The San Francisco call., 1904-02-09

The laying of the cornerstone of the
of Industrial Arts took place yesterday
afternoon at Seventeenth and Utah
streets in the presence of large gath
ering of ladies and gentlemen.
The laying of the cornerstone was
preceded by exercises held in the new
school of the bricklaying department.
A platform had been erected by the
students, which was decorated with
bunting.
For two hours previous to the cere-
monies the guests visited the various
departments of the school and inspect
ed the work Of the young students and
watched them at their labors.
Regent e. ]. Taussig Of the Univer-
sity of California presided at the eX-
ercises, the Wilmerding School being
under the trusteeship of the Regents
of the State University.
Among those on the platform were
BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler, president of the
University of California; Regents Guy
c. Earl and Charles r. Bishop and Pro
fessors Elwood Brown, John SWEET and
M. Lisser.
When the time came for the COM
mencement of the exercises the stu
dents of the school hocked into the
building, clad in their working clothes.
REGENT TAUSSIG'S ADDRESS.
Regent E. j. Taussig in opening the
proceedings said in part:
We are assembled here to-day not only to
commemorate the founding of this school by
J. c. Wilmerding. but also TO mark the event
bv the laying of the cornerstone of the new
buildings The entire work on the buildings
will be done by the students and II will be a
work of learning, as well as a work of love-
In the years to come the boys, grown to be
men, will revisit this spot and point with pride
TO their own work. hope that every student
school and that its object will reflect to a de-
gree on trades and the community. The real
good Of this school has not yet been fully
recognized, hut the compunity Is taking
greater interest in it than ever. The appli-
cations for entrance into the school are in
creasinc and ii is a serious question to find
the funds required to fully accommodate
1 regret that Governor Pardee is unable to
be with US to-day, he hoped to be. He is a
great friend of this school and is always
ready to help II. ! have great pleasure in in
Producing TO you Professor Elwood E.. Brown
OF the University of California.
NOTED EDUCATOR SPEAKS.
Professor Brown was given a warm
reception when he arose to address the
assembly. He stated that the schools
of industrial arts represented a new
current in the system of education. He
described the modes of education in
vogue in the past centuries and how
they had changed until the appren-
ticeship system was reached. He de-
scribed the work of training young men
for trades and industrial occupations,
and said that no education was COM
plete without some training for some
stable occupation in life. Continuing
he said:
We now have demand for men, who. to
succeed must have a general and specific
training in their craft. This school represents
valuable department in the preparation and
education for occupation. This school training
involves the application OF general principles
to the immediate work in hand. 4
This work develops the spirit and man
sees his work as a part of the great work of
the world II cultivates the artistic spirit
and a man takes interest in his work and
product and is not simply interested in his
pay The spirit of the artist is injected into
the artisan The training school helps to inn
prove the trades that the student will later on
follow for occupation.
Men will not be slaves to trade nor mere
hangers on. They will make their trade more
worthy of respect. They will help the trade
by building up the manhood of the men en-
pioyed Their work in life will be a continu-
Gus course OF education to them Men will do
their work in a thoughtful manner and will
make such changes will benefit their work
and product 1t will help to curb the tendency
OF trades unions to limit the output of all men
employed in certain work.
no man with the spirit of an artist will sub
NIT TO such a proposition. This school and the
Lick School are the schools of the country that
give to young men fair training for their
future occupations
PRESIDENT WHEELER GREETED.
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