Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-13
MANUAL TnarSiso IN STATE Son-
NAL SCHOOL.

following were given To- the teachers
from the first to the iifth grades
i. What constructive WORK nave your
pupils done during the year,
First oradc-The pupils have made
Pilgrim furniture balances. shadow
sticks, torches. looms, rlcds. rats,
boats fnwcr LADDERS. marble slots,
bats, FIRE drills. towel rollers. picture
frames. whistles. fiHhhooks. etc.
second Grade shadow sticks. sun.
dial. Eskimo lamp. torch. dip candle
homo 81 cave jewellers. rock shelter,
Eskimo house. Pueblo home. Swiss
lake dweilerr house. frc drill, Indian
pillow, stone Ak. Eskimo knife. bow and
nlnt-tipped arrow, fishing tackle. nets,
looms. bag for sand. pencil holders,
picture frames, head boards. coat
hangers, whistles. etc"
Third Gfndc-"For home use some
Of the pupils have made bread boards,
boot Jacks. hat ruckn, coat racks, skirt
boards. match strikers. picture ffumeH
doll furniture. plant ladders. toy cam
mons. In history work when thoi
studied the cave dwcllerH they made
Houses OF the cave men. stone aNrr
bows and arrows. rock shelter men
their homes kitchen middeurcn-a fiah
net. Swiss lake dwellers--their homes,
rafss, boats. lake jewellers ~ wood and
some of clay dressed IN skins, ~. NOR
tar and pcatlc Of clay. looms, bark
cloth. IN rcience-thcy made Insect
boxes, garden or seed frames. model OF
a harrow and corn MARKER.
Fourth Grade-''i;nyoiupc openers.
knife box. corn marker. seed box. pie
turc mountingn. comb cases. Hover
stands. potato mhsher. kites. wooden
fiatlrons. jumping Jacks, pencil box
mouse trap. compass, wool ana rlht
ships Of Nornemcn. ship Of Columbus,
old stone implements, pottery tclayl.
all
Irouqois long house. bows ana arrows,
auiycrn. looms. lay bonrdera. shoe roloh,
egg cups, hntchrt handles. HicdH. wax.
onn, marble boxes, doll furniture dnli
dresses. pin cushions. bean bars. towcl
hens. crochet mats. towel rollers,
caseir. pin trny. hair pin tray, rollins
pin. paper knife. plant ladders. bread
boards paper slclrhs. nlcr. coat hang
err, booklets for work. wooden spoons.
picture frames. plant stands, match
safes"
Fifth Grndc--Puplla have madci
Dread boards. paper Tiles. Ratchet
handles. coat hangers, baskets. match
strikes. paper boxes. pencil trays
frames for seed pans, window poles,
feed box. circle markers. scales. meter
sticks. hat racks. picture frames. ma
riner'n compass. shoe roler."
The second question With answers NJ
given BY the nye teachers arc an fol-
lows.
wha, effect does manual training
have upon the lntcrca, OF the child for
lis other work.
Firt orsde--Alwayr increases the
Interest"
Second Gradc-"MnnuAi training In
crcAssa the Interest 81 the child In his
other work. Especially n this the
ease In history, geography and frnd-
inr. since In this grade manual train
-. a.. a.. - h..
work IN these Hubiectr.
Third Manual training nf-
fords a practical application 81 much
that the children learn In school. be-
cause they nrc actually lcarning things
instead Of learning about them. they
are wide awake and learn with much
less effort"
Fourth urnde-'-rhe manual trninins
work adds much 10 the interest ~ the
other work especially that ~ history
and geography. The children arr on
the alert for any constructive work
they can md to do In their work and
viii search carefully FOR pictures and
descriptions which viii make such work
possible. The foundation NJ some of
our history work u the constructive
work"
Fifth Grndc-"Manuai training gives
the child resources to fall back upon.
II presents morv conditions Tor exact.
ness ON his part than any other school
work
The teachers put the third and fourth
questions 10 their pupils and imported
.--s"ii- NJ here flyeni Third question
How many children DO not want 90 10
20 manual training next timof
First Grade" None" Hcs'ond, none"
,hlni. answer omitted, fourth. one"
nth. None"
Fourth aueatlon-IIow many would
like To 20 one hour every day. crhcse
grades have worked one hour per week
firntGrade-"All." second. AN"
third. all but eight. fourth a.-ali those
present hut onei" fifth, "iG out OF No."
These answers point toward the truth
Of the statement made In the article
Of April end school children ~ the
upper grades don't like manual train
inE M well ~ those ~ the lower
grades" Probably not more than
half DOZEN from the eighth grade |
would want 20 work every day M |
manual training, while In the second |
Grade. na the teacher SAID They are
really enthusiastic over IT, Hut I de- |
not believe there II another school In |
the city that can show as many manu-
nj workers from first grade to last uH
can be found In tho Training school. !
Answers 10 the NTH question substan-
tiatc this belief,
PIN question. presented tn grades
from inst 90 eighth what occupation
do you want To follow through llfff
First Grade Boys; Five farmers. two
carpentcrs, three engineers, one sheep
herdcr, ono millwfight, one conductor.
Girls, eight school teachers. four store
keepers. one music teacher, one singer.
one milllner.
Second Grader foyH-Six engineers,
n artists, carpenters. ) merchants. !
toldier. ! electrical engineer. l doctor.
painter, 1 conductor, Glrla, THREE
musicians, 9 teachers, artists. I mer-
chant dress makers I house Keeper,
Third Grade; iioyr -One business
manager, carpenters. / passenger
agent, 7 miner. engineers. I doctor,
conductor, ! former or the President
~ the United states" I merchant,
bookkeeper, I electrical engineer.
huikcHnan. I teacher. / mnchinist I I
the king" I preacher or n school
teacher" / "merchant. carpenter. ear
conductor, engineer aud many other :
keeper, 9 teachers 1 candy clerk. / doe
tor, ] store keeper.
Fourth GRADE Boya-i Inventor or
business manager" 1 carpenter. pas.
scnger agents I typewriter I colonel"
! druggist, I banker or doctor" en-
gincora, conductor, I mechanic. Girls
-Four dress makers. dress maker
and nurse" ! author 7 teachers, type
writer ! clerk, ! doctor,
Fifth uradoi BnyH-one bookkocper,
lawyer, . horse men, I president" .
aarpenters, actor ulrls-Five