New-York tribune., 1899-06-14

THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF MDrHANICs AND
7RADFsMFcN ANNOUNCES THAT IT CAN No
LONGER ACCOMMODATE GIRLS
+, the closing OF the woman's department of the
Mechanics and Tradesmen's Institute at No. IS
FAST sixteenth-st one Of the oldest Of industrial
training classes for young women in this city came
10 an end.
The department was organized In lS2o by the
General Society Of Mechanics and Tradesmen Of
the civ OF New-York for the purpose Of giving free
instruction in needlework, painting and drawing 20
the daughters Of the members. most Of whom were
IN only moderate circumstances About eleven
years ago a change made in the branches
taught. and stenographic and typeWrltng classes
for young women took the place OF the needleWoTk
AT this time there growing demand for stem
orrsphers and the society saw the need of furnish
ing some such instruction for young girls working
behind cash counters for ptifully small salaries
The department was at once put on hsh pane
The best Of instructors. provided stringent en-
trance examination made necessity and diplomas
awarded graduation
i, the last wear or two. while the Work oI the oe
,---nsrt was stil recognized as first class us
verv excellence began to attract many youns
1ron4n who desired 10 pursue particular s'uuIeS
and who took the chance onered OF Deihe III
go without cost These students It was as
serted were oft sntimes abundantly aoie 10 pay !"
some other school and were occurylng the Pi@Oe9
:, o,f s,,Doorting girls and gradually croWdmg
them out -, .s,s.s,,
In an interview with Z v Bailey, the assistAh'
secretary of the institute, II was Ie"iHeu &c
while the latter statement was true u ooul1
scarcely be called the main reason ior coslns t',
department, when mas OeeH U0''s
work in the past. .z 80. t-vacu
edo ro-,-o,ttee said MI Badley, was Whether II
nos host TO sacrifice 80 boys for 70 girls Inc man
..srs mad begun to feel that the boys schooi was
practically at a standstih In theH uepai -
sv.-vtb,ne was voluntary. No entrance eAai-i'ia
-. 80. raouired and the boys couid dTOp 9u.
uons & %sIe nr Sour months if so minded. In ordes
20 mn, heir department on highei pIahs, ps," Iact
TO have more room We van naw ~ trade features. TO
enbAividA the architectural class INTO
and advanced. and 20 exteno 1a Im f., 70 start with
10 three or four years our luea a. sraduation
strjnrent examination and he aole al ~ s., cer
to turn out skilled meehanics We vs question from
fhcates will BE recoghizeu az "
Maine 10 California. - ,o,oa-S In every
For ia years We have been p1pnGet panG typewrting
line While the istenograpnic an1 ,oS5 ~ y great
classAs have been to many young woIhsn a : but
boon mos! Of me girls y hfy MAKE haHe their trade
ma work Girls have found, lre9nenrlss 9 .,1 thoy
soon after they grad9ste 1arsct,1sS 1nG wasted Ste
e.~.Dbv and typewriting are taught tVS tV-uG! ~
many Of the high schools ana l,o lor IN the Young
Young women can obtain instruction in IN T,on 81
Worr1n's Christian Association. Cooper IN seid
Bartholomew and other piacTS resolyes Itself into
VIA WiIl be the greatest good TOT uhe eiV"
number hoe been in the past our grls have cost .S
nuS5 more proportonatey than M the ear having
forty-six young women 90 them against S. 800
had & 90 or $500 expended TOT 'nei''' "e
FOR The go boys ,.u,,r what our future policy
20; course do not know Wv wi,se we NAV branch out
may be. II We "eosecbed by the School Committee mas mas
moi been nasty one. Its rThue some thought II
the mater backward step 10 a 9pqsn shs many
snrS ssrsysis4 and we have endeavoreu ~ "''