomfortable seat are things of
the past. 1t is well that people of infu-
ence have ideas and are able to put them
into practice The only wonder is that
with the great and ever increasing popula-
ton, with the thousands Of children of
school age, that Indiana has been so long
getting an industrial training school for
It's young. How to do things with the
hand is, however, not the first considera-
: ton. The regular branches of high school
study are also taught. The suggestion for
the industrial school came from a set of
members of the German Mechanics Instj-
tute, which had its organization on Mary
land street, and which was established in
1884. After many months the institution
now on South Meridian street was begun.
AT it's completion the Mechanics Institute
dissolved its organization. There were
tables, benches, tools and various other
articles xybio bod coI in ne
OF instruction and some little money. Ali
of this became the property by gift. Of the
in the. new building all the best thought
OF architecture designer. builder and the
COMMITTEES in charge could suggest has
:. One Of the first places to which the WIS.,
itor will be conducted is the assembly hall.
This Is great room. with chairs for five
hundred, and folding chairs additional to
seat 125 more. The floor declines at de-
cided angle by broad, low steps. The chairs
are in semi-circle, and so arranged that
every one can have clear view of the plat
form and so that the speaker may have a
tervals, ali the pupils meet This, as Prof
.Emnerich, the head of the school, said sis
to create, as the French express 1t, an .es-
prit de corps. Where the pupils shall feel
that they are part Of great whole" Prof.
Emmerich gives talks, and whatever may
essary for ali to s Know is here disseminated.
The only ornament of the room is found in
-FOUR busts, on brackets on the wall, to
chased with the money which was given to
the school by the Mechanics Institute. One
Science; one Of Benjamin franklin s re esa.
senting industry; one of Shakespeare, rep
resenting literature, and the last of .Froe-
bel, who Is called the founder of the indus
trial idea in the training Of children. There
are session rooms and recitation rooms,
each equipped with restful seats. real slate
from the rear and left sides, and perfect
ventilation At each three-quarters of an
hour the recitations end. At that time the
pupils pass from the recitation to the ses-
sion room, and then to the succeeding class,
the signals being given by electric bells.
are allowed to chat This, as Mr. EN-
merich says, is never loud, but allows re-
taxation. They pass in twos, sometimes
threes or tours. all happy and merry The
topic is usually some subject from the last
class or the class to. follow. There is not
the least confusion though some are going
10 the right, some to the left, some up
stairs, some down, and still others passing
pupils 60 up and down stairs there is not
the least clatter, because the steps are
covered with rubber which silences every
footstep.
ADMIRABLE EQUIPMENTS.
One of the interesting rooms is the Ii
brary, with shelves holding one of the best
selections of reference books to be found
In the city. Here pupils who come before
O'Clock in the morning report before 60
ing to their room. The library is always in
charge of a teacher, who will Assist in the
selection of books and who will be in all
respects librarian. The librarian changes
each hour The pupils only visit the library
for information in study hours. The books
in this library have been bought by pupils
and teachers from the proceeds of enter
tainments of various kinds. All the daily
papers, American and German, are there
the magazines, weekly illustrated papers,
the Century and other dictionaries. The
magazines M as ,s are bound in numbers and
books. The pupils pass in and out of the
room with much freedom.
Unstable desks. At the side of the seat
IS the desk, verticle between the arm of the
seat occupied and the next. BY means of
a lever the desk is raised, turned and
placed in easy position for the pupil 10
use. In one room the pupils were having
instruction in writing from Professor W. ).
Thisselie Not the plain up and down and
curved strokes of penmanship. pure and
which combined form bird with definite
description the teacher was showing just
what parts should be made first and he
made the copy with chalk OH the board.
After certain sweeping strokes were taken,
they were added to, one by one till bird
the drawing lessons the i pupils ps have the
greatest conveniences. First fine north
g S d one OF the most Essential nio rsequisites
stand in their possibilities than anything
else, There is first tripod of iron in the
center Of which is a socket, BY means Of
screws the desk may be raised or lowered,
turned to the right, left or any position and
not only that but by means of a third
screw 1t may be placed at any angle. The
instructor Is Mr.. r. II. Noyes, graduate
of Cornell, an instructor in Boston, before
coming here, and man who believes
that every individual, with talent or without
should study drawing in order to be better
able to appreciate it. All the work in this
department is freehand. On each desk
there is an object from which the pupils
draw. A vase, sprouting onion, apple,
dish, saucer, child's shoe, an instru-
ment. In fact, no two things alike. In
adjoining room there is an advanced class.
Some pGpils were at work drawing from
casts and others were making pictures in
water coIors, "a teapot and some Jumps Of
sugar being the subject for and
group of red and yellow apples that for
other, while one sketch which stood on the
table showed a glass with flower in il.
The bill of lading has been received for a
collection of casts which represent the eX-
penditure of 5000 for this department. When
they are in position the school will have
one of the best collections in the West.
There arc 10 pupils in this department.
divided into four sections.
In the room where mechanical drawing is
taught Mr.. A. j. Bean was showing the
pupils about reckoning the distance of
beam of light. There was a free discussion
as to whether the light from a street
lamp twenty feet away or from a greater
distance In the room were MANY of the