Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-08
SANTA f TRAINS
APPRENTICES
THOROUGHLY
No Text Books Are Used But
Young Men Are Well
Grounded in Technical and
Practical Work.

Topeka. Kan. April Making me
chanics. transforming unskiiied Youths
into nrst class. all around shop work
men This Is the object OF the ex'
tcnsivcly developed system OF oducat
ing apprentices that Is maintained by
the Atchison. Topeka a Santa Fc ran
road officials ol the COMPANY as
sen ihey cau hire all the mechanical
engineers tnvN want. engage all IN.
craftsmen that are needed aud secure
the service of almost any number
ul college graduatos but the pressing
need of the road rs skilled mechanics.
The mechanics graduated IRON the
santa r. shops, II II declared. are
much better suited 20 the needs OF
the company than those Who can he
hired. because they know the santa
Fe methods aud santa fc standards
IN each shop either building OF
room has been set aside. known rs
The apprentice school room. In which
bows a1e required 10 spend TWO
hour a da, on two days every wcch,
Here thcy ave taught frec-hanu aud
mechanical drawing, practical shop
arithmetic. ,hc simpler elements OF
mechanics anu certain geography ana
history relating 10 the road.
\ technical aud practically educat'
cd man prrsides over the classes ana
H. known as the apprentice school IN
structor His services as we'll as the
schooiroOm. set OF drawing instru-
mouts "A drawing table. stationery
aud other material are furnished the
apprentice without cos; In addition
each apprentice Is paid n certain
sum while attending school
NJ text hooks are used, standard
lessen sheets. written ana printed
in the Office OF the supervisor OF APP
prentiCes. being sent 20 each OF the
schools. These lessons are prepared
with The idea OF teaching and drilling
the boy along "A certain line. giving
him what he actually needs IN the
trade he Is learning and leaving ou'
al iriils The apprentices are re
quUed To work like any journey men,
hu' they have the advantage OF sccur'
ing instruction from skilled mechan'
les These shop instructors are re-
Cruited from iuurneymen who have
been In iho service for some time anu
are thoroughly familiar with the
standards rules and practices OF the
co.nnany Abuse OF boy, however
eNasperaling the case may be, ~ pro
hibiicd aud The use OF profanity IN
addressing any pupil Is never loler'
ated
The instructor keeps n complete
record of each boy the progrcss he
makes in shop and school. his shop
efficiency and his personal habits.
These records are sent monthly Ia
The supervisor of apprentices and are
Included In his personal record. A.
a result OF this pan the supervisor
can in a moment give n complete
record OF each boy on the system.
r. ". Thomas, supervisor of ap'
prcnticos for the Santa Fe IN us
cussion recently OF the apprentice
system said
"rhe requirements for beromins
an apprentice are not rigid and We
do NOT inquire particulars into tho
boys character II the hoy has been
through the itth grade of the puhlic
schools. is strong ply sically ana Az
parent'v bright We give him trial
\ few bows come Ia Ms vino are renilN
deficient In education, ana for these
we have u night SchooL where th"y
arc taught the branches IN which
they are deficient As soon ms They
have progressed To u certain poin'
thcy are released from night schoo,
and continue their work IN The reg