The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-25
NDJS1RIAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE
A Southern Mar Studying 1t With > v;e. :
Making a practical Application Here
OF the Methods There Followed.
VALUE Of SKILLED AND UNSKILLED LAROR

countries in order that We NAV vbc,
the proper time arrives. get such az
oi0tdEcc as we need in training DeorJa
70 manage our new manufacturing entnr-
prises.
what we need to do is to emulate the
virtues and accomplishments of the Euro
pedhs and reject their vices, for there
Can DC no question about the fact that
lh9y nave some qualities that we can
pest dispense with. For instance. drink
ing is almost universal and I cannot no
'lcVe that people who's brains are con
StaTfly stupefed by beer or more fiery
liquids Of various kinds can from wear IN
year do as good and as satisfactory work
as those who have clear brains and
steady hands.
INCREASE IN MANUFACTURING.
In every locality throughout the South
there is material Of one kind or another
lhat can be manufactured into articles
OIL use and beauty, thus increasing our
wealth and advancing our interests in
various ways.
me South is rapidly coming to the
front in farming and manufacturing.
What we need is to train our bows and
girls. Then they can and will do with
less efforts from five to ten times as
much work as they are now doing. Prop
eriy trained. properly educated. We NAV
not only do our work easily and well, but
have leisure for culture which should go
hand in hand with our work all through
life. In the advancement of the worlds
work we will soon be called on for lend
erShlD, and shall we prove unequal to the
demand?
D6hpVp that q kriOhtor ord hotto,
day is dawning for the South. There is
no such thing as standing still, we must
move either forward Or turn backward
II the scale Of civilization and by provid-
ing for industrial training, for nature
study, music, physical culture, etc, in all
or our schools throughout the land we
VIII be bringing our young people to a
higher standard of usefulness that will
enable them ito meet successfully the re-
sponsibilities resting upon us.
With the opening of the Nicaraguan
Canal we will reach the markets of the
world with greater facility than we have
lone before.
Indeed / venture to predict that this
enterprise will mark a new era in the
development of the South and we should
prepare ourselves for handling the in
creased amount of trade which is sure to
come.
AN INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY.
In order that we may prepare for the
rapid and successful development Of our
manufacturing enterprises and take ad-
vantage of the business opportunities
that are coming to our very doors we
need to properly train our boys for lead
ership. l feel very confident thai a large
proportion of the goods now manufac-
tured in various countries and consumed
in America can be made at home at
lower prices, thus giving employment
to our own workmen. BY giving indus
trial training in our elementary schools
both in the city and country, by having
in every State one or more Well-equipped
textile or industrial institutions, to which
those who show an aptitude for the work
might be sent, we would soon have q
large number of trained wOrhmen fitted
for varied spheres of usefulness. We
should also nave located somewhere in
tie South a great Industrial or Textile
University, we'll endowed, well equipped,
FOR the teaching of teachers and it would
be necessary for us in building up such
an institution to secure the best talent
in the world for the directors and in
StructOrS. / am happy ITO say there is q
movement en- foot for the establishment
Of such an institution and l believe that
it will ultimately meet with success. In
advancing the cause of industrial educa-
ton we need the hearty and united CO.
operation Of our best people and when We
hocin to fully realize the Importance OF
education along new and advanced lines,
we will surely find ways and means for
carving out these ideas and plans and
+. the United States Will continue to move
to the front as she has been doing for
Tic past twenty years, and we Will be
soon recognized everywhere as the lead
ers in education, art, science and indus
tries of every character.
Very respectfully yours,
B. F. JOHNSON.
90 Rue de Caumartin, Paris, Franco
August 18th.