Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-08-31

with his satchcl and shining morning
face, creeping like "a snail uuwillinEly
go school" lived before the days OF
tool practice, drawing clay modelling,
sand maps, and illustrated histories,
and yet even he. with all his whm-
Icrlug, learned to TcUd uud after
wards wrote laws ana books ana
found his way around the world.
Improving Tulsa's schools.
Thus in these new courses In any
manner fulfil the function In society
and give the added interest in school
work, which are set forth in this pa
per, 1t viii mean great awakening
among the youth Of Tulsa. We are
adding course in manual training. In
domestic art and science and in com
mercial work with good prospects OF
a new department in public speaking.
All of these are open TO the entire
high school and, with the exception
Of the last two named. to the grades
II the city schools. II is our inten-
ton to extend this work as soon as
possible into the lower grades and in
to all the schools Of the city The
courses will be we'll organized and
adapted to the particular grade
taught
In the manual training department,
we are Installing a good equipment
for the first years work which will
be added to each year as the work
progresses. 1t is the purpose to con-
tinue the work through the full four
years in the high school, which will
neccstate new equipment as classes
advance.
To Give Respect 10 Labor
In the high school, the course in
manual training and mechanical
drawing continues through four years.
Five eighty-five minute periods are
given to each subject in alternate
weeks. The aim OF this course is not
only to prepare the pupil for the en-
gnccring course In college, but to in
culcate care accuracy and thorough
ness in his work, and to teach him to
observe, originate and sldllfully exc
cute, to use and care for tools, and to
respect the dignity OF labor,
The course of mechanical drawing
is closely related to the work in the
shops From the beginning, the stu
dents are taught to make and inter-
pref working drawings Each me-
chanical or artistic product is care
fully studied on paper In all its de-
tails, so that the pupil has a clear
and accurate conception of the com
plcted article. before its construction
is undertaken The more advanced
drawing is closely allied to practical
Industrial work, and the methods em-
ploycd are in accordance with the best
modern practice in commercial
draughUng rooms.
Aside from the specific exercises Of
the courses the pupil has an oppor-
tunty at the school to become ac-
quainted with the processes Of photo
graphy and blue-printing; the work
ing Of the steam boiler and steam en-
gine, pumps, motors. and heating and
ventilating systems.
Pupils To Inspect Plants.
In conjunction with the different
courses shop talks are given. supple
mented occasionally by the stereOpti-
con, on the various phases OF the
work. particularly the Industrial ap-
plicatlons. Occasional inspection
trips are made to various shops, plants
and manufactures.
The leading technical magazines
and reference works will be placed on
file in the high school library.
Two years work in manual training
are required for all boys At the end
or the first term the boy may elect to
continue the fun four-year course or
he may decide that he will do only
the required work, in which event the
portions Of the work to be given him
are to he decided by the head of the
department for each individual case.
First Year.
First term Elementary woodwork
ing and cabinet making.
Second term--Adyanced cabinet
making and bench pattern making.
second Year.
First term-Wood turning.
Second term-Advanced pattern
making.