Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16
AN EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
Definite Course of Study Already
Mapped Out.

Actual operation i'll this ci1y of the
industrial cooperative educational
plan, in the making of which there
has been activity tor over var is
now less than three weeks off. At
last nights meeting of the Manufac
ture1s Association OF Hartford eoHn-
t., held at the Hartford club and pre-
sided over by Colonel George Pope.
the final plans of the committee We're
received and unanimously approved.
All that stands nov between the
plans and their actual operation Is
meeting of tie high school committee.
1t is understood that the committee,
which has been working with the man.
nfaeturers, committee IN the matter.
will take final and favorable action
when it meets. which viii be within
the next two weeks.
The plan. as explained by Chairman
Charles Il. Cook of the manufacturers
COMMITTEES in his report Is that local
manufacturers willing To enter into the
plan select from one to ten of their
best and brightest boys to attend
school TIVE half-days a week. The
lessons to be taught Will be practical
ly on the same lines as the einelh-
natl and F1tchburg plan. consisting
of drawing, mathematics science, tDe-
DRY OF shop practices and English,
The committee sent from 800 to 400
letters to local representative men
outlining the plan and has received
many responses of approval. Forty
two pupils are already promised for
tie scheme. and the enrolment will
reach seventy-fiVe-thc present maxi
mum number planned fer-by Febru-
arv T. when it is planned to start
classes.
The concerns that have thus far
agreed to send from three 70 seven
BOYS to the school are the following
Pratt K Whitney Company, Royal
Typewriter Company. Pope Manufae-
turing Company, Henry Wright
Manufacturing Company, Underwood
Typewriter Company, Hartford Rub
Der Works. Whitney Manufacturing
Company and Taylor x Fem.
Professor William c. Holden. act
ing wills the committee, made out
general description of the lessons that
will be given at the high school. The
details are as follows
The plan is to give students from
the various machine shops Of the city
a group of studies that will be most
helpful to them as mechanics. as
men. and as citizens. The course sub
mitted follows:
First Year-English. drawing. mathe-
MATES, science, theory of shop prac-
tice.
Second Year-English, drawing,
mathematics, science, theory of shop
practice.
Third Year-English, mathematics
science. accounting and systems the
ory of shop practice.
Fourth Year-English. accounting
and system. civic and economies, IN
dustrial history and geography. theory
of shop practice.
The English should consist OF writ
ten reports every two weeks ON as
signed subjects, usually covering their
shop experience and progress. or some
domestic or social matter of deep m
diyidual concern. The other periods
to be devoted to oral reports, explain
aticns and discussions. Spelling, cap
italization, punctuation. and the use
of words and phrases criticised ana
corrected. Through this it is believed
that the instructor can keep IN close
personal contact with his pupils.
The drawing should consist Of the
elements Of mechanical drawing, free
hand sketching, and machine design.
The object should be to acquire n
ready knowledge Of blue prints anc
designs free graphic expression OF
mechanical thought. and the solution
of some constructive problems, but not
the technique of craftsman.
The mathematics should review arlth-
metie. cover enough Of algebra TO en-
able pupils to use some OF the formulas
and data of the engineers hand-books
and of the technical periodicals. The
treatment of simple equations and solv-