The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-07
Keynote of President
Harvey's Address Be-
fore the National Ed
ucdtiOndl Association
CLAIMS THIS CLASS OF EDUCA-
TION WILL KEEP CHILDREN IN
THE SCHOOIIS-WILL BE BENts.
FICIAL TO ALL.

DENVER, Colo, July 6.-Lorenzo
ID. Harvey. President of the National
Educational Association, delivered
his annual address at the general
session of the organizations.
Within recent years there has
sprung up wide spread demand for
industrial education, said the
speaker. ut comes from all parts
of the United States and from all
classes of people, the manufacturer,
the professional man. the man en-
gagged in commercial enterprises. the
farmer, the educator. Industrial
education has probably a different
meaning for each of these types OF
individuals and yet all agree upon
one thing. and that is that it is some
thing not found in any adequate
form in our present educational sys-
tenn
TO the farmer industrial educa-
tion means education that will fit
the boy to became a more effective
farmer and that will present induce
ments to- him to remain upon the
farm; to the manufacturer it means
training that will give him skilled
workmen and more efficient foremen
and superintendents; and to some OF
them it means the kind of scientific
training which fits one for the re
search work for the discovery of new
or improved industrial processes To
the professional man 1t means
rather indefinite broadening Of
educational opportunities. to the
student of education it may mean
any one or all of these, and very
much more.
Except very limited opportunities
for instruction leading to skill III
industrial processes, practically moth
ing has been done in this country
for the development of industrial
education outside the college or
university. Material for instruction
al purposes in the entire field must
be organized and put in teachable
form and made available within the
range or pupils capacity for the
thousands who now leave school at
an early age with no training what
ever directly fitting them for the ac-
tivities of life in the industrial world
where most of them will find their
work.
''In the larger cities trade schools
and continuation schools OF various
types must be organized The scope
and character of their work will be
varied and must be adapted to local
In rural communities
schools in which the study
of agriculture and related lines OF
work is the most dominant purpose
be organized. But when these
different types of schools come into
existence. even in considerable num-
her. throughout. the country the
solution of the problem has just be-
gun.
For the great mass of those need
ing Industrial education the existing
nublic schools, elementary and sec
ondary. must furnish the facilities.
The must recognize that the great
majority of their pupils must earn
their living by their hands and they
must undertake to give definite In
and training for at least
the beginning of industrial efnciency.
.sThis broadening of purpose may
find its realization through an ex-
tension and modification of the
manual training work in the public
schools. Manual training has been
justified because of its value Tor
mental training, for cultural pur-
poses. and it may be fully JUSTIFIED
ON these grounds, but 1t may be SO
modified as to give very dennite
and varied line of training absolutely
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