The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-12-18

% in all to SIG. The commit
M Schools and text books was au
A.. a to make the purchase, on mo
tio of Mr.. Davis.
70 hperintendent Uline reported that tn
5ve in Miss Taylor's room in the Yves
Aankato building does not work salts
factorily, and that it was so cold yester
day morning that the room had to b
dismissed. The matter Of this and othe
minor repairs was referred to Presi
dent Hughes with power to act.
The superintendent recommended tina
a high school credit be given the eight
graders for their work in manual train
ing. Nearly half of the boys in the grad
are taking it without the hope of credit.
| DR.. Davis was opposed to this, as hi
thought that the pupils should not b'
granted high school credit until they
get into the high school.
Mr.. Uline defended his position by
saying that to give credit would have
tendency to hold the boys and encour
age them to go through the high school
Course in Manual Training.
The superintendent presented the fol
lowing outline of the course in manual
training and mechanical drawing, to.
gether with list of tools needed in ad.
dition to those now on hand:
First Year, Manual Training.
l. (a) Measuring, squaring, saving
and planning an oblong piece of wood
Tools: square, saw, marking gauge and
plane. (b) Cutting from the same a
coat-hanger. Tools: turning saws OF
draw-knife, spoke-shave, plane.
2. An Is inch ruler. Measuring
squaring, saving and planning, and &C.
curate use of try-square and knife. Tools
same as in No. l, with addition of try
square and knife. Beveling edge with
jack-plane.
8. Joinery exercise. Plane flush joints.
Tools same as in and 2. Additional
exercise in fitting joints and mailing.
4. Joinery exercise. Square box; sides
faring at los degrees. Quarter round
with beveling plane. Additional tools:
bevel square.
5. Foot-stool More complicated.
Measuring, saving, planning, use of divid-
ers, bits and brace.
6. Towel-roller. Additional details
and more complicated work. Problems
involved: Joining to given converging
lines with circle of given radius; Con-
struction of an octagonal roller. Appli-
cation of shellac.
=, 7. Mitre-box. Additional problems.
As degree angles with square. Accurate
marking and saving.
8. Picture-fr Miter point. Hard
wood. Use of rabbit plane, mitre-box
(gluing). Vanishing or staining.
9. Mortise and tenon joint Augur
bits, chisels, etc.
10. Dovetail joint, applied in book
rack. Bevel, square, augur bits, chisels.
IL. Shoe-shiner. Complicated. Hard
wood. Use of dividers; locating centers
of circles; turning saw. Shellacking or
staining.
IL. Knife box. Hard wood. Beveling,
square growing; use OF turning saw.
Is. Necktie-, glove, or handkerchief
box Application of hinges.
IA. Easel.
Is. Jardiniere- stand.
IL. Square tabouret. Mortising, etc.
Processes taught: Sharpening of
tools, measuring and lining, planning,
mailing, boring, chiselng, gluing.
Principles taught: Plain flush joint,
dove tail joints, mitre joints, mortised
joints.
Second Year Manual Training.
l. Carving. Applied to various use
full and ornamental objects. Each pupil
allowed certain choice as to the ar
ticles made, provided the principles
covered are sufficient. Such articles as
broom holders, spool boxes, work-boxes,
chests, trays, picture frames,
cabinets. Carving can be
applied to the decoration of center
tables, hall-sets, edges of shelves, paper
knives, circular picture-frames, hand
etc. The pupil first makes the
article to be decorated, thus reviewing
and perfecting the principles and prac-
tees of the first years work.
2. Cabinet-making. Making useful