The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-11-19
Manual Training.

ment. In our school system of to-
day we concentrate our entire ef-
forts to train the child's mind and
neglect entirely the training OF lis
hands. The system of Manual
Training as has been installed in
many of our foremost schools has
overcome this defect. Here the
pupils are taught to work with their
hands as we'll as with their mind.
The question is often asked how
this is accomplished. The process
is simple. Each pupil is furnish
ed with a complete work bench
equipped with all the necessary.
tools including a saw, plane, ham
mer, try square, mortising gauge,
chisels, etc. He is told how to
take care of his tools, how to sharp
en- and how to use them. He is
then given some lumber and the
drawings for some simple exercise
in wood jointing and set to work.
AS he masters the elementary prin-
ciples and learns how to handle his
tools he makes more difficult things
such as articles of furniture which,
when completed, are useful as well
as ornamental.
The objection is often raised that
the child has no time for this work,
for the ordinary school work de-
mands too much attention and
leaves no time for recreation which
is so important to the we'll being of
the child. 1t is true that the child
has but little time for play when
going to school, but any one who
has seen a Manual Training class
at work will be forced to say, "Why
that IS just like playing" And so
1T is; yet at the same time the child
is learning something useful, some
thing that will prove a benefit
throughout life. Manual Training
is n of the most useful as we'll az
the most interesting of subjects
taught In OUT schools. 1t prepares
the boy directly for the work in the
industrial world. 1t gives him a
good start in life which is so essen
tial to success. 1t is not only for
the worker in the industrial lines
that this knowledge is useful for
every M appreciates the value of
being able to use his hands to adj
vantage. How often do we have to
call III a carpenter or cabinet maxi
er to do some small repair job
which we could easily and quickly
do ourselves if we only knew how.
Very few Manual Training schools
have been established in the small
er towns because it demands an
expensive equipment which most
school boards hesitate to install.
The Scotland Academy has been
fortunate in this regard and is IN
failing a complete equipments for
carrying on this work, which will
begin on the first of December.
Each student is provided with a
work bench complete with all the
tools. He is furnished with all the
lumber necessary for his exercises
and given drawings and instruc-
tions to work from. An instructor
will be in constant attendance to
help him in his work and insure
rapid advancement. This course
is open to anyone from 10 to 90
years or older. The work will con-
sist of the use and care of tools.
wood jointing, cabinet making and
the reading Of working drawings.
In the course Of work the student
IS given his choice Of making such
articles as an umbrella stand, ball
tree, picture fra mes, sewing cabi-
net, music cabinet, plate rack, flow
er pot stand, bookcase, chairs Of
all kinds including Morris chairs,
china closet, shirt waist box, roll
top desk taboret tables, etc.
Every one interested in this work
Or wishing information is requested
to see Mr.. Krieger, Prin. of the
Academy. Those desiring to take
the course should enroll at once as
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