Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-04-25
DRAWING As EnucA1Ion
IT'S PsaesIeai value Proved In German
Schools and Factories

ETALAILLI lIuNLu NnLLmMM
Schools and Factories.
The United States consul at Chemnitz
has been much impressed with the impor-
tant place which drawing holds in the
schools OF Germany, and has summarized
the results OF his observations In a report
which has Just been published by the state
department.
s'I never know the value Of drawing"
he writes, "till came 70 Germany. At
Mannheim Its meaning as an essential
part Of German education had Just begun
10 dawn on me. 1 saw its Importance to
the jewelry trade Mt Pforzheim. The more
studied the question Of German educa-
tion, especially technical education, the
more drawing / found. It is the beginning
and end Of all technical education.
"A good knowledge Of drawing makes
boy moro useful to his employer than any
other branch. 1t Is believed here that to
be able TO make or build anything, one
must bo able first to draw 1t. Then, again,
q drawing mechanic can carry home exact
ideas Of things seen. 1t is the custom not
only In Chemnitz, but in every city have
visited on the continent, and more espe-
cially In Germany, to send out trained
craftsmen to expositions and fairs for the
purpose Of copying designs, new machines,
ETC. How well they have done their work
is seen in tho manufactures of AK la Cha
pelle, Crefeld, Plauen, Leipsic Chemnitz,
Frankfort and Berlin.
"Thc Importance of this study may be
seen In tho many hours devoted to 1t from
the kindergarten to the university. No
other study in technical schools gets SO
many hours or more carelui instruction
IN uay scnoois' evening scnools and sun
gey scnoois ~ Is une same mething-urhwlng'
uraWlng, uraWlngi IL Is an ala ratner
.nan an injury 10 tne memory. IL tralns
eno iiinu as wen as ene eye. IL Is as great
az anu 70 tno reasoning powers as Is logic
VI ine'eneihatics. lS Is une very essence Oh
SS One Is anyways ueailng WIN reia-
eions' Iaking comparisons, seeking exact
ncss; oesiues, a sense Oh tne harmonious
oau Dea.eliui us is ueVelopeu'
"nae w;,ne Al, 70 poino oue Is its prac-
s,cai Vaiue' Inc agents Oh houses In the
oniIeu ooaCes VINO naunpeo Jhe hals OF
- ssio IN INouoaiA, Lyons ana Iroyes ~ or
- years ago now conie 70 Cnemnitz,
rlauen' Creieiu, 1era ana elauchau. n
was formerly iour weeks In Lyons or
aroyes anu one OF 'wo Gays a5 Onemmtz,
Sreieiu or rliuen- NOW IL Is TOUT weeks
hero anu usys II ING rrencn oextlie cen
eers. uo noo say thao TINS remarkapie
cnange Is ensireiy aue 10 drawing ana de-
signing, pu' 40 claim thab very large
p'ire ol u ~ MOE am alone IN my peneI
enao urtWlng may ne an excenent supstl-
euee i4r loglc ana mathelnatlcs, 70 Ior round
s. 1lSer iiau oegun 'lls reporo pooks pup-
nsheu la uerniany containing the same
iuea.s. a
me peso uslAlllsries y lior 70 the Inauguration
or laiicy arc ene oiiierenb Styles OF draw
ns. one au.nur la,, @ claims 10 as Gne pese ana
70 .ccnnieai Skill ior training 1ne eyes the
pese nolp 70 an t.ppreciaulon Oh opJecuiFe
anu perSpeociVe iorins ana Ine apprecla-
uon =, ngho ana snadoW. ~ Is also re-
siirueo as grea1ala 10 tne understanding