Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-14
IN MANUAL TRAINING
Addresses Outlining Work of
Association.
I'D SESSION HELD TODAY
Secretary Wilson's and Mr.. Macfar-
lands Talk Last Night:
PLEA FOR SCIENTIFIC FARMING
Head of Department Of Agriculture
Declares Country Boys Should
Not Leave Home.

The second session of the Eastern
Manual Training Association was held in
the assembly hall Of the Business High
School shortly after , o'clock this after
noon. President John e.. Broadhead Of
Boston. Mass. presided over the meeting.
which was of preliminary nature. to ar
range for the business session to be held
tomorrow evening at the Mckinley High
School. when the officers to serve during
the ensuing year will he selected.
Committees on nomination and nomina-
tions were about to be selected when the
report of The Star closed.
Round Table Exercises.
Three round tables began at ? o'clock
today Manual Training for Boys was
the general subject at meeting held in
the assembly hall. presided over b!
Joseph c. Park of the State Normal and
Training School o. Oswego. \. Y. Do
mestic Science and Arts" was discussed
a a session in room -. and Manual Arts
in Normal Schools was the subject at a
round table in room IS. Miss Irene F..
McDermott. director of domestic science
and arts in the Allegany High School OF
Allegany, n. V. presided over the former
meeting. while Alvin z. DOdd. director of
normal training in the schools of Trenton.
d..
meeting.
At the meeting in the assembly hall Mr..
Park discussed "Funda, 4. nt:s Prime. pies
of Manual Training" Til. balance Of the
program consists Of discussion of the
subject by j. A. Chamberlain supervisor
of manual training in local schools; adj
dresses by William j. Caten OF Howard
In versity. who will take as his subject
The Content of the Course Of Study for
the Grades and High Schools: 'Torrela-
io1 md T,,I{ 1-S.3 nj
by George F.. Myers. principal of the Nc
kinley Manual Training School and Mod
cling Made Practicable for Large Glasses -
by Mary G. Davis Of the public schools
of Boston
In the session devoted to domestic sci
ence and arts THE Social Value Of Do
nestle Training" will be discussed by Mrs
Ada r. Williams. supervisor Of the depa TT
ment Of domestic science Of the Clevc-
land (Ohiol public schools What the
Normal School May D" for Industrial Edu-
cation" win be discussed by William G. A.
Hammel of North Carolina at the SEES
sion devoted to manual arts in normal
schools.
Frank o. Carpenter of Boston will de-
liver an address this evening at s o'clock
upon What Shall We Teach Our Pupils
About the Materials That They Use:"
Secretary Wilson's Address.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of
meeting Of the association held last even
ing in the assembly hall of the Business
High School. made plea for agricultural
education. In the course of his address
he said hat to-day the boy is leaving the
farm and going into the crowded walks
of city life. where there is so much COM
petition. He said that because OF this
influx OF the country boys to the city the
farm is being deserted. and consequently
prices on foodstuffs are going up. He
said the assertions have become ma
tional menace.
THE time Ia fast coming he said
when the common people won't be abe
to eat meat and poor peop,e cannot even
have pie plant. Why is this? Because
we have not instructed our boys in scien-
tifc methods of agriculture by which they
may make success on the farm AS a
result they are leaving for the factory ana
the railway shop, where they can make
more money. and. as result. agriculture,
the most important occupa ton in the
world. is being neglected"
| Secretary Wilson then made a plea for
Industrial education. and declared that
the state normal schools. especially of
the southern states, should take up the