Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-28

much as arithmetic or history or gram
mar.
FORCES SET TO WORK.
while these pedagogic forces were
at work another, from a different
source, came into affect handwork. In
1851 the first great worlds fair was
held in the famous crystal palace in
London. This fair set to work forces
that started the great art museum and
its associated school of art at South
Kensington. That same year John
Ruskin wrote the preface to his
Stories of Venice the book that set
free the ideals that brought into be
ing the arts and crafts movement
Following the arts and crafts
movement there has been one more
influence which has had, and is still
having a strong influence upon the
manual training idea in education.
( This is the recent demand for indus
trial training and the movement to-
ward vocational education that is
/ growing out of it. The cry of the
/ leaders in this movement has been
/ for greater social and especially in
/ dustrial efficiency. This movement
| has been so vigorous that it has al
ready had a profound effect upon the
manual training work of the country.
! 1t is helping to increase the number
Of hours devoted to the subject; it is
demanding teachers with larger prac
teal experience; il is stimulating the
introduction of more practical meth
DDS of doing work and in a few places
even the introduction of the factory
system.
! I'm a measure, at least, we have
now answered the question we asked
q. the beginning, Whence came the
manual training idea that is embod-
led in this new building?' 1t is not
wholly a product of present-day
changes in thought and life, but it
goes back many generations. In many
of its fundamentals, it goes back many
centuries, even before the present
era: its roots are found in the very
beginning of organized society. 1t is
no. a pedagogic fad but the NANTES
tation of great educational current
that has been gathering through the
centuries. II is the, formulation OF
selected experiences in social evolu-
ton making for a richer and more eff
ficient life"
WHAT THE BUILDING MEANS.
Superintendent s. J. Ferguson of
the Rock Island county schools and
Principal A. J. Burton of the local
high school next spoke on What the
Building Means to the Community"
The principal program of the dedi-
cation will be held this evening al
the high school auditorium, when
President H. H. Cleaveland of the
board Of education of the public
schools of this city, will formally pre-
sent the new Manual Arts building to
the people OF Rock Island S. w.
Searle will accept the building for
the people. The principal address OF
the evening will be given by Professor
Frank NJ. Leavitt of the department OF
industrial education of the University
Of Chicago. The theme of his address
viii be vocational Training; Its Aims
AMI Results" President Hurt OF LON
bard college of Galesburg will also
give an address. President Cleave
land will preside at the meeting. A
program OF special interest has beer
arranged for The evening ceremonies
1t will be as follows:
Music-Dominies.
nvocation-Thomas McClelland, D
D., president Knox college.
Address, Vocational Training; III
Aims and Results"-Frank NJ. Leavitt
l professor of industrial education. Uni
versity of Chicago.
Music-Dominies.
Address. school as a Preparation
for Life"-H. w. Hurt, president o
Lombard college, Galesburg.
Presentation of the Building Presi
dent Z. H. Cleayeland.
Acceptance for the Peoples. "
| Sea-ie.
Manual Arts and Our Educationa
Future"-H B. Hayden. superiRteno
ent of schools. and A. q. Hill, super
visor OF manual arts.
Congratulatory remarks by citizens
COMMENCEMENT TOMORROW.
Commencement ceremonies will b
observed by the local high school &c
morrow evening al the Illinois theatre
The class which will graduate fror
the local high school is the larges
IN the history OF the school. there bt
ing 90 seniors TO receive diplomas. Tn
junior class has made arrangement
fer decorating the theatre with tn
senior class coiors, purple and golC
for the occasion. Professor Frank n
Leavitt OF the University OF Chicag