Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-24

forms Of work, such as drilling, center
ing. etc, and will be advanced accord
ing to his ability and application. He
will always be under the general direc-
tion of the instructor, and each stu
dent will secure the same kind and
amount of instruction.
LAS far as possible the instructor will
look after students both in and out OF
the plant. He will endeavor to see
that they have fair treatment and
proper instruction; will assist in set
tlng their shop grievances; Will en-
deaVor to see that the student does not
idle away his time, but puts forth his
best efforts in all his work"
That it is the intention of the com
pany to have the class afford its mem
bers an opportunity for advancement
is indicated by further statement, In
which the company says:
ut is the desire and aim of the COM
pany to provide such a course Of prac-
teal instruction that will fit persons for
positions Of usefulness and RESPONSE
bility i'm the company's service. 1t is
the Companys hope that in the time To
come all supervising positions may be
filled by those who have graduated
from its technical classes.
1T is also the belief of the company
that the best results will be obtained
by allowing the student freedom to
leave and by allowing the company
freedom to dismiss any student when
ever 1t deems ii proper so to do. 1t Is
expected, however, that the advantages
of the course will be sufficient to hold
the student during the entire four
years."
In more ways than one this course is
designed for the benefit of such young
men as are mechanically inclined, but
are without the means or opportunity
Of securing the special training which
is to be had in a college or school OF
technology. The feature which makes
the course particularly attractive to
such young men is that during the en-
tire four years they are employed at
a definitely predetermined wage, grad
uated from cents an hour at the start
to 20 cents an hour at the end, with
bonus Of 800 at the time of the award
of the school diploma for completion
Of the course. This pay is consider
ably above that commonly given to
apprentices and is used as an incentive
to secure good material.
COURSE is EXTENSIVE
In two periods of two hours each
week the following class or textbook
work will be taken up: Arithmetic,
ten weeks; algebra, forty weeks; plane
geometry, fifty weeks; trigonometry,
twenty-five weeks: elements of ma
chine design, twenty-five weeks; shop
mathematics, fifty weeks; mechanical
drawing, first two years. analysis of
machines, last two years; shop super
vision, short course. Lectures Will be
given from time TO time.
In the factory work is included drill
ing, milling, lathe work, bench work,
gear shaper and automatic screw ma
chine work. grinding, tool work, small
assembly and tool designing.
To be eligible for entrance to the
technical class an APPLICANT must be be-
tween the ages Of Is and 20 years, and
must have had a grammar school edu-
cation or its equivalent. He must be
physically sound and of good character
and appearance. The first twelve weeks
will be a probation period, that time
being designated as a term of trial.
If satisfactory at the end Of that pc
riod. the course dates back from the
beginning of the period of trial.
Each year in the course consists OF
27OO working hours, making total of
10,S00.
Inasmuch as no contract is made
between the company and the pupils
in the class, sole reliance is placed on
the attractiveness of the course to hold
the men to complete it. 1t is intended
to train the mind as well as the hand,
and make it possible to grasp the op-
portunity afforded in the desire of the
company to hereafter fill the super
vising positions in its factory with
graduates from its own technical
classes.