New-York tribune., 1902-10-19
TECHNICAL TRAINING.
FACILITIES FOR 1T AFFORDED
IN A NEWARK SCHOOL.
EVENING CLASSES WHERE YOUNG MEN
MAY PERFECT THEMSELVES IN
DETAILS OF WORK IN
THEIR CALLINGS.
THEIR CALLINGS.

Almost within the shadow OF this city, IN the
heart Of Newark, is a school where ahpiO'eS
Young worImen. after factory hours, sIeho 'iie'
evenings in perfecting themselves In their chosen
crafts The institution, known as the Newark
Technical School has grown out OF an experiment
ana has shown such practical and far reachlhE re-
suits that there is now movement on ioo' 10
greatly enlarge its scope. TO erect sun larger
building and 10 make 1t the equal OF any technloai
school IN the country. Such a school, the fr1enos
OF the institution say. is only fitting for such
manufacturing centre Newark, with It's vast
aggregation Of factories and workshops
The Newark Technical School is unique IN being
almost strictly an evening industrial school It's
dov classes are composed only Of girls. who study
painting and sketch work in coors. These slris
pay. for tho reason that they are ahie 70 pay
Most OF them from wealthy tamiAes' Inc
evening classes on the other hand, are Of boys ana
men, and visit TO the school on any night OF 'He
week win give more of an insight into the causes
OF the much talked about American perll thal
a vast amount Of reading Of foreign oispateh's-
Those who live in Newark are admitted 10 'heSe
evening classes free. Here, for example IS a ''ss
in electricity studying how electrical force may oe
appl,ed TO practical and every day work, as well as
the theory Of the subject. The ever growing use
OF electricity in modern industries causes a CON
stant enlargement of this course OF study anu d
corresponding increase of interest Thus among
the most interesting pieces Of apparatus IS wire
less telegraph by which the students send messages
from one part OF the building TO another Al Oi4e
time regarded toy, the wireless telegraph :
now looked upon OF practical and comIneIclaI
value The students of this course are also en-
ployed IN the daytime by telephone. telegraph or
electric power companies, and some are hhemeh
who aspire 10 be electrical engineers.
''Ihese are the fellows said Newton Harrison
their instructor who will rot only be successtIl
IN their lives viii do their part in insurng tho
success Of American invention and enterprise IN
competition with the rest Of the world
Newark has long been famous because Of the
great diversity of its industries and the city now
possesses 225 different lines OF manufacture. For
this reason the Newark Technical School has
sought as rapidly possible 10 offer new and
different courses. Accordingly, in addition 10 its
many lines OF work. a department for designing
jewellers and sversmiths has been opened this
year A large number Of applicants Immediately
responded.
These men," said William St James Harper, the
Instructor Of the class. ARE employed during the
day In jeNeIry factories. Four of them come from
the factory OF Tiffanys. Forest Hill. more than
"a half hours ride on trolley car. What they
hope 20 get by this study is artistic and classical
training as designers. They have higher ideals
than the average designer, they wouldn't be
here Instead they would spend their evenings In
recreation"
The class consisted OF a dozen or more men
seated in a semi-circle about the plaster cast OF
Greek athlete. Each silently sketching the
figure Above. printed on the wall, was this quota
ton from Kipling:
And only shall praise and only the Master
And no HS ne Sa work for money and no one shall work
each for soy working his
shah draw the Thing he it, the God Things
they
From the great machine shops OF Newark and It's
fOundries come the members OF the class in me-
chanical drawing. This class under. the direction
anidy vifSs1r fSs Ernest = BaHth has gr9wn more
about the shelves and the students draw from