The colored American., 1901-04-06

scnO0l.
vindicating ths va'us Of this de-
parCment to the school, it may be men- |
Cloned that b ssides the drawings and /
bIae prints made for Chs the tndlvid-
u ii shops, there have been designed |
and built as part OF the permanent |
plant OF the school twenty-three bull l.
tugs, ranging in cost from $3.50 to $40
900 and aggregating $145 $50 Instead |
OF one person teaching, making shop
drawings, and planning buildings a.
heretofore, the scnoOl now has three
persons empl eyed ,-One devOtes all |
time to teaching; another has charge |
OF supplying the shops with blue |
prints; while the planning of buildings |
ts looked after by third. RecOgnIZ- |
ing the increasing industrial activity OF |
the South and the demand for expert |
mechanics OccasiOned by the great III
f1ux of Northern capital and capitalist, |
d course of study has been made TO |
m set every requirement. To those who |
cOntem plated bee Om1ng ins rdctOrs, or |
architects and builders the Institution |
offers exceptional opportunities. In
addition to architectural drawing the
student have an opportunity TO come
| into actual contact with the buildings
on the plans Of which they have work
ed IN the drawing room, and are ena-
| bled to compare thetr estimates OF ma
terial aud labor with the amount actu-
| ely used on the bu ting. It may be
mentioned that plans are now b4iug
| prepared for four new buildings sO0n
to be erected: neW library, given by
| MIR. Andrew Carnegie. a new hospital,
q new training school b0ilding, and a
new horse barn. the total cost of which
will be S31 900; 8Iso Tennessee school
building to cost 81 OOO As will doub'
less be CLEANED from what has been
written, every student aE Tnskegee en-
gagged in the Mecbauical Department,
is required to take drawing as part OF
his course, the 0Uly exception Is IN the
two lowest classes. It is thought best
not to include them on account OF lack
OF literary training.
The educational value of drawing is
now recognized. This is eviden ced by
it's almost u0iversal introduction into
the schools of the country. The work
At Tuskegee Is thoroughly educational,
four things being constantly kept in
mind with reference to the mechan1csI
} work.
l. To enable the student to make
sketches for projected work.
, 3. To wOIk from the drawings or
J others.
3. To estimate from drawings.
4. To read intelngently the trade
: journals.
Tt becomes more and more appsreD
2 that the Negro must OecUme more OF
) master of his trade in order TO cOmp pete
D for those places where the retuTus are
= greatest-Lhe higher industrial posi-
- lions The methods of tweb ty-fve
/ wears ago while meeting every necesSi-
~ then will not aus Wer today. Chang
0 es in one thing beget changes IN anOfh'
e er. aud especially ia this true where the
s changes are great forward steps. Su-
q Derior methods will eventually repI ace
= inferior ones, however small the shade
f of difference. It was with this IN Vie y
e That Mr Washington established THIS
n division OF Architectural and Mechanl
- cal Drawing at Tuskegee. the readel
t can easily see the educational value Oh
D.. such a division. The mind Is train e.
If even ss the hand ia trained and "a { IA
9 heart is trained and as Ill are at Tuske
gee.
Mr.. Robert r. Taylor, who establish
ed the division Of Architectural an'
Mechanical Drawing at TuskegeG, is
native OF Wilmington. n. O., and II
- his youth wOrKed under bis father Snt
r then entered the contracting busines
; as his father's partner. He continue
; as a contractor until 1888 when be Iel1
,s the need Of more advanced tratuini
p and went to the Massachusetts, IDsti
20 tute of Technology, being, we believe