The morning times., 1895-09-01
Recent Progress in Industrial
Education in England.
EXAMPLES FOR EMPLOYERS
Greater Specialization OF Studies and
"a Larger Proportion OF schools for
Teaching Particular Trades-Inter-
dependence Of Commercial and In
dustrial Training
From the Philadelphia Ledger)

fI rom lue IlIlUltl lElula LeuEtr-)
Hand in hand with commercial training
goes instruction in the Industrial arts.
The one is The complement of the other.
Technical education teaches US how To
make goods. commercial education how 70
Eeu them. The progress in The latter branch
OF The geleral subject Of promoting export
Grade. which has been attended with nOta bic
results abroad, especially in Germany, has
already been described in these dispatches
il is worth while 10 give sume attention
also 30 the primary conditions OF the future
growth ofuur exports OF manufacture, viz:
THE improvement ana special adaptation
or our processes 20 the needs Of fore iEn
countries by means OF fuller and more
uCclrate technical knowledge and manual
skin
Considerable light is thrownupo nthe prob
Irn by Tie experience OF the great manufac-
featuring countries OF Europe and the ad-
vances made 10y them toward perfecung
tlcir models and appliances for practical
instructions in the various industrial
trades These have been described, with
more or less detail, iu series or reports
compiled by Col. CGErOu ID. Wright, the
United States Commissioner or Labor, and
published in a volume of over zoo pages,
entitled .Iudustriaal Education" and also
Sd number Of valuable papers by consular
Officers. which have been printed from time
TO time in Consular Reports, the monthlype-
riodica. issued boy the Department 0f State.
Tits not The purpose here To attempt a syn
opsi~ aftLjs ereatmass of data, whlchshould
be consulted ln the original boy those desiring
more particular Information, but merely 70
indicate some Of the general conclusions
whichmay oedra wa FOR the benefit0fAmer-
iCan manufactures and artisans and or all
who have oUT industrial progress atheart.
PROGRESS IL SPECIAL TRAINING
ABROAD.
The Textile Manufacturers Journal re-
Gently pointed out, in an interesting and
timely article which urged q concentration
OF effort on the part OF manufacturers in
support of the Philadelphia School OF In
lustrial art, the noticeable difference
tween the general character and ten
rucles Of industrial education in the
red States and In Europe. its conclu
IS are the more Interesting and force
from the fact that being a special
rgsrntauye OF manufacturing interests,
journal approaches the subject in an
friendly and sympathetic spirit
aubredIy Europe EJys the Journal
vaurages over this country in that
LECTURERS and mill-owners are better
d in the theoretical and practical
af manufacturing is larger
lIage OF graduates Of textile schools
y.d in the mills there than can be
here: there are more schools and
..er stress is placed upon the value OF
special theoretical training, which
a. schools offer. Europe has made great
g. gaucas in the matter Of special schools
aud manufacturers have been educated to
the needs OF and recognize the many ad-
VantagEs which come from these schools,
Rnd in consequence they encourage their
growth and expansion in every way they
can.
NEGLECT OF OUR MANUFACTURERS.
"The American manufacturer, on the
other hand, ID the opinion Of the Journal,
"has been too busy in what may be eTegarded
Hs the constructive stages Of the industry TO
give much attention 10 these matters"
Special reference is made TO the textile in
6ustry, but the same thlng is true Of other
lines % manufactures The conditions have
been such as To cause frequent and rapid
changes IN character Of production, ''and
manufactures, unlike those on the other
side Of the Atlantic, have not run into
EpeciaIties, but have been compelled to shift
from one thing TO another"
''ThIs ma be q fault Of the trade but II
o. is IL is one that time will correct. It
may also be argued that this very condition
iuteusines the need Of greater knowledge
IS TO the technical part or manufacturing
We grant this but at the same time we
must not overlook the fact that the exi-
EcnCies Of these circumstances to an eX-
tent prevented manufacturers from giving
special attention 90 the higher and more
systematic education; the combination Of
special and peculiar circumstances under
which the industry has grown have made
necessary resorts TO eNpedients rather
than % permanent methods"
A MOVEMENT FOR BETTER METHODS.
But the time has now arrived for.noresys-
tematic methods, and specializing manu-
featuring is part and parcel Of such meth
DDS" These, tire Journal thinks, will
naturally grow out OF the conditions II de-
Ecribes. Already the cotton industry shows
large gro with in this direction, and the wool
len industry shows O marked tendency to-
=
foreign manufacturers may be attributed to
The method of specializing manufacturing
with an expansion In TINS direction the need
OF more thorough training viii be the
more keeuly felt, and provision viii be
made for H."
Up DO the present time, the Journal says,
the textile industry has not opened its eyes
% the necessity OF educating young men in
the theoretical as well as the practical
part or manufacturing, and for this reason
ST deprocates the effort which is being made
20 establish technical schools IN Massachu-
sets, on the ground thatthey woulddiminish
lhe support which ought 10 be given to the
Philadelphia School Of Industrial Art, 6
support as yet insufficient for more than
one institution OF the first rank.
A PLEA FOR PHILADELPHIA TEX
TILE SCHOOL.
'When the Philadelphia school is only
able TO graduate three young men," adds
the Journal .'lt is weu to stop a moment
and consider whether It is 10 the interests
Of the industry TO establish competing
schools The Philadelphia school offers
opportunities which no other school can
offer I'D many yeaTs, ana it is a profligate
waste TO attempt TO open competing schools
and by so doing TO withdraw support
from this one. IL VIII refard the cause OF
technical education in this country. The
better plan and the wise plan would be TO
bend an efforts up0nthis single school, make
this school something that the industry can
point TO with pride, increase its efficiency
in every way, aud let US see as the years re-
cur an everjucre5siHg number taking ad-
vantage Of its opportU uit es.
or Tie other hand Do may be eclainned that