Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-22
FE TO HAVE
SCHOOLS FOR ITS
WORK|NGMEN
EXPERIMENT ALREADY
STARTED IN TOPEKA
VIII Likely be Established in
Albuquerque in the Near
Future---ThomaS TO Have
Apprentices in Charge,

NtAi] tiSliiNC " nav
Apprentices in Charge,
The Santa Pc Railway company.
always progressive and ready TO ex-
pertinent with new methods. has an
nounced that beginning September /
a system Of instruction for employees
VIII be- introduced on the system.
The schools for apprentices" will be
first tried in Topeka after which II
found promising, they VIII be OK
tended 10 all the shops on the Santa
Fe lines. The idea has had its incep-
ton in the fertile brains Of Vice Presi-
dent j. vs.. kendrick and Superintend-
eut Of Motive Power Alfred Lowell
and is a most interesting plan.
+. W. Thomas. who IL al the pres
ent time engineer Of tests. will bo
appointed to the position of supervi-
sor Of apprentices. In the Topeka
shops there will be- five instructors
taken from the experienced employees
1f the shops WhOse duties VIII be to
look after the i%nstructinR Of appren-
tees. one instructor will be In charge
Of twenty-five apprentices.
There VIII also be a drawing school
started which viii be located IN
The old shop building. The room which
viii be- used for this drawing school is
fifty by nifty feet and Will be equipped
with blackbOards. drawing instru-
ments. tables and the necessary re-
quiremeuts for instruction i'm drawing.
u IL the present intention to have
the boys report here two or three
times every week whore they will be
taught in the art Of mechanical draw
ing. practical arithmetic and the rudi-
ments pf mechanics. The school hours
Will be- from Z to . "a. m. and from / to
y a. m ufF4r nahNnH tim. fh.rr rrfIf
report 10 the various foremeu and
nroeeed with their work throughout
the day.
The apprentice school will comprise
maehinist. blacksmith. boilermakcr,
patternmaker. timer. painter. and all
the metal working apprentices. There
are AZ the present time one hundred
ana sixty apprentices IN these depart
ments in the Toueka shops.
The establishment of such an insti-
tuition In the shops of the system is a
very expensive undertaking. In the
Topeka shops alone it will cost IN The
neighborhoOd of thirty-hve thOusapd
dollars every year.
ON SiV Months Probation.
All the apprentice employees are
taken with a six months probation
provision. II at the end Of that time
they show themselves to have a me-
chanical turn of mind they are kept
allowed TO serve ont their aUpren-
ticcship. III they are lacking in me-
chanical Instincts and show strong
qualities which could be utilized in
for. otherWis. they are turned loose.
Evidence of good moral character
reuuired Of Am emploves Thoscl
who nre iarl1np la moral. are moi
wanted. Tho instructors viii be re-
CURED 10 look after this phase of the
life 81 the apprentices.
As an induc+ment To- the apnrentice
10 finish the apprenticeship of three
wears. tho practice now in yogue viii
he maintained. During the nrst year
the COMPANY holds back five cents per
day in the a of the apprentices
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