Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-05
MANUAL TRAINING
IN SCHOOLS IS
SUCCESS FROM
VERY START
It is Natural for Boys to
Work Carpenter Trade and
They Like Novelty Of the
Study.
SMALL SHOP rs
WELL FITTED

whatever doubt may have been en-
tertalncd regarding the success of the
recently installed manual training de-
partnent OF the local public schools
WAS instantly dlspcllcd this afternoon
al 1850 when Professor patger opened
the first class As early as 1880. "a
whole hour before time for tho work
10 start. n number Of the boys were
on hand, and more enthusiastic
bunch OF youngsters IL would be hard
to find. one headed youngsler
oven went so far JOS 20 miss his din
ner in order to De there ahead or
time and at o'clock the entire bunch,
/ twcnty-aix boys from the sixth grades
Of the second and third ward schools.
was or hand eagerly taking turn
about boosting each other up 60 peer
into the high windows and enthuslas-
ticaily commenting on the dandy
benches. just like reai grOwn-up car
penters use. and the bright new tools
OF every possible description.
Watching and hearing these young
sters. one could not but enter into tho
spirit they SO plainly manifested and
az the Same time wish that he had
had the same opportunities ana in
ducoments when In the grades Whom
boys GO at real school work. no mat
ter % Il Is AN innovation. in the same
spirit with which they play BAH or
hustle for the faorltc swimming h0io
when school is ont In the late spring,
then the success OF that school work
Is assured on the spot
According to Professor Patgcr. who
Is In charge of the manual training
department ana Is gradaute of the
Sheffield school 81 science OF Yale. a.
isn't natural for "A healthy. normal
hoy TO grind at books an day. The
hour OF work In the mammal training
department that the boys will get at
furds just the opportunity go let OF
the steam that rs bound 90 escape ia
come way on other, and incidentally II
is this letting OF 0f steam iu an I'M
natural way, sticking the boy sitting
leo frrut with @ pin or pulling % girls
hHiF, that causes $50 many boys go bc
kept n ufscr school when thty should
| hu uut in the open ain ana eventually
after continued Dffcnses Co be sis-
pended and to qilit school entirely.
Tho boy who quits school to 200 Co
work whom he reaches me sixth ur
seventh Grade merely 1rcuust the
school work De- no longer OF sufficient
interest Go him. U.s. ail too common To-
| day with thc manual training de-
partmcnt .n FUN swing that same boy.
Who under the old conditions wuuld
| have quit school Go GO tu work for a
small salary which possibly would in
| crease very little during his lifetime,
| wlll nov see indaCemrrt apicnty so
| cause him To- cunti1u" n the school
| work % o. natural for boy 60 use
% tool. and there is no normal boy
| living who VIII not RESPOND readily tu
| instruction as 10 the proper use 90
tools.
| And the recreation afforded Dy the
installation of this department. while
being OF great Importance. is by no
means an that can Doe said go ~
favor. when the boy has finished the
course he is q finished workman. not
merely q carpenter, but au expert az
cabinet making and other trades that
require particular training if he so
| chooses.
Thus IL Is evident that the manual
training department has e most inn
| postant mission 10 perform In every
i ~ fAf'NfAs tAAA ~ VIII HA "a NHAtI|aH lll
the local schools. as Il has been In
| practically every city whore IL has
been Installed. is assured already.
While the equipment !s not yet
complete, az a great many of the
tools already ordered have not yet
arrived, 10 Is expected that the work
win be wei under way tea a few days.
and she doctors 90 the city are all
ready busy preparing bandages and
lotions preparatory to the gush OK
boys with fingers mashed hy misdi-
rected hammers that is sure 10 fol-
low the first few days work How
ever, when these same boys begin TO
turn Gut mission furniture amazing Doe
Ia perfection. the Injured fingers VIII
boz forgotten.
Professor PatgCr has already firm
ly fixed himself in the confidence ana
esteem Of che boys that he has met
and by so doing he Is only adding the
final link To the chain that VIII ass
sure the highest efficiency of tile
course, Playing basketball with them
and generally being one of them is
his policy. ana Il is sure 90 be "a win
ming one.