The Elbert County tribune., 1899-02-02
ARTISANS SCHOOLS.
CHEAT ATTENTION is BEING
PAID TO THE MATTER.
Cultivation of Trades In Europe-Bei-
gium Maintains aa6 Schools for
Training of Housewives and Other
Institutions for workmen.

One OF the most interesting and in
structive publications issued by the
government for some time is the re-
cent volume on Foreign Trade Poll
cies of the European Governments"
Aside from the treatment of the mer-
chant marines. colonial policies, tariff
rates and commercial restrictions the
subject of state-aided technical educa-
tion in the several countries is very
fully discussed. Many of the branches
taught in these technical schools are
covered to a slight extent by private
institutions in our own land, but there
are a great number OF special schools
that are entirely unknown here. In
Belgium, for example, there are 225
state schools for the training of young
girls in housekeeping, besides some ~
other schools, exclusively for girls.
For the young men, Flanders weaving
appears to be the most important sub
Ject, Judging from the number of
schools devoted to 1t. there being no
less than AZ. In addition to these
there are two state tailoring schools.
a school of iron and wood workers.
one at Brussels for teaching the art Of
printing; two schools devoted to the
advancement of the fishing in
dustries, one at Ostend and the other
at Blankbergh; a school for watch
making and instruments of precision;
an upholstery and jewelry trade school
and the latest addition. firearms
school. All of these institutions are
maintained by the government for the
purpose of stimulating manufacturing
interests and improving the quality of
the output of the country.
Political economists have called this
an age of specialism, and the above list
shows how appropos the name really
is. Great Britain, France, Germany,
Austria and Switzerland all support
schools of somewhat similar character.
In France almost every city renowned
for a particular reduction boasts OF one
or more technical schools for the edu-
cation OF the young men and women
in this particular line, the object being
to maintain and improve the standard
Of work of their predecessors, and to
introduce the new ideas that may ap-
pear in other communities. Germany
likewise has many great Industrial and
art schools, some of which are of inter-
national repute. The art schools of
Nuremburg and Munich, where wood
carving and metal work and general
decoration are taught, are especially
well known. Then. too, there Is the
famous electro-technical school at
Hanover, and the weaving and dyeing
schools at Cref1eld, AK and Cottbus.
In Great Britain the Ancient Trade
Guilds of the city of London practi-
cally control all technical education.
although the government annually
contributes 81 100000 to the work. This |
peculiar condition of affairs is due to |
the fact that the guilds were the first |
to take up the work, and, being i'm
mensely wealthy, they contributed
large sums for the establishment OF
schools and providing competent ex-
perts and instructors. When the gov
eminent became interested in the work
the students of the guild schools had
SO thoroughly established their reputa-
tion in the commercial world that the
government thought best to allow the
guilds to continue the supervision OF
technical education.
There are over 81 trades and indus
tries in which technical education is
given in London. The list comprises
almost every class Of technical com
mercial work. 1t includes all the i'm
portant chemical manufacturing Indus
tries, the mining and handling OF ores
in all It's branches. milling. the manu-
facture of different fabrics, weaving
and spinning. lithography printing
masonry. pottery and porcelain. gas
manufacture, iron and steel man
ufacture. paper manufacture, dye
ing, tanning. baking. brewing
plumbing, watch and clock max
ing. A glance at this comprehensive
but Incomplete list of state trade
schools In the various countries OF
Europe will discover mary subjects
never seen on the technical school
rosters of this country. but shows the
attention that is given to technical ed
ucation abroad with the object OF per
fecting and encouraging commercial
trades and Industries. !