The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01
Patterned After Cathedral Schools of
EccIesfastfcaI and Industrial Art
at Cincinnati.
STARTED BY REV. H. MUSSON
HE RECENTLY CAME TO THIS CITY
FROM TORONTO, CAN.
The Object IL to Teach the Young to
Do Something welI-Near Holy
InnOcents Church.

Comparatively few people understand
how radical and how widespread is the
revolution that is taking place in the edu-
catlonal methods among the charity schools
throughout the country. Cincinnati has an
ideal institution called the St Paul Cathe-
dral Schools Of Ecclesia stical and Indus
trial Art, and a few weeks ago a new char
lily institution, patterned after the. one in
Cincinnati. was started in this city i'm d
frame structure adjoining Holy Innocents
Church on the corner of Fletcher avenue
and Cedar street Although the new indus
trial school is the outcome of long-cher-
tshed plans OF the rector of Holy Innocents,
1t is in no way a UNCONVENTIONAL charity
but one wherein people of any creed-or, for
that matter of creed at aII-are made
welcome
young Episcopalian clergyman Rev
Harry Musson, came to Indianapolis from
Toronto. Canada. a little over a year ago.
He was made priest in charge of Holy In
nocents by Bishop Francis, of Indianapo-
lis The young priest, who is a graduate
OF Trinity University, was thoroughly Eng
lsh in appearance and in manner, and.
while not being given to fanaticism he
soon showed that he possessed the enthu-
siasm of Hall Gaines John Storm, in THE
Christian in his desire TO work among
those needing his help. He soon won the
cooperation of the people OF the pic
turesque little church on the South Side
and later their love and PRIDE and when
ne returned from his summer vacation in
Canada to become their permanent rector
ne found them not only willing but happy
IN carrying out his well-defned plans. He
refused to occupy his own residence the
house adjoining his church, which had al
ways been used the rector's home. de-
claring that The could get along with much
smaller quarters" so that the former
dwelling house might be transformed into
the school which he was so DESTROYS of in
Rugurating.
A MODEST SCHOOL.
The new industrial school is but a very
modest little place at the present time, but
1t Is the nucleus of what in the future
promises to be large and far-reaching in
stitution where all who wish--whether or
not they have any money in their pockets
and whether they be Christians Jews or
unbenevers-may come for instruction or
for recreation. The purpose of the school
Is the same has been expressed in the
well-chosen words of Bishop Vincent in
describing the endeavors of the Cincinnati
institution after which the little Indianap-
oils charity Is copied. I'm these schools"
ne said. 1.-THE mind is directed to ideas of
beauty; the hand is guided to the express
sion OF the ideas. so that the young people
may thus imbibe taste for the better
things in life Each idea of something bet
ter is a step toward the spiritual We are
especially DESTROYS of reaching children
In all OF our work we consider the develop
ment Of the threefoId nature of the child
the physical, intellectual and spiritual. A
noted writer says: Cultivate the physical
exclusively and you have an athlete or a
savage: the moral, and you have fanatic
or maniac; the intellectual. and you have
a diseased oddly Let us teach the chill
dren first of all to do something Half the
drudgery and most of the failures in life
come from not knowing how to do things"
The little house in which the new indus
trial school has been started is a very COM
Portable and homelike place. The front
room. with its open fireplace. old-fashioned
square piano and rows of book shelves and
easy chairs. is intended principally for the
use OF boys and young men who come either
TO study or to read. The daily papers and
many of the weekly and monthly magazines
are at their disposal. and all sorts of games
from chess TO "krokinole'' may be played
The room adjoining is given up to the girls
who care TO take advantage of the oppor-
tunity to assemble i'm the afternoons and
evenings with their sewing work or with
books and games. One of the chief OBJ
jects of Mr.. Musson is to make the social
life at the houses so delightful that the
young people of this section of the city
will be attracted by ii and make these
homelike rooms their meeting place in the
evening with the understanding that they
are always welcome.
AS TO the classes that have just begun
work. any one who chooses may attend.
The very smallest fee is charged and this
s. just TO pay the expense of the fuel and
gas as the instructors all donate their
services. In the arts, are taught water
color. oils and also china painting, wood
carving. embroidery. typography and
lacewOrk- Glasses I'm English and church
history, languages and music have been
started and hygienic and emergency
course Is soon 10 be started by DIR. o. n.
Torian. The other teachers are Mrs.
George G. Duy. Mrs. Leedam. Miss Emma
Bell Miss May Ferns. Miss Ida Niblack.
Miss Mary Niche and the rector himself.
WOOD CARVING AND EMBROIDERY.
The wood carving and embroidery classes
are under the direction or Mrs. Duy, who
IL also the matron of the school. Mrs
Duy is not only deeply interested in the
work that is being DONE but she possesses
the rare trait OF drawing young people to
her and making all OF them feel perfectly
at home I'm the coy little rooms of the un-
pretentious charity school. Last summer
she attended the St. Paul's Schools at Gin
cinnati as a pupil that she might fully
understand the system of that splendid in
stitution which is accomplishing so noble
a work. She is making a special feature
OF the Mount Mellick embroidery. which
has never been taught before in Indianap-
oils. This handwork Is now immensely
fashionable In the East and is growing
steadily in popularity. and the prices paid
are as high those paid for the imported
article. White cotton jean is used for the
foundation. and patterns are worked out I'm
various sines with hard-twisted cotton
yarns. which produce a truly beautiful
work OF art, lasting almost a lifetime The
E0rk Is not difficult for old or young and is