Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-09-16
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
What The Manual Training De-
partment OfThe City School
Is Doing
A STRONG ARGUMENT
Former Instructors Testimonial To The
Commission On Industrial Education

In the report of the Commission on
Industrial Education recently issued,
not the least of the items of interest
and profit is that pertaining to the
work of the manual training school
here.
In his report to the Commission, the
former instructor writes as follows:
1.-The introduction of wood work
and mechanical drawing in public
schools has already proved great
value to the boy whose education is
limited to the extent of a high school
training. l have known number of
boys to secure good positions as
craftsmen and wood-workers with
only high school training. Thous-
ands of boys and girls in this State
would be better fitted for life, if only
subjects of manual and industrial
training could be brought to higher
standard in our schools. Sufficient
appropriations should be given to
allow this work to be carried out
more extensively throughout our
schools.
"Think of the advantages to the
country boy whose education, in a
good many instances, is limited. If
he could have the opportunity to at
tend manual and industrial training
school near home, where he could
make speciality Of work in black
smithing, agriculture, woodwork, me-
chanical drawing and mathematics,
instead of spending his limited time
working over ancient history, Latin
or some other study which is of little
interest to him and becomes of little
value after he has finished school !;
not that am opposed to these stud
les, but the poor boy who has to get
out and hustle for his living at a
very early age, should spend his time
in such a way that will be of the
greatest benefit to him.
IF he is an industrious lad he
will take up such subjects when his
time will permit. But give the or
dinary boy the opportunity of an IN
dustrial training and we find him
more eager to attend school. He be-
comes more and more interested in
school work; and last, but one of our
strongest arguments, we are able to
hold our boys in school longer, thus
preparing them to enter life with a
higher aim and a stronger determi-
nation to make men of themselves.
1.-THE strengthening of this work
in our schools will prove to be one of
the greatest educational moves ever
made in this country and sooner OF
later our schools will be run more on
the basis of industrial training.
A. CAREY LAMBERT,
Instructor Annapolis High School. .
The present instructor is Prof.
Ivon Miller, who entered upon his du-
ties here on Monday.
The Industrial Commission to make
inquiry and report to the Legisla-
ture of Maryland respecting the sub.
iect of industrial education, was ap.
ooiuted by the Governor, and consisted
Of the following: DR.. Richard Grady,
chairman, United States Naval Acad
emy, Annapolis; Prof. Carroll Edgar,
Supervisor of Manual Training, Elk,
ton. Nd. Mr.. Howard Melvin, Editor
"Denton Journal" Denton, Nd.
Mr.. Lorie c. Quinn, Editor "CrisfielC
Times Crisfield, Nd; Mr.. John 7.
Foley, ex-School Commissioner
Baltimore, Md.
The report, recently out in print
is instructive, entertaining, interest
ing as we'll as thorough, complete ant
comprehensive. 1t should be care
fully read by all educators and al
interested in the subject of education
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