The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-19
MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
Fine Examples Of the Work Of the Pupils
Are Now on Exhibition.

That excellent institution. the Manual
Training school. always busy hive OF
industry, was exceptionally busy
throughout today. In all OF it's depart
ments for II was the annual exhibition OF
the work and consequently the entire
building was thrown open 10 visitors,
and will continue open throughout this
evening when the various workshops
and laboratories will be ablaze with light
and thronged with parents. school offi-
cials and interested friends OF the school.
The object OF this exhibition as in other
years. IL to give an opportunity TO those
people not conversant with the work, to
see Just what is being done here for the
boys and girls OF this city. All the regu-
lar class work was omitted TO day and
the laboratories and work rooms were IN
full operation.
In the basement OF the building tn en-
gine room. the machine shop and the
for ge shop were In full blast. In the ma
chine shop, under the instruction OF Mr..
C. Abbott Davis the boys were engaged
in finishing motors, dynamos and bras'
cannons.
In the forge shop under Mr.. @. " Will
us the boys were working In the forging
OF tools. ornamental iron work. etc II
the pattern shop also In the basement
wood turning was In progress under Mr..
II. X. Inman.
A most interesting place In the base
ment was the engine room. Here Mr. A.
r. Martin was I'm charge and explained
something OF the workings OF his depart
ment The course consists OF six weeks
and is really a continuation OF the course
In physics
The first thing Is the evolution OF the
boiler, In which the boys learn the care,
the strength and the general idea Of the
of nH ha lon
OF water. They learn also the economic
use OF steam in the engine itself and all
the mathematical problems In relation 10
the steam engine.
on the first noor OF the building, In the
carpenter shop. under Mr. Arthur Ray,
the boys were finishing pieces OF furni-
ture such as cabinets. tabourets, eto. on
the second floor, in Mr.. Roses ROOM
some very artistic work was shown In
drawing and designing Here also was
some very fine work In sheet metal, all
done under Mr. Roses instruction. A
most creditable piece OF work was q libra
ry lamp OF sheet copper made by Charles
Martin and a reading lamp OF hammered
brass. There were also many other pieces
I'm metal work such as plates. bowls, desk
fittings, etc.
In the electrical room under Mr. r. C.
Lowell the boys were engaged In their
regular work such as testing the elec-
trlcal machines. completing electrical
motors, etc. In the physical laboratory
In charge OF Mr.. Wheeler experiments
on the subject OF heat measurement were
being conducted
Other interesting rooms were those OF
Mr.. Hamlin In drawing. Mr.. Paddock In
photography. Miss Round I'm botany and
Miss Maratt and Miss Bowen In domestic
science. The wood carving In Mr.. Doves
room was also remarkably good
IN the assembly hall on the top floor is
shown the work OF the nrst. second, third
and fourth years. OF both the boys and
girls The exhibition here includes all
the shop and laboratory work. sewing,
drawing. cooking. etc. and sives n very
good idea of the general work Of the
school.