New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04
Wed Be fortunate Get Such Trade Schools These
HosO Miracle ofMakfne Boys Enjoy, Process
Of Acquiring SkHI BY Hard Work
Has Been Performed.

work from models. Then they build
them themselves. using little bricks. each
one-tenth as long and broad as real
brick Then they prepare estimates and
drawings for building the same work in
full size.
They draw every detail carefully
and make an estimate Of the cost. Thev
count in their own labor the cost Of
mortar and materials. the interest on
their own investment in tools for The
time the work will take Then they
actually build the work with real bricks
and mortar. Later they go 70 the more
difficult parts. such as the different
methods Of making corners. fitting in
stonework building curved walls and
the like
In all this. the boys work together as
much as possible. As they progress and
their work grows larger. ~ course they
are thrown more and more together. and
begin TO see their interests are woven
together and each one will do the most
for the work by respecting the others
and filling his own special piace-it IS
society in miniature, # You understand
me.
Then. last Of all the boys join 70
build a little cottage. The carpenters,
the brfckIayers and the sJonecutters all
work together. designing it. estimating
its cost and building X. They find they
must have a rnaster-a boss you would
call him. I supPosc-and they choose him
themselves and abide by his appoint
ments of assistants I dare not quite
say that they obey him perfectly always.
for | would not say that boys do any
thing always without exception. But If
they do not. then they learn why a
master is necessary. All. those boys,
Tn all the trades We give the boys 1T
least share in the most important proc
esses of their caiIinss- The copper
smiths year ago ended their course by
building al hardly know what you
would call IL in English II was IN ap-
para tus used in distilIiug. Of copper and
most difficult piece of workmanship. as
large as this room. The boys designed.
drew and built II with their own hands.
They were a glad crew when the great
est disti1Ier OF Munich came with his
men u try il. and found that II worked
WELL
So il goes through all the roll Of Nun
ich's trades Every calling from which
twenty apprentices seek instruction has
a school Of it's own. Chief among them.
Of course are the great Fundamental
caI1ings-the building trades, the bakers,
butchers. tailOrs, pOtters, machlnlsts
smiths and printers. The tailors, by the
way. as we'll as the shOemakers. watch
makers and apprentices in other trades
which keep them indoors and largely in
active are made to exercise certain
number of hours weekly and are tauShT
swimming. wrestling and out-of-do'r
sports which they are likely 70 enjoy
and persist in later on
The druggists and commercial stu
dents have schools of their own and
there are also special schools for must
clans. gardeners and boys who wish 70
enter the government service Another
school. on the same broad lines takes
/ care of the BOYS who have chosen no
| trade in particular, or one when Is -
| nettv as to have no school OF its own
! Then there is a whole system of doHeS-
| tic science schools for girls, where eV-
/ ervthing that goes 10 make up the Srer-
! man home is taught for three hours
uaak Here. too. attendance is compuI-
sorry
| DO YOU approve of co-educatlon VI
| bows and sirIs?'' the doctor was asked
! ..Sn'' he replied My entire prlnci-
rIa of education is based upon QUALITIES
Rows and girls are different. IN so Tar
as they have different tastes. abilities
and interests in life. Therefore their
| studies should be different, above the
| urinary grades For seven years eN-
narirnented on 10000 children in draw
| mo and while both showed interest IN
the subject. 1 found that the girls had
! less liking and ability for perspective
| UrorI, than for decorative design ana
/ rho bovs vice versa. I Immediately IN
PRODUCED a different set OF lessons. 30
with other courses; boys like physics
! chemistry, mathematics. all exact sci
ences and constructive work Girls like
| aUDIfed art social sciences, literature
| and languages Both show equal ability
( and inclination for history. psychology,
| logic and the various branches of peda-
| gogy Naturally the curricUla should
/ be arranged accordingly.
The bows schools. as has been said.