The Washington herald., 1914-04-08
Auto Lessons for Boys
Business High Schools New Course
p astor to Don Overalls|
Rev. Dr.. Van Schaiek Will Drill
Youths in Art of Running Auto
mobile and in Morality and Ethics
of Motoring.
By NELSON n. SHEPARD.

Honki Honk,
A brand new auto course win be inaug-
urated at the Business High School to-
morrow morning, with Rev. Dr. John Van
Schaick. jr., pastor of All Souls Uni
tartan Church. as professor-mechanic IN
charge OF twenty ambitious young seniors.
who will begin at the bottom and learn
the practical and moral principles OF the
motor car business.
In other words, Rev. DR.. Van Schaick
intends to make gentlemen of chauffeurs
and chauffeurs OF gentlemen. That's the
fundamental principal underlying the
whole course. As a clergyman. believing
in taking advantage of the opportunity
to instill in his pupils a respect for the
moral side OF the business, and as an
operator of car himself. he hopes to be
able to make the boys understand the
difference between q cad and a gentle
man when It comes to running an auto
mobile.
Rev. DR.. Van Schaick, or professor. II
you please, was poring studiously over
a pile OF auto textbooks when he was
interrupted yesterday morning at his
home.
what about this auto class you are
going to teach at Business High School?'
he was asked.
Rev. Dr. Van schaick flung aside an
ominous looking volume on carbueraters
and what not and turned on his ques-
tioner.
Volunteers for Teaching.
'T am a minister. not a mechanic" he
replied. But / operate my own car, un-
derstand enough about the inside works
to know what to do when II breaks down
and how to put on a new tire"
Principal Davis. OF the high school,
halIex-as u MANY wars Defora the
will be either willing or able
to appropriate money enough to hire a
force adequate to the needs of
his institution. He believes the services
Of regular teachers should be supplement-
ed by the work OF citizens able and
willing to help. He proposes, for example.
to get an expert on insurance to come
up and give his boys some ideas on the
insurance business. He would like to have
a real estate man give a course in real
estate. and, a journalistic on journalism.
Il am not an expert on the automobile, !
but Mr.. Davis seems to think that can
render some service he resumed. This |
much is sure: Here are a number Of
Young men soon coming out of a school |
which gives a business education Moth
ng more dramatic or important can be
outlined for them than a history of the
business.
They ought to be acquainted with the
great opportunities before bright. clean,
competent fellows in both the construc-
ion and distribution of cars.
Morality of Motoring.
1T would be much better to have this
course divided and put a practical ma
'hinist in charge OF one section and q
PRACTICAL business man in charge OF an
,ther. I am neither. i am simply a
ea2her of morality and religion. who
irives his own car as he goes about Ais
work.. II
Then there is room for religion in
he teaching Of the automobile business?"
Rev. DR.. Van Schaick was asked
Religion is excluded from the public
chools. but morality may be taught"
vas his reply. Certain bedrock prin-
iples of morality underiie all efficient