Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-24
TEACHING THE TRADES
Industrial Schools of Saxony
Described.
PREPARATION FOR LIFE
DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL
EDUCATION IN GERMANY.
England Suffering From Neglect to
Provide Means for Such Training,
According to Lord Rosebery.

''The Industrial Schools OF Germany ls
the subject OF an interesting report to the
State Department by Mr.. Ernest L. Harris,
commercial agent at Eibenstock. Accord
ing TO this report there are 2SI Industrial
schools In Saxony. The population OF the
kingdom Is 4,2O2. 216. or one Industrial
school to every 1854 people The schools
are divided into the following classes:
Advanced industrial schools. special In
dustrial schools, industrial schools for
drawing and painting, Industrial schools
for women, girls and children. Industrial
primary or continuation schools.
There are twelve advanced Industrial
schools in Saxony. located in the following
cities: Chemnitz. Plauen, Hainichen, Ores
den. Mittweida, zwickau, Leipzig, Limbach,
Bautzen.
The ChemnitZ Industrial School.
The following curriculum OF the ad-
vanced industrial school in Chemnitz not
only speaks for itself. but Is a fair exam
pie by which to Judge the others. 1t is
divided into five distinct minor schools
known as the Industrial academy. archi-
lecture machine construction, dyeing and
Industrial drawing departments. The In
dustral academy furnishes four courses
namely, for mechanics, chemists, architects
and electricians. The conditions OF admis-
sion demand of the student sufficient educa-
ton to be IN possession of the certificate
which entities him to one years service In
the army. In addition to this he must show
evidence that he has passed two years in
factory, acquiring practical knowl-
edge OF the branch in which he desires to
Theoretically perfect himself in the indus
trial school.
There are about $50 special industrial
schools in Saxony which are training young
men to become expert wOrkmen In the
standard trades and industries.
Industrial Art Schools.
There thirty-two Industrial schools
for drawing and painting in Saxony.
namely three for painters in Dresden and
twenty nine for industrial drawers, &c,
in different cities In Saxony. Eighteen are
connected with many public schools
throughout the country. The industrial
drawing school in Eibenstock enjoys good
reputation. The sample exhibits of the
school are exceptionally fine. The most
exquisite designs In handmade lace cur
tainS and bead and silk trimmings in an
cient and modern fashions are SO taste
fully arranged that they not fail IN
making deep impression upon the appren-
tees who them almost daily.
There are twenty Industrial schools
for women, girls and children in SaXony,
namely. nineteen for Industrial education
in general and two for lace making.
There are forty-four Industrial primary
or continuation schools in Saxony. They are
intended to give boys and girls who have
to prepare themselves in a general way
for some trade or particular branch of in
dustry without the express intention of fol-
lowing the same.
In 1882 there We're only twenty-five In
dustrial schools in Saxony; today there
2S7. This increase, says Mr.. Harris, tells
Its own story.
Closely Watched by England.
1t is interesting to note that, in connec-
ton with the present school conflict IN
England, that country Is closely watching
the development of technical education in
Germany. Recently Lord Rosebery, in a
letter to the board of directors appointed
to carry out the plan OF building tech
meal school in London similar to that In
Berlin-Charlottenburg, gave prominence to
the fact that ambitious young Englishmen
desirOus of obtaining a good technical edu-
cation were obliged to attend the technical
universities In America and Germany. En-
glish industries suffered greatly in the past
and were still suffering from the neglect
to provide means for such training. This
outline Will serve to show, says Mr.. Har-
ris. that great interest is taken in indus
trial education. and the time is not far dis
tant when the whole empire will be thickly
dotted with schools all equally as efficient
as those in SaXony.
Trades Taught in Schools.
The Industrial schools In Germany, TAX
ing the empire as whole, the fol-
lowing trades ana industries: Weaving,
finishing. cabinet making, basket making,
METAL, zinc, 1ewelry, lace, mechanics por-
celain, engravers. printing, blacksmiths.
architects, shipbuilding. spinning wood
carving, masonry. paper, bronze, gold
smith, ivory carving, dress trimmings,
brushes, shoemakers photographers fire
men, loCkSmiths iron, fisheries dyeing
sculpturing, clock making, sugar. tin, glass,
silk, curtains, potters, straw weaving,
musical instruments. machine technology,