New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-23
NOT OPPOSED TO TRADES SCHOOL.
But Health Protective" Wants It Founded
on Practical Basis.

That the Women's Health Protective Association
OF Manhattan has been from the first strongly
opposed to trades school for girls. to be carried
on under the auspices of the NewYork State FED
Grafton is idea that has gone abroad in the
land OF clubs. To correct. some erroneous impress
sons as to the attitude OF the association toward
this much discussed school, the president, Mrs
Mary e. Trautmann has made public the letter sent
by her society the executive board OF the state
Federation while the latter was in session at Am
sterdam ". Y. The letter is as follows;
At the request of the members Of the Women,s
Health Protective Association write TINS Iet I
School, Sc ed''!a'n our position fsSa'O'l-S
An impression seems to exist in the minds Of
some Of our CLUB members in the state Federation.
and through them conveyed to members OF the
trades school wherever it may be established Moth
ing could be more erroneous than this dea Ior no
club be ardent for the success OF sE G
school under the name and auspices OF the Sta n
Federation than we are ana for {nis tedS prpsent
conditions as put before the convention to oegn
trades school for girls will be the most important
work that the State Federation has ever Gonf a f
10 take such a without more consideration VI
the practical side of the subject would be dsas-
tr3 t and a g conT enG held in Utica instead of
an entire day being given TO this serious ZEE pI
time was given to the side which, in many III, IN
stances. DESTROYS of getting rle OF t1e
regardless of any future, and with the ki ssI
that its clubs would not contribute any nnane al
wearisome that it seemed like nightmare ana yet,
with all of the discussion at each conventOI we
showing study of the question as TO me equip d
ment, Income, output. salaries or teachers anu s
questions attendant upon the maintenance VI
the school ,,.uoo5
The unsatisfactory feeling was SO Widespread
importuned by several OF the delegates 10 tahe ne
some steps have fuller and freer discussion 81
the subject before your board takes any action ae
Amsterdam.
After my return. with the consent of our BOARD
OF directors. in the name OF our association we
issued a call inviting the president ana one 1eIe-
the five boroughs OF New York Crhe minutes OF
that, hor-a haaN amt n D
exceedingly stormy the attend ance was not
large but the letters received since from conserva
tive and reliable clubs have assured me that the
interest is deep, and the school can be mace q
success by the support of such clubs II started on
q practical and business basis.
We want a trades school," ana not u
school of domestic SCIENCE" the representatives.
at Utica show the Amsterdam plant to be- We
want be assured that the managers are able 10
carry on this school and their expenses can De
met feel that every club in the State Federatioh
appreciates the effort of the chairman In raising
the money, and II is a praiseworthy pride on her
part school started but all OF those nrty-
seven clubs which voted against the movement az
this time her best friends because they wish
it he a credit State Federation. When she
can show by a practical statement what can be
done with the money in hand and the support SO
far promised l think I safely say that our
association viii do all that II to aid the schooi,
and other clubs viewing the subject as
We do