The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-20

/ Of Living" and under Domestic Art
| Girls" millinery and dressmaking. the
making OF aprons and shirtwaists and
| bows and winter hats and summer hats,
also wood carving. home furnishing. sheet
| metal IN vase forms. tile work In clay
and under wng-Glrls" object and
! act drawing pencil charcoal. pen and
ink, and water colors drawing from the
! antique and pose and architectural which
latter work ! submit 10 be rather for
! an art school than for public manual
| training school and further, II seems 10
/ me that girls desiring 10 learn millinery
/ and dressmaklng for a livelihood could
4 find plenty OF places I'm our city where
| practical knowledge could be obtained.
/ without asking the public 10 pay for Il.
NEW BUILDING.
Tho rlans for the now building recon-
/ monded bv the committee on CITY nroper-
| ". and which 7 have examined. have
! room for cooking school %x43. also
| Kitchen and unch-ronm stx30 but wheth
! er tho cooking Is all 10 be done by the
scholars under the superintend snce Of
high-sala ried teachers has not been
stated There ore also rroviaed photo
graphic roo~1 30x30 n drevsmaking room
aOx3o. millinery room 1870 and a be-
tanical room (for girls) 2ox3o. Four draw
ing-rooms two 22x34 one 2Sx30 and one
| Y "
much OF this snace is 10 be used for mo.
chanical dra wing and how much for MAX
inR charcoal dra wines and little water
colors OF birds and flowers does not APP
, pear.
The great tendency IN recent years on
the part oc educational enthuFiasts has
been 10 introduce fads into our schools,
fads which while they may. as has been
stated 20 me. give culture 20 the scholars.
/ vet certainly are not so important as are
| practical studies I'm our public schools.
I established and carried on ~ the public
expense for the development OF our peo-
pie
there Is pruning 90 be done. let Il be done
now. before the erection OF this building
I at this large expense. for who can say
but that then very different building
may be desired. from the one for which
now have plans
Considering present conditions, Is the
work which Is being done I'm the mechani-
cal department OF this school OF such ben
eft 10 It's scholars as IL claimed?
One member OF the board Of aldermen
In his discussion OF the matter. said that
he had not heard OF any petition from any
body OF business men. engaged either In
commercial or industrial lines. requesting
this addition; and l have been Informed
that in nj least one OF our large Industrial
establishments IL has been found that
when young men came from the Techni-
cal High school II took quite a little time
for them To unlearn what had been taught
them there. before making any progress
I'm their chosen mechanical occupation.
II YOU will examine the Course OF
Study" 10 which I have referred. YOU will
see how much OF place manual training
has In the curriculum
II was stated in the board OF aldermen
that out OF lSs days I'm the school year
only about % days--countng 10 hours as
n day-are devoted 10 technical training.
and this in periods OF ~ hours i'm each
school day. Can proper foundation be
laid for mechanical work In such dscon-
nected periods Of application 10 the vari- |
Gus lines OF trade sought 10 be learned?
Practically, Is II not ns the alderman |
said. that these periods are used by the |
scholars for having n good time. or a re.
laxation?"
AT SMALL EXPENSE.
IL is reported that the superintendent OF
schools has stated that II this addition TO !
this school building be made. an evening |
school can be maintained therein at an |
added expense OF few thousand dollars |
II there Is a demand for such an evening |
school here. cannot one be maintained In !
the school building as II Is a present An /
evening school 10 impart practical knowl- |
edge In mechanics 10 young men who are |
working for their livelihood and are desir- |
Gus OF gaining outside their working !
hours that which will enable them 10 be (
come masters OF their craft meets with |
my hearty approval There are many even
ing schools I'm this country and abroad !
which have courses arranged TO provide /
theoretical and scientnc instruction for |
apprentices and workmen already at worn |
NJ their trade. and I see no reason why
this addition ls necessary u our present |
school building 10 have such an evening |
school established here
Beside the FIRST cost OF this new build /
Ing and Of its equipment we must also
consider the annual increase for school |
expenditures for its maintenance The |
public school Investigation committed
appointed I'm 1898 by the mayor OF this \
'ity, az the request of n meeting Of citl- j
,ens held Octoter 18th, 1895 90 investi-
,atc the whole sysl m OF school man
l...sleut IN Providence and to make such
concentrations as they deemed wise I'm |
he interest OF true economy and the \
rublic welfare. reported that "thc most /
expensive school t. tho Manual Training /
High school and further said: "The /
committee questions the wisdom Of en-
Atging this school n the city cannot \
rord 90 carry on The schools as at pres |
M organized II l. far moro tudicous /
maintain those now established FOR |
The entire school year than To- enlarge any /
" the high rchuols. particularly II the /
ncicncy ~ tle hover schools may there !
y le crippled This report was signed |
ly Tho committee: Prof Nathaniel r
lavis Samh r. Doyle. NJ J. Harson !
'ornelius s. Swectland and Rev James I
Noso
in the bulletin ~ the bureau of labor |
sued September. 1904. Carroll d
Wright editor stated that The public /
choo,s cannot ss rule carry manual /
raining much beyond the elementary |
sxercises in drawing. wood working /
ewi;.R and cooking in grammar srhooi.