The Indianapolis journal., 1904-01-24
Indianapolis 7. II. G. a.
Has Fine Night School
in These Classes and Many
Students Accommodated by Them

tails and affords n frst-class opportunity
TO acquire q practical knowledge OF me-
chanical or architectural designs. The era
OF prosperity which our country has been
enjoying during recent years has trebled
the demand for craftsmen. and employers
have been making tempting offers TO com
petent men. / have noticed that In the
want columns or our daily papers notices
are continually being inserted callins for
all kinds Of craftsmen. | saw news item
in an Eastern paper the other day. which
is public statement OF a condition or
which I have been aware for some time.
While IL referred only TO the demand for
structural craftsmen. yet the situation In
the mechanical or architectural world is
practically the same
This item went on to say that there was
the greatest scarcity OF craftsmen Tor
structural iron work ever known IN TINS
country, and il is pinchng the big steel
and engineering concerns, whose work Is
piled upon them. The scarcity Is due 10 the
rush orders for bridges, railroad work and
office buildings. 1t further went on to say
that A. l.. Schultz. who has charge or the
Schultz branch of the American Bridge
Company, had said that the scarcity of
this line of workmen was retarding work all
around. and that there was not enough
men TO supply the demand. The only thing
he cOntended to be done was 20 wait until
schools turn out more graduates. That is
the reason we encourage boys to take up
this line of work. Hitherto the only way TO
get into the drafting room, for young
man without n college education has been
through the apprenticeship of n number of
years as blueprint boy with little or no
wages. But there are many young men
who cannot afford TO work in this manner
for two or three years in order TO secure
positions that will support them while quail
flying for further advancement.
There are many young men in the city
OF indianapolis" Mr. Ward went on to
say. who might spend some of their win
ter evenings very protitably In the study OF
these branches. The Y. NJ. c. A. does not
pretend to take the student through an ex-
haustive course. but 1t does offer a very
practical line of work which particularly
appeals to young men who are working
throughout the city in foundries, machine
shops, pattern shops, factories and carpen-
ter shops and other places where knowl-
edge OF these principles would make their
work more efficient.
I'VE have quite a number of students in
our drawing departments who intend to
enter the scientific schools next year. and
who are now working here in the city at
different trades. They come here TO the
night school, and in this way gain knOwl-
edge oil OF the time. Some of these students
are electricians. and while our work does
not bear directly upon theirs, there is a
certain amount of aid which they derive
from IL that will help them in their work"
FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS.
One of the most interesting features of
this school is the teaching of the English
language to foreigners. This department
has not been as prosperous as II was
thought it would be. but it is believed that
next year it will have more pupils. 1t is
said that of the reasons that the for
eigners do not readily undertake this work
Is that they are so confined to their daily
occupations that they cannot get the time
to devote to study. There are three for
eigners in the school at the present time,
and they are exceptionally bright. Only one
of them, however, is taking English; and
the other two, having learned our lanuage,
are devoting their time to the commercial
branches. The one who is devoting himself
to English is a Bulgarian. and is employed
as an interpreter for the Big Four Railroad,
which has a crew of these men working for
1t. not one of whom can understand our
language.
The two foreigners who are taking COM
mercial branches are from Colombia. Their
names are Pantaeon and Jorge Gaitan. The
former is taking mechanical drawing, and
the latter is devoting himself to bookkeep-
ing and stenOgraphy. They are the sons of
a wealthy flour miller of that country, who
sent the two boys here TO learn the Ameri-
can way OF conducting the business. Pan
taleOn ia engaged in a large milling esta b.
lishment OF the city, and Jorge is learn
ing the bakers trade. so that they can con-
duct this in connection with their milling
business. They are both exceptionally
bright young men. and understand thor
their native land at the present time. They
ure both we'll yerSed the sIhiect of the