Arizona republican., 1913-01-22
NORMAL WILL ASK FOR
 MANUAL ART BUILDING
President Mathews and Professor
 Clark Return From Tour.

Loaded with facts enough to plan whole university, President A. J. Mathews of the normal school and A. B. Clark. instructor of manual arts returned today from an inspec- tion of all the up to date. high schools in southern California, and ready to go at the work of prepar ing specifications for the legislature on which will be based the plan for the new manual training building In the five days they were gone, the educators looked over eight modern high schools. including the we'll known institution in Los Angeles. where d speciality is made of manual work From this and other schools and from representatives of big ma chinery makers in the east, Profes- sors Clark and Mathews gathered data that will be used in planning the new school building, which will cost nearly $75,O00 for the hall alone.
 It will be necessary to convince the legislature of the need of the new building. and some facts on the prob able cost. effectiveness, etc, will 
 go before the lawmakers with their request for funds It was for the purpose of making a complete study of neighbor schools in a near by state that Messrs. Mathews and Clark made their trip.
 During the last session Tempe asked for, but was not granted. fund of $15O,OO0 to build the new department and to improve other wise the normal school Half Of this sum, if available at the coming ses sion. will be used directly on the manual arts building, and the rest will go into improvements and new equipment, and probably into the construction of some smaller buildings about the campus.
 Beginning with a foundry and ! forge, where every sort of metal | piece necessary in the ordinary l grades of machine work will be made, | the shop equipment of the manual arts building will run the gamut of wood, iron and steel working ma | chimes. and so complete will it be
 an automobile or even a larger ve- | hicIe may be constructed.
 The manual training shops will be i filled with modern expensive ma l chinery, run by electric power alone. 1 Lathes saws. drills, holders, pattern making machines, everything that is necessary in big machine shop will i be there. A portion of the building | will be given over to the drawing
 and clay modelling department. In | another part will be found the sheet metal, leather and handwork division. ! The sewing and domestic science de- partment of the present school will ] be transferred to the new building
 as soon as it is ready. The depart
 ment will be much enlarged
 i A modern flat with all the charac-
 terstics will be maintained in the
 new building for educational pur-
 nished to teach economical house. | work.
 The need for a manual arts build ing at the normal has been felt for | a long time If it is built the nor nal will be the only school in Ari- zona where diplomas may be secured on special subjects such as are
 taught in the larger colleges
 There is no certainty the legisla-
 ture will grant the money to put ur the building and install the new de-
 partment, but many people of this
 city feel reasonably sure something , can be done in the matter. At the
 last session an appropriation of $50C
 was made to pay for the preparation
 Of plans for the new building, ant
 friends of the institution consider
 that a good sign. Just when the
 building will be started will depend
 on the manner in which the fund is raised, through a direct appropriation or by a bond issue At present those in charge are a little inclined to ia q VCr the bond issue.