Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-12-10

trade itself and provided for an increase
of the annual dues of members OF the
organization from s. to $40. In putting the
question President Woodward said that 1t
was highly important that this proposition
should be favoraby considered because It
was vitality necessary TO the future of the
board. The vote was put and only two or
three nays we're heard.
Manual Training I'm the Schools.
Gen. Ellis Spear. chairman of the COM
mttee on public schools. was then recog-
n'zed in the regular order of business and
announced that the board would be enter
tanned with talks by Superintendent Pow
ell and School Trustee George II. Harries
on the subject OF manual training. The
gentlemen named were invited TO take the
platform. Superintendent Powell was lis
tened 20 with close interest he described
the admirable system OF manual training
in force In the public schools of the ma
tional capital
The mind did not exist in the brain alone.
he said, but in the finger tips and the
muscles as well. The course of instr,ic-
ton of the city schools was to train the
eye and the hand well the brain. As
reading, writing, history and art hmetic
were carried on through various grades
nom the beginning on through to the High
School, whi;h was the threshold 20 pro-
fessional or business life, so the trades
were carried on by similar degrees to the
of mar ual training for boys and girls in
the various grades. and then proceeded to
give striking illustration OF existing
necessities.
Our system is all right" he said but
there are two sides lacking-one In front
and one behind. We must adopt the kim
dergarten system at the beginning and
take the children two years sooner than
We DO now. The sooner We do this the sooner
We viii reduce the number of policemen byr
me number OF kindergarten trainers you
give US. We want the children at four
years old. That is the age when, as some
one says. they begin to climb over the fence
10 md what's on the other side. We want
10 help them to climb over and find the
kindergarten As sure the sun shines
the community would be the saver by II in
It's morals. and substantially in saving the
salaries OF policemen and applying them
to employment of more teachers Children
should be taken and trained before thew
denotes"
This suggestion. he knew, contemplated
an experiment. but IL would prove to be of
more value than any other and would she N
enormously beneficial results.
Inc greatest manual training school on
EARTH" he exclaimed. lis the kindergar-
ten"
This was needed at the beginning-one OF
the ends: the manual training school sid,
oy aide with the High School, was needed
at the other end.
The Secret of Civilization.
iou contemplate the SURPRISING clYiliza-
ton of New England and the middle
states. he said, and the wave of il that
extends across the northwest and envelops
the Pacific slope. Do you know the cause
OF that SURPRISING civilization? Ii was be-
cause men who thought did the work. and
men who worked thought. The reason
slavery existed so long at the south vas
mat the men who thought did no work and
The men who worked did no thinking The
lWO-WOrk and thOuPhf-r0nst
ana be correlative to advance the progress
OF the world
There was general applause when Super
lntendent Powell concluded and Mr.. Har-
ries followed him.
he said the school trustees had asked
Tor an appropriation of $4,000 for the
establishment of two manual training high
schools. The money was TO buy sites and
erect buildings, one for white pupils and
one Tor the colored. The Business H:yh
school had been successful, and II was
desired to go step further in the same
direction.
He pleaded for the hearty support of the
board of trade in behalf of securing nee
essary legislation. because he was salts
he'd that every man was interested in the
matter The public schools were turning
out month after month and year after
year boys and girls who had been primarily
fitted to confront the problem of life, but
who had not been able to receive the NEST
important finishing touches because Of The
lack 'of the additional facilities which
der consideration. He sincerely hoped
that the board would do all 1t could to have
this important matter properly settled.
Mr.. HarrieS was applauded, and when
he took his seat General Speare introduced
a resolution indorsing the estimates and
recommendations of the school board and
pledging the efforts of the board of trade
in the interests of the necessary legisla-
ton. The thanks Of the board Were also
rendered to Superintendent Powell and Mr..
Harries, and when the question on the
Of he iar, lnr,f no
put Mr.. Emmons offered amendment
that the committee be directed to invite
three representatives of organized labor to
a conference to consider the question Of
manual training In the public schools. He
declared that without the assistance Of
organized labor the efforts to adopt tie
system desired would be useless. II il
was assured that the facility for learning
a trade would be increased he was sure
that organized labor would be ready 10
assist.
The proposition of Mr. Emmons was dis
cuss "a with much animation. Mr.. Harr.es
wanted to know if by organized labor SIR.
Emmoas meant the three different organi-
cations in Washington which were now en-
gagged in an endeavor to choke each other.
Organized labor had always been in favor
of manual training in the public schools.
Referring to Mr.. Emmons assertion that
he had visited the manual training school
and found the boys playing at the work.
Mr.. Har-ies said that IT was not proposed
to make the desired manual training nigh
where a trade would be taught, and where
upon concluding the course a certificate
would be issued declaring that the person
named in IL was qualified to pursue the
calling indicated. He wanted to see the
legislation for the manual training school
passed, but by Mr.. EmmoDs proposed
method this result would never be reached.
He could assure Mr.. Emmons that If one
organized labor body should favor the
measure all the others would oppose it.
Gen. Speare stated that the adoption of
Mr. Emmons' resolution would seriously
emharass the school board, and vote be-
ing taken the proposition was defeated
heavily. The meeting then adjourned.
Among the members present were Messrs.
John r. Carmody. Chaplin Brown, W. 5.
Thompson. E. Droop. DIR. C-P. Purvis.
John H. Magruder, George F. Emmons,
b. 7. Janney, Gus. Lansburgh, George III.
Harries, John Joy Edison, Ellis Spear DR..
A. p. Pardon. r. Ross Perry, Oscar White.
w. c. Dodge, Joseph Parker w. w. Bur-
dette. Loring Chapel, Josiah Willard.
Frank Harvey. Owen Owen, Henry b.
LOCKER, w. H. Saunders, w. A. Melcy.
Frank HUM. ]. Ashly Cooper. Weston
Flint, Daniel Murray. VIM. A. Hungerford.
VIM. ]. Frizzell. w. s. Roose, l.. NJ. Saun-
ders and c. c. Lancaster.
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