The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-14

Last year three teachers were employed
exclusive of cooking and instruction was
given in the fifth to the eighth grades, in
elusive. in bench work to between 300 and
400 boys. Before the boy is given tools he
is instructed in models, that he will
know what he is to do. And here it should
be said that every pupil must furnish his
own lumber. Articles of use in the boys
homes are made. like hat racks. coat hang
ers, hanging shelves, picture frames. The
more advanced make bookcases, not large,
In one school miniature house was built
by a group of boys. all the work being
done according to a scale which required
required TO make estimates Of the cost of
material and labor for the house. The
work was carried so far that very small
loom of the primitive kind was made by
which carpets were woven for the floors in
two colors. One class, studying geography.
made miniature locks for the Erie canal
complete In every respect. The school ofn-
GERS did not have the money with which
to purchase all the work benches needed,
so the boys made three under the direction
of the teacher. The flower stands, easels
for pictures and screen frames used In two
or three schools were made by the boys.
For one of the miniature houses built the
furniture was made with knives "A Guten-
burg printing press was made and the
wooden letters used in the first printing
were carved out.
The night industrial schools for colored
boys and men between fourteen and forty
years OF age. of which there were two.
were very popular becoming neighborhood
workshops. All kinds of useful articles for
ordinary use were made under the direc-
ton OF the teacher and taken home. The
truancy industrial school for boys was
very successful. Into IL were taken the
most confirmed truants that because of
lack OF parental control could not be kept
In school No amount of force could make
them attend school to be taught the ordi-
nary branches, so that they must either
be sent TO Plainfield or left 10 become va
grants and criminals. The Industrial fea-
ture took them at once, that, like all the
other boys that were given manual train
ing. the truants had to be turned out of
school In spite of their appeals to work on
until dark. The adrot and kindly woman
In charge of this school able 10 induce
amount OF instruction from books. With
all else they were humanized.
In the cooking schools connected with
School No. II and the Mccoy school, there
were two teachers. Rooms were fitted UP
with ranges and tables. There were sixteen
girls in class. each teacher having two
three classes day The ages OF the girls
taken into these schools ranged from thir-
teen TO seventeen years. The girls are first
They are shown that the most nutritive
food Is not that which costs the most
money and that appetizing foods can be
made from less expensive materials. Next
follows course of instruction In all plain
cooking so that all are able to do good cook
ing. Then they are instructed in the art OF
serving food so that IL will be appe;izing,
which embraces the setting OF tables. the
care OF the linen. the utilizing of the scraps
OF food In the making OF soups is taught,
and cleanliness In caring for all cooking