New-York tribune., 1902-04-16
FOR INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
TRADES SCHOOLS FOR GIRLS DISCUSSED
AT CHARITY CONFERENCE.

The demand for skilled workers among girls and
women largely exceeds the supply in many indus
tries in this city, Ali the speakers at the confer
ence OF the Charity Organization Society, held in
the United Charities Building yesterday. testified
TO the fact stated above.
representative OF OF the largest tewelry
houses in the country recently told Miss Kate
Bond chairman OF the conference. that girls and
women TO trace and engrave silver and to work in
the glass and jewelry departments Of the shops
would be most acceptable but that trained women
workers are not to be had in those lines. Could
they be obtained. special rooms would be set aside
for them and they would receive every encourage
ment
Miss Margaret Pascal, who represented the Pas
cal Institute said that she besieged by dress
makers for trained helpers in all branches of their
work They assure her continually that they can
not afford to run kindergartens" in their work
rooms meaning that the instruction Of their work
ers is not their concern
Mrs Sanford BisseIl. of the School for Applied
Design for Women No. 2eo West Twenty-third-st,
stated that applfcations for trained designers and
ueedeworkers arrive in numbers far larger than
can be filled All of the women architects VINO
have been graduated from the school have positions
at salaries equal to those Of men in the same
places Since the school was established three
thousand young women have been graduated from
II The school has sold work for its pupils without
commissions amounting TO $1,000 in that time MIS-
Bisseu emphasized the need Of skilled workers IN
all departments Of labor
Mrs. Alma Calder Johnston OF the Little Moth
ers' Aid Association. reminded the audience that
her society is doing all in its power to train the
little girls who come under its espionage IN cook
erv and domestic science for domestic service Not
a few or the ex-"T-ittle Mothers" are working as
structjon in sewing received at Happy Day House
and in dressmaking at the Pascal Institute
,or trade schools for girls The industries recently
She sail
ers are brought for the purpose from @ @EuIIpe
trade schools are plentiful ano "orhe's won
At the best. she said it takes girl three years to
could be better fitted in half the time In certain is
Of textile industries women are are p be- had in this
country Other countries have gone OUT 70 ~ 81
training schools until made in Germany ea means
something. Why should not k,g6on Of Wurten-
berg which is only efourth the size OF lrelanu,
he 1nn,,s nav ar the rate Of s2 cents a month
for instruction. Thirty years ago owing " 80
cultural failures, the country was IN r,te Win cot
tage industries. which turn our i1e5 addupcts
In Austria industrial training schools are ever &
been esTeciaIt successful and manufacturers have
learned to rely upon them for designs anu y"
The work Of training It's people in ee
gan IN France more tnan - 1w5 tbe BEAUTY daintness
and attractive finish of its products 30 tic
working classes Good. substantial work chaFac nara
terizes Englands industry put oeaSog Eland there
wanting IN the rural communities OF Eng Ls
has been q revival Of home industries anu
dreds OF villages returned TO their staTfed
trades MANY Of these cottage industries sIaI = =
under the patronage of prominent WoiiieA nov
support themselves in the open MAJ sanH that trade
schools estabished in this country shouIo % %
adapted TO the needs the girls Young aaoI
the working classes become wage-earheIS - 80
they leave school. Their parents IN the ~ Laen
tority OF cases have endured hardships " har
them there and cannot longer do wtn9u,+ + Ipen,
help II is not question with the girls Whae ~ !,
want n Do but what they can find to DO. and u7
first opportunity presenting itself must oe i
N some schools girls receive nnanclaI neIp ~ ,be
low them TO learn trades and the Worh o ..o,,,a a
school becomes salable and source % t-iaa era ant
short time aft entering Some countries
subsidies pay girls who are wiling 10 Scboos
time in Industrial training. ,raaas and
should understand the needs OF the traces Anu
adapt their instruction to them