The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-04
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school, "A DC. zho sees 7othizs In mar
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10th The labor and ire iabcre- To hsrn
al hand work IS e-u5se-x. an5 al z,en
who 1se their hands are to him equally
1nc22ffrat@d and ansstrsrtivs With The
acquisition az skill in himself comes \
pride n IT'S possession and the ability
au1 ne willingness 20 recognize i, IN his
fssloxs When once hs appreciates skin
n haadicrafs or any manual art. he re-
CARDS the preseason % Il with sympathy
ard respect.
These observations and facts taken
from other schools are growing frae in
this scssoos. although sufficient time has not
elapsed for their complete fglniimsut. The
work ef the manual training boys and
girls fgfrfs take the lighter forms of shop
practices and In many instances do So
psrsor sork 90 the boysl Is equal TO ana
tn many instances Is better than the
average OF the students taking academic
work e1sy. In the present graduating
class OF EftT-two. the eleven boys who
have taken the manual training course
rank among the highest In the class. and
four OF them with averages above %
per cent are among the ten highest
The value Of this education to the stu
dent after leaving school Is se,f-eyident
after considering ITS value to him while
in school It's intrinsic value In giving q
hoy the elements OF most mechanical pro-
cesses- and an understanding OF their
language. mechanical drawing, so that he
may readily apply his knowledge IN any of
the mechanic arts. Il Of large Importance.
The fuller knowledge ne possesses OF him.
self and OF his abilities and his tastes lead
70 Tar wiser. happier ard more success
fai choice Of a calling OF profession
'os 100 graduates Of grammar schools
eight obtain their living In the profession.
and business. and ninety-two b means of
their hands IL Is evident from the above
statistics that manual training school
must be In a large measure a finishing
school II also becomes A feeder 10 The
universities and Is grea. stimulus 10
higher education In PHILADELPHIA - per
cent of its graiuztes have entered college
n any case the result TO all is a gain in
tsllectna,ly by this experience In contact
manufacturing pursuits. more intelligent
mechanics. more successful manufacture
ers. better lawyers. more skiilfui phys1-
clans and more useful cit;zsns.
The Ne OF It.
To this Northwest country whose
future prosperity depends entirely upon
the development. o: its resources, mainly
through scientific and Industrial work. the
nsed OF its coming citizens the youth OF
to-day. 20 have cultured minds and skill
ful hands Is paramount There is sb1n-
cant proof that technical education has
been the means OF attracting capital not
arly TO specific localities. but TO countries.
Ealtimors established and supports a man
ia. training school because of its benefit
10 her as a manufacturing city. Seattle
will ind Ike results viii recur to her for
any investment she has made or will make
in education.
To give the present graduating class
further opportunity to see and realize the
further Application of the mechanical prin-
ctpies with which they have become famiI-
lar. one or more visits will be made by
the class to the leading manufactures Of
SeaSie
Nothing has yet been done for manual
training for the girls In the form Of do
nestle economy. II Is hoped that the near
{ tare win end this school as well equipped
along this line as Toledo, Ohio. where
the girls of the senior grammar class,
besides their regular academic work. take
course IN applied Housekeeping In the
first year light csrpeAtry and wood carving
Is given: in the second. courses In plain
sewing and garment cutting and making:
in the third year. instractioa is given in
preparing and cooking food. purchasing
household supplies. the chemistry of cook
Inc. and general instructions in sys;euna-
tizsnz and economizinE household work
and expenses
But let !, be emphasized again: the aim
Of all this is above and beyond and more
lasting than the mere dexterity OF the
hand and the knowledge acquired along
these lines II Is education in its largest
and fullest sense. to bring every faculty
into its true relation with every other
faculty, and with all that Is true, pure
and good
He most lives
who thinks most. feels the nobless, and
acts the best"