The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21
5TlUTE FITS
OUNG STUDENTS
lessr SCHOOL sxsTRrcTIoN MORE
IlcRATIvE PAvEs WAY ron
rosITtoNs.
PRACTICAL. TRAINING
NOW CLASSES IN THE VIRGINIA
MECHANICS iNsTIrUrE ARE
TRAINED FoR SKILLED
WORK.

III knew more. / could earn

III ! knew more. could carr
1nore"
This was the statement OF a. young
5nan who recently enlisted in the
Il ii lAsses at the Virginia Mechanics In.
Il stftute. Realizing that knowledge "
q power, he had come TO gain tina,
power without which his pathway
q through the commercial walks OF life
would be literally paved with OBJ
! siacies
Another young man did not like to
i Ask his employer for. higher wages.
Il He felt that ne was worth more, but
Z he hesitated TO say so.
Accordingly. he became a student
mt Mechanics Institute. and in the
v course Of q few months fitted him
self for a much better paying POSI-
ton and he didn't have TO ask for
4 IT. either. II came unsought..
Last year. Young man serving ~
apprentice plumber was earning $3.50
VI per day. He had a wife and two
children TO support. and hts wages
i were insufficient Ia meet the demands
y After four months course at the
snrtitnts. he went forth and imme-
i disteiy began earning ss.1s per day
rs jourueyman plumber Other sfrn.-
lar Instances might be cited.
Richmond contributes $40. 600 an
nHaI.y toward the support of this in
Hfitufion. which pays the municipality
better, perhaps. than any investment
! II could make with the same amount
ut money.
No effort Is made to give instruc-
ton in the fancy arts. or Greek or
y Latin. The purpose Of the man
Agement Is the education OF stu
dents In the scientific and mocha pical
J arts The Instruction offered is such
~ VIII make the successful student
q more efficient manager OF en-
pfcye of the mechanical Office. labora-
tory or shop, To more effective
~ accomplish this purpose, no
study has been introduced whose
value is solely aesthetic or cultural.
Furthermore, all instruction is given
In night schools so that the student
may continue To work by day.
The backward boy. whose scholarly
echoiastic training has been neglect
I'd, but whose heart and mind are
Hiied with ambition for study, finds
classes suited to his needs In arith-
naetics. science engineering. drawing
designing and mechanical shops
equally stimulating to him in the
eaualy stimulating to him in the
pursuit OF some technical calling.
Training is Practical.
The graduate OF the classical coll
fege will find practical training mere
which will At him more fully for
with graduates OF dis
liant technical schools. The youth
who aspires to an artistic career for
arts sake. or for the application of
his artistic talents to some CONNER
sciaf or industrial pursuit finds an
opportunity awaiting him in the
courses of drawing and designing
While the atmosphere Of the
school is one Of intense application
TO technical studies, and its activities
are specially devoted 10 the increase
Of the technical efficiency Of the stu
dent, Il wholesome moral influence
peTy1des the entire student body. A
HAdent Of a night school must be
jealous of every minute of his time.
and so no time of the regular session
siF given over To any form of merely
social entertainment
Instructors and officers are select