Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-17
COUNTRY'S NEED
IS INDUSTRIAL
TRAINING
SAYS SUPERINTENDENT OF
CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL
Mr., Friedman in City and Visits
Indian School in Course Of
Tour Through the Southwest
and West,

nat the need Of TIN American
educational system at present IS more
industrial training to fitl boys ana
girls to make a living instead OF ~
them for "a university whlch
they may never see is the opinion
~ M FRIEDMAN, superintendent Of
tho big Indian school OF tht govern
ment N Carlisle, Pa. Mr.. friedman
arrived here from santa re Ihurs
dtv and left yesterday for ne west
Ia visit Acoma. Laguna am othai
New Mexico and Arizona puenos' go
frg thence to Phoenix ana ltbefslue'
cal. and other points to VISIT arlons
Indian schools. While here yesefday
he spent the afternoon pleasantly AZ
the United states Indian school 9orth
of the city, as the guest OF SuIfrln-
much pleased with what ne saw put
there.
Mr.. Friedman is accompanied by
his wife. Mr.. Friedman has pen
superintendent at Carlisle since lsA'
and bears the reputation OF pelY
Iabont the Invest man who eVer o9
|cupied hat position. \
lie has enjoyed the advantages on
Ia brilliant education, Born IN Sln-
%einnati. he attended the schools lneIT
Isn1 went through the technical
school. Later he tool an engineering
l%course at the University OF Clncih-
matt. graduating with high honors.
lIatef he went to the University OF
california. He had twelve years m
dustrial training. during whlch ume
he studied closely the statistics to
see Just what need there Is OF aus
trial schools i'm this country. re
Ispent three years as head of the IN
dustrial school at Phoenix; then three
Years as a teacher in the Philippine
islands. and then two years at Has
kell institute, Lawrence, kas.
If there is any man h knows IN
dustrial school work, Mr.. Friedman
ought to.
II find from statistics said Mr.
Friedman, that are thoroughly re.
liable hat nine-tenths OF the puplls
who GO to public schools quit school
ing before they reach the seventh
lrrade What are these schools for
.l1udHing by their present curriculai
Why, to prepare the young to enter
1.-THE university. But nine-tenths never
Ienter the university. they never ever
see the eighth grade of the school
lThey are then thrown out on tho
world to make their own living. K
lsuppcrt themselves and their families
tpCf hapS. Are they equipped iof thl'
great burden, this tremendous re
ls~ponsibility? l should say not. VIVA
can they do? What have they learned
OF the practical that has a monetar!
weight
eAnd yet we know by statistic
%iagain, thai ~ per cent of the wag'
learners of the land earn their livini
by their hands. Here Is where tn
industrial school steps into the breacl
land takes the pupil at an early ag
land gives him manual training, give
him a knowledge that shall pu
MOI ey In his purse
Even two hours a day taken from
the study Of the classics and mathe
matics end put at manual training !
well spent n we find that II eve
lhrigttens the pupil for his othe
work, serving as a kind OF relaxation
Throwing work on the muscles an
taking II off the eyes. the mind. Nor
land more has IL become recognize
THAT some kind Of manual training
Invaluable to every one, but to tn
Iroor hoy who will eve get the edit
l%cation to tit him for a profession
lis indispensable. The manual train
ling or Industrial school is the cryin
need of the hour in these Unite
lStetes. IL not in the entire world, bu
Especially in this country which
slfplina up SO rapidly. Is il n won
Ataer then that the boy or girl throw
e fsut into the world has a hard time {
l1c&ea living? But when he is taugl
+ IthN Is uades he viii be able TO fac
t. Iwork &at the door and DO II by soil
T. lket which there will be a maj