Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-04
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING.
should be Aim 10 Put All Workers
On "a Higher Plane.


II should be impossible to overstate
(though II Is OF course difficult quanti-
tatlvely to measure) the effect upon a
nations growth to greatness of what
be called organized patriotism, which
necessarily includes the substitution
of q national feeling for mere local
pride. with as a resultant high am
hilton for the whole country. No cOun-
try can develop its full strength so
long as the parts which make up the
whole each put a feeling OF loyalty TO
the part above the feeling of loyalty TO
the whole. This is true Of sections
and Il IL Just as true OF classes. The
Industrial and agricultural classes
must work together, capitalists and
wageworkers must work together, VI
the best work of which the country
is capable is to be done. 1t Is probable
that n thoroughly efficient system OF
education comes next 10 the influence OK
patriotism in bringing about national
success OF this kind, Our federal form
of government so fruitful of advantage
to our people in certain ways, IN other
ways undoubtedly limits our national
effectiveness. II is not possible for
instance, for the national government
to take the lead I'm technical INDUSTRIAL
education, to see that the public school
system of this country develops on all
its technical, industrial, scientific, ana
commercial sides. This must be lett
primarily TO the several states. Never
thelcss. the national government has
control of the schools of the District
OF Columbia, and It should see that
these schools promote and encourage
the fullest development OF the scholars
in both commercial and lndustrlal
training. The commercial training
should in one Of It's branches deal WITH
foreign trade. The Industrial training
Is even more important. II should DC
one of our prime objects as a nation, SO
far as feasible, constantly to work to-
ward putting the mechanic, the wage
worker who works with his hands, on
a higher plane of efficiency and reward,
So as to increase his effectiveness ia
the economic world, and the dignity,
the remuneration, and the power OF MS
position Ia the socN world. untor-
tunately at present the effect OK some
of the work in the public schools II IN
the exactly opposite direction II boys
and girls are trained merely IN literary
ACCOMPLISHMENTS to the total exclusion
of industrial manual and technical
training, the tendency is to unht them
for Industrial work and TO make mem
reluctant TO go into IL, or united TO
do well II they do go into It. THIS Is
tendency which should be strenuously
oombated. our industrial development
depends largely upon technical
education, including IN ms leim
an Industrial education, from
that which fits man to be
a good mechanic. good carpenter, or
blacksmith, to that which Ats man
10 do the greatest engineering Feat.
The skilled mechanic, the skilled
workman. can best become such by
technical Industrial education. The
far-reaching usefulness Of institutes
of technology and schools Of mines or
Of engineering. Is now universally
acknowledged and no less far-reach-
ing Is the effect OF good building
OF mechanical trades school. q tcNthe'
or Matchmaking. or engraving schooi.
All such training must develop nor
only manual dexterlty but Industrial
intelligence IN international rivalry
this country does not have 10 fear
the competition of pauper labor as
much as Il has to fear the educated
labor Of specially trained competitors:
aud we should have the education OF
the hand, eye and brain which VIII
fit us TO meet such competition.
In every possible way we should
helm the Wageworkcr who tolls with
his hands and who must 1--WE hope
In constantly increasing measure) also
toll with his brain. Under the Constitu-
ton the national legislature can do
but little of direct Importance for his
welfare save where he liz engnged IN
work which permits II TO. act Under
the Interstate commerce clause of the
Constitution and this IL one reason
why SO earnestly hope that both the
legislative AMI judicial branches OF
The government win construe this
clause OF the Constitution IN the
broadest possible manner. We can.
however. In such matter as indus
trial training, In such a matter as