The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-27

HMypAyeW very annoying to his 8eacH
Ef III His abbundfnB energy. can not3be n
.Pressed he .ran not be intereshed N
\ krlthrnetic% Bdt after Lloyd,is ihtfSduR9 ID
! md down In the shop. he begins io<1naH
k5re boards and stfdkt -.ssttS, he SsSpfssi si-
gtds ability To- aad .Ard 'spbtraet $hc &
yide and multiply Ara ,fe&Ss 4 h e, sSSesst / q
iearn arithmetic s;I1us ytlan9alt e. ,e
gives me9an,Nns ga ing AapG chafnis tot Jet
studies aadSpbecaqss of 'lbsS "a 3nt
pleassant ,wways;to aeayitSsx 81 II M OF
afiythiDg Us to pr6csFs IN &wn
to The uhkn6wn. from Mrs. gys6sSefSSsysffYEt the
distract. This Is in 1ohytlssy{sS {sSasll n
are called Fatur@-stud.tss ~ sGyef fte4 ;aAlre
q the pew effgge7a!tioA, ,ssI ,l.sIih hatTssny,
I tih. II 'rnanU3f training gNwersae n bbISSSs ed
! for the sole .piirpose OF rnsSEa7 lrnnfx x
ment Il coulh not be omitted(t1,et usAs-
ten to voice not long silciZe eushe& in
death-a voice beloved by tkS.educated
world-Ruskin, upon the valGg7S manual
training. John Ruskn. soffrV3- great,
gave thought to the pbilosophyE educa-
ton. Reference is made to,.s6h8sof his
| opinions in the London mon tIsff smaga-
zine, The House, for March, His 2t.clara-
| ton is quoted that he hadi alwaT been
desirous that, the education of s<yomen
! should begin in learning' bow TO cook
Speaking OF art, he SAYS ,,zs9tt is,.the op-
esation of the hapd ana :tis! jntsrigence
of man together; there,is an art Of max
ing maehinery% there is an arf of building
ships; an art of spaking, carr agessand so
on All hese.s4foperiyz zscSlied arts but
not fine arts. are pursuits in which the
hand of man and his head go together,
working at the same ,fpstant.
Then. fine art is th3tE in which the
hand. the head and the Fart OF man go
together"
i tft..
or my scheme Of ptysicyI education that
eS'eEy youth in the State from. the King $
son ,downwards. shoula.tsfrn ta.do some
thing finely and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES hand
so as to let him Kpow Nh toli3e meant
and what stout craftsmahstiip 'rlSnt. and
to inform him Of manYstbh}sss'besides
which no man can learn but 81 Some Sc
vePeIV accurate discipline ". .sfoing Let
him once leargfo take a stgsfSHs shaving
off f-blank; az draw a fine<syV&g, without
faltering, or lay a brick eTefNyts NOR
tar. and he 3taSs.learned acrfbAAE tude of
other mattsF2S no lips o{46tn could
Manual .trais53s favez91s health
and physieal1i 90 apaieat Ind mind
i'm sound bo S&tetsS n So Hrt3 maxim of
the Latins, N6SslRy4eral prog1am dare
ignore II. AND. X.u54Qc-not a6bw Jstudents
the ordinary sstHas2 rirse Estvere. II
unduly tries the 3.{At SSaTe over
taxed and nerves ,aSrrSVdaaExea:fso wide
spread is the evil ef dfsof5srd nerves in
school girls particitaEisshaf sob Ter mind
ed physicians are 'ls8Ink;c cArTHe TO be-
%sTs,as,tss sS%s : sa'sa % eourse 1t
But mahSa iilips meets kns require
mont with change OF employment
Healthful sports win never disappear,
Gymnastics un~er wise directors are ~
liable. Military drill in carriage and
marching is good. None of th/e reed
take much time when MANY training
routine.
OF men and women engaged in intel
lectual pursuits many have found their
best recreation in sk.llful manual labor
Horticulture from time immemorial has
been favorite diversion for scholars. au-
thors and statesmen. Mr.. Gladstone
found pleasure and renewed vigor in
swinging the axe with master stroke
and Telling trees upon his estates Ellhu
Burritt, the learned blacksmith, when
he found his brain growing weary, put on
his old clothes and leather apron and
returned to the anvil for time. 1t is
| recorded OF tnat brilliant literary man,
| DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes, that In his
study was a deep drawer where were
/ kept a set of carpenters tools and mate
rials for woodworking, and whenever the
labor of authorship had exhausted his
| strength that drawer conveniently at
hand furnished the means of pleasant rec
| reat!on.
In almost any profession a trained hand
Is of service. 10 this abundant testimony
| is furnished by dentists, physicians and
surgeons. army officers, teachers, mer-
chants. ministers and missionaries.
IL was asserted N Philadelphia that en-
| ployment was not readily obtained by
graduates of the old Literary High
| School. But not so OF graduates from the
Manual Training High School. The archi-
| tects wanted them; builders wanted
them. the merchants said they knew how
TO use their hands. The electrical com
panies said. We will take all the gradu-
ates you can send us. The trained hand
as the companion OF the trained brain is
useful IN any calling. and demanded.
| therefore. I'm any frst-class educational
system.
MANUAL TRAINING AND ABILITY
TO GET a LIVING.
About three-fourths Of our American
population must earn their Dread by man.
ual industry. Therefore they should
learn at schools the rudiments of the
arts and be provided with opportunities
| later TO master the mechanical arts or
fine arts. as special fitness for either is
discovered. Some KIND of skilled labor
they should possess to offer in the worlds
markets wherever their lots may be cast
And Of those who enter the learned pro-
fessio1s por,.on find themselves practi-
cally disqualified or Trust aside by the
crowd, or they lose their health and must
escape from the confinement of an office
or study.
One practical service to students and
their parents which manual training rem
ders is this: 1t OFTEN scovers the me-
chanical genius Of young persona gift
previously unrecognized. And of those
who inherit wealth, whether men or
women, the vicissitudes Of life are such
that many of them. sooner or later, will
be forced to rely upon their personal ex-
ertions for a livelihood. Such be ng the
case. can any education be regarded as
just and msrciful to the youth Of land
which does not fit them for honorable
self-support2 Yet it is no uncommon
thing to hear II said by good men In edu-
Gators chairs. I'VE have no room for
practical instruction for immediate use.
We aim at producing complete man
hood and womanhoou." What "A contra
diction in one sentencel Is a manhood
complete, is a womanhood complete,
which does not lift one possessed of
hoo Of F-.