New-York tribune., 1902-06-15

more fraught with interest than that of the P
Hoe & Co. Apprentice School It was held the
other evening in the De Witt Memorial Church.
No. go Rivngton-st In the presence or hard-
working fathers and mothers score or more OF
equally hard-working sons received diplomas cert-
flying their knowledge of a trade, such as can only
be taught in a great printing press factory
Tho old days Of apprenticeship when most boys
who expected to work for their living learned a
trade by being bound out for term OF years. are
, passed As a result fewer ard fewer American
boys enter into manhood with a definite knowledge
OF any particuIar trade. They hope TO break into
business from clerkships and stenographers posi-
tions. they know little about several trades
and not enough about any one to make. them
skilled workmeu. Almost the only mandatory
about New-York which follows out old apprentice
ship lines the big one in Grand-st. which makes
printing presses. The system has been In vogue
there for thirty-fve or forty years. and with the
growth OF the factory the number or apprentices
has increased until there now three hundred OF
them.
Even more striking Is the apprentice schoo'' III
which the boys are taught the theoreucai slde OF
their work Presided over by headmaster and
four assistants this school does in two hours what
o+he- schools would need fun day to accomplish.
Only the boys who prove by diligence and attehtoli
10 their work In the shops that they are ANXIOUS
10 become skilled mechanics are allowed the priv
leges of the school So great is the interest 'laI
more than half OF them are following regular
courses.
Bows who desire TO become apprentices come 10
the factory with their parents. who are required u
sign an apprentice engagement bindinE the poE
TO serve for five years under the direction OF the
comnany at a varying scale of wages. Inc hoy
agrees to perform his duties with hdeilty ana pune
tual!ty and TO attend the night schooL Inc COM
many agrees to pay 81 30 week for the hrst siN
months and to increase the wages yearly uh'ii TIC
arrrantice receives 81 a week for his hfth year
work In addition. the company agrees to give MN
every opportunity to learn his trade by moFiHS
him from shop to shop Boys under sixteen anu
over eighteen will not be accepted A sound Dody'
good moral character and at least four years
schooling are demanded. To prove the latter the
boys are put through easy entrance examination
The rules which govern the apprentice are rather
severe but they are necessary. In the first place
he roust obey his foreman. He has to make up all
lost time and no yea of service shall begin
until he has worked II twelve months. Inc use
of tobacco sprituJus liquor on the premises Is
strictly forbidden If he fails to do his work well
the foreman may charge 50 cents a week against
him but good work is rewarded by participation III
the pecework earnings OF his sahs, gut Tho c,osins,
hour The workmen hurry into street CLONES anu anu
Sn ieasS on and in five minutes are in line before
the storage building, where eaGh evening tie I coii
VWckes There is no doubt about their hunger At
s.30 thew go to their desks in the several school
BOOKS BOOKS. anu i'' A'' ''''' ~ ,o,. s
expected to complete the work in each of them IN
four months AT this rate the course can oe mt ~
iaet * ner cent is required in all examnat tons.
Strict discipline is maintained by eXpelilnS oIeha-
ers This is considered "A disgrace by the appIttll-
tees and the unfortunates to lose staholhs
in the shops -, ,z ,o ,o +ro,,b1o for
some som out Gt the t window and for night had
things their way Then new heauhldsteI
aDpsared-a Columbia graduate he is a Dig man MAJ.
and athlete of gridrcn fame 1t was geeGssaTg
door and he looked strong enough 10 KNOCK dp-
prentices' heads together at will Ihere mas pee"
no n s the Subjects aught-Engsh mathematics
mechanics free hand and mechanlGal draWlng-
most thorough work Is demanded ne iii-
extract from a recent paper in mec names:
/ What power Is required to raise WelSnt OF
100 pounds the short arm being l. inches and the
long 60 inches? ,,-,...z eoo
; IF a pipe 4 inches in diameter discharges eVO
gallons per hour find how much a pipe y lnches III
diameter would discharge in the same time:
the change OF wheels IN connpound
gearing to cut threads to the inch when the leao
screw has 4. "a .,
There two pulleys one makes max % reHoo os
tions, the other 40 per minute Inc diameter Oh
the first is 80 inches; find that of the second -,
5 Draw diagram and explain the actloh OIL tue
cylinder a steam engine. - -,
These working bows do very well with such pa
pers as these. and few of them fail to pass: The
practical work which they do each day in the
shops is of great help to them.
The company keeps close watch of the appre1n-
tices and has a man. old mechanic. who visits
their homes when they sick. An effort is made
to keep the boys for the full five years term ana
then to give them employment in the factory at
full wages. After the apprentices have been AT
work three years, however there Is great teinpta-
enable them TO earn perhaps 81 30 day in other
shops In the end they suffer in making the change
for a diploma from the school assures them not
less than 81 30 day. OF course. the company mas
no legal hold upon them, and II they refuse TO re
turn when their parents order it they are dropped
from the payroll.