The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-15
TeshnloaI Edusa,ioa.

The question Of technical education
Il being actively discussed both hy
vage-workers and employers of labor.
Il Is being forced on public attention
hy certain facts concerning the rise
aud fall Of trade In various countries
where technical education Is encour-
aged or neglected. Il Is Acknowledged
on an sides that the more skilled The
labor put into a product the better II V
and the more likely 10 command COM
merclal success. The expert In any
given trade or calling IL less likely 10
make mistakes than an incompetent
or hali-lnstructed man. With his
mind 10 biz work u Il less tlrcsome or
monotonous. and q is also certain that
the nlmble finger moves with the ae-
tive mind. says a writer In the Age o.
Steel.
when We separate intelligence from
labor. no matter as Kind or degree
work Is but drudgery, and an artisan
OF a mechanic IL but an automaton.
Under such conditions but little prog.
res can be made In any line Of indus
try. The worker himself is bu, a ma
chine His mind moves In a fixed
groove. and bis hands toll on IN the
same CID rut On the other hand. the
more he knows Of the nature OF what
be hammers or carves. forges. spins.
paints or chlsels. and % he mysteries
and possibilities. the less arduous Is bis
task. and the more contenied aud ac-
tive bis mind Moreover. with a
broader knowledge Of his art. his up.
pogiunltles Of improving his position
are In ratio with hts Intelligence. and
In an an around sense he Is the promo.
ter. not only Of his own good. but
Of the Industry In which he Is en-
gagged.
Technical education Is designed 10
bring this about aud 20 liii labor above
the level Of mechanical dudgery. I,
has In some eases attempted too much
and In an endeavor 10 teach a little Of
everything has missed Us mission b,
teaching nothing we'll General knowi.
edge may max, a scholar. bu, Il need,
direct aud practical teaching IN this OF
that trade OF profession to make a mar
a good metal worker. a physician. a
engineer or a M ker OF horaeshoes
Wisely directed and restricted 20 spe
cial lines, no man can sanely question
either the industrial or personal i'm
portance OF technical education. =,
plainly and forccmlly Is this apparcn
In the development % national indus
tries that We and England accountinl
Tor much Of German success In 'oreiel
trade to he superiority In technical Cd
ucation. Nor is America blind 20 Oh
advantages secured BY this system. ~
vocational facilities In this direction an
being constantly enlargea. and Il
course Of time may become part o
our common school training
There has been some apprehension
on the part Of the vorkingmen that &
some way or other technical education
a. practiced IN some ot our institution
Is menacing 10 their Interests. In
creased efficiency aud improved ms
chlnery are looked upon with suspl
cion. and II not directly opposed ar
tacitly discouraged This is a mistake
II has no justification In experience
and. willingly or unwlllingly, viii hav
90 submit 10 the inevitable. The spler
did record Of success made In lat
years by German manufacturers. an
the aroused activity 81 other nations
the same educational direction. an
the discovery by Great Britain tbs
her slaekness In this matter Is rapid
dlminlshlng the volume Of trade. bot
hone and foreign are among the soc
aud sound reasons why the lndus,rt
world should b. unanimous In lndor
lng technical education.