The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-28
SCIENCE OF RAILROADING
RAILWAY SCHOOL AND TECHNICAL
INSTITUTE TO OPEN OCT. 6.
Three Branches of the Business to Be
Taught-InfOrmatiOn Contained
in the Catalogue.

The Indianapolis Railway School and
Technical Institute will be opened in the
Van Vorhis building on East Ohio street
about Oct. 1. The institution will teach
three things-train operation, locomotive op-
Grafton and train dispatching. The ex-
penses of the three courses when taken
orally will be $40. The courses will extend
over a period of about one year
The Indianapolis Railway School and
Technical Institute will be the only institu-
ton of its kind in the United States. The
instruction will be both theoretical and prac-
teal.
"Our school is especially designed to give
a young man who wishes to engage in the
railroad business sufficient instruction SC
that when he takes employment with a
road he can become a good railroad man
much more quickly than when he breaks
into the business without any idea of what
he is going to do" said one of the directors
stitution in rather modest way, but it is
the plan to eventually enlarge 1t into one
of the largest technical Institutes in this
country. Just how soon We can carry out
this plan depends upon the patronage we
receive. We will open with a fairly good
number of Students
Concerning the mode of instruction the
various couses, so far as possible will be
supplemented by practice, either on models
or with complete railway apparatus. The
as as to . practically show its operation. In In
signal instruction the various signals in
vogue In actual practice will be used.
Practical exercises in free hand sketching
and mechanical drawing will be given.
The course In train operation is intended
for those who desire to mt themselves for
that line of work.
to understand the duties of brakeman,
fiagman and conductor. The course in loco
motive operation Is designed for those who
desire to learn the duties of a fireman and
an engineer. Especial attention will be
given to fuel combustion and economical
operation of the locomotive. The course In
train dspatching is for those who wish to
become telegraph operators and train dis
patchers."
In connection with it's oral classes the
school will conduct correspondence courses.
The tuition for instruction by correspond
ence will be smaller than that by oral in
struction
Concerning the objects of the institution
the catalogue says: THE Indianapolis Rail-
way school and Iechnicai institute OF the
city of indianapolis. Ind, is for the pur-
pose Of instructing, teaching and qualify
ing men engaged in or contemplating en-
ploymeDt in the railway service. 1t pro-
poses to prepare and fit inexperienced men
so they may be more readily considered for
employment in certain branches of such
service and also aims to heghten and
broaden the individual who takes such
course of instruction
"The instruction will be both theoretical
and practical. IL will include instruction on
the locomotive, fuel combustion air brakes,
signaling, train orders, train handling, me-
chanical drawing, law and ethics.
I'm order that this school may compre-
bend the greatest results and afford the
widest dissemination of useful knowledge
it has adopted a correspondence system,
covering certain branches. that will be OPP
Grated in conjunction with the school OF
oral instructions. so that young men who
have not sufficient means to attend the lat
ter may acquire instruction at small ex-
pense."
j. r. Buckley, experienced railroad
man, is president of the school