Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-26
ROSWELL MAKES
FINE SHOWING IN
MANUAL TRAINING
Report to Miss Meyers From
Pecos Valley City Shows
Excellent Progress HaSBeen
Made by Schools,
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tsPgcfkL CONSEQUENCES 70 MORNING JOURNAL
Santa re, April 25.-The Roswell
public schools are making splendid
showing I'm the matter of vocatlonal
training. according to the report re-
ceived by Miss Manette Myers. super
visor Of industrial education in New
Mexico The report says
Early last year, the board of edus
cation of the Roswell city schools APP
propriated funds for the purpose of
introducing manual training In the
Roswell high school. The manual
training department occupies four
rooms in the basement of the build
/ ing. 1t is equipped with twenty
benches and a very complete and ex-
cellent set OF tools for bench work
carpentry. furniture and cabinet
/ making. All equipment and material
used this year was furnished by the
school
"The department opened in Septem-
/ Der with an enrolment of sixty hish
school and thirty-five eighth grade
/ bows. During the second semester
there We're seventy-live school boys
and thirty-hve eighth grade boys en-
rolled. High school graduates VINO
elect the course, devote eighty min
utes per day 70 shop work. Eighth
grade pupils spend two forty-mnute
periods per week.
Curriculum Is Thorough.
"The manual training work given
this wear includes the following
branches Mechanical drawing, ear
pentry bench wood work, furniture,
| design and construction, and wood
finishing. mechanical drawing
1 "rhe eighty-minutc periods per
week are devoted 10 this branch OF
1 the work A greater part Of this Tune
/ is spent in making mechanical work
| ing drawings of projects to be con-
structed in the shop. The course pc
gins with straight line orthoBraphic
drawings Gin two or three vleWsl o.
! n simpIe project such as bench hook.
/ When the drawing is completed, the
| pupil takes IL, with a bill of material,
+ ia the shop and constructs the pro-
/ iect according to specifications. thus
/ the two courses so hand In hand ana
/ each one lends interest and vitality
1 to the other In addition 70 this the
/ course I'm mechanical drawing IN
cludes lettering, geometric problems
isometric and perspective draWlhB'
and intersections and developments
wood working - Three eighty
/ minute periods per week are devoted
to wood work and wood finishing. In
this work a series of processes ana
principles are logically ARRANGED
with reference to their adaptability
and difficulty of execution. and about
each process or set of processes IS
grouped a number Of projects. Pro-
iects are selected (within the limlta-
tions) to suit the needs of the class
or the Individual. Some OF the pro-
iects constructed are as follows
Bench hook, knife box, cart plrd
house, necktie rack, shelf, coat hang
err towel holder. desk tray, book rack
and footstool.
Work in Carpentry.
rpentry-Although the depart
ment has not offered a definite course
in carpentry, each class has had an
opportunity to take advantage OF
some of that kind Of work, by build
/ ing racks for lumber, tool racks, saw
/ horses, drawing stands, cabinets Tor
drawing material, etc. The forms OF
woodwork above mentioned eNtehu
over a period of twenty weeks ana
pave the way for the course IN;
"Furniture design and construction.
The same plan IS followed In this as
in the elementary course. Pupils are
/ allowed to make selections (within
certain Hmits) from books, catalogs'
and other sources, alter the design
10 suit their needs, or design me
| uroiert for themselves. They then
! make complete mechanical drawings
and proceed with the construction OF
the project. Some of the projects
made this year are; Music racks
screens. tool chests, shaving stands,
porch swings. sectional book cases,
| Morris chairs and library tables.
Wood Finishing-Pupils are re-
ouired to finish all projects that they
make in the shop. Every boy becomes
thoroughly familiar with three or
/ four practical methods of finishing
wood. by actually applying those nm
jshes to his own handiWork, ne ne
comes familiar with the diHefehl
! kinds and colors of stain, the compo-
sition of various stains, ana the
methods of mixing. he makes "a study
Of varnish, shellac and paint OF tls
/ various methods of finishing Wood
with these materials, and Of the adj
vantages and disadvantages of the
/ different finishes.
Habits of Observation.
| 'The instructor devotes good
portion or time and energy in an cf-
: lori 10 tulllNdif 1tiN i'ei'tft ~ '''+''f'
ton. and to keep the boys mentally
alert-while they are at work. He
gives shop talks on the source Of the
! lumber supply, saving and seasoning
of lumber, the growth of the tree,
etc. He developes by talks and class
discussions, a knowledge of the diff
ferent kinds of wood, the purposes
for which man uses each kind, and
the characteristics and properties OF
wod. For example the boys are aid
ed in discovering why boards warp
/ and check and how to avoid or over
come such difficulties.
"The pupils study with the instruc-
! tor various methods Of wood fasten-
| ing. advantages and Disadvantages of
each joint, why, when and where to
use each one illustrations Before
making a glued joint a class makes
n brief study of glue, how and from
what it is made how prepared, tests
for good glue, and how TO clamp for
! glueing.
much time is spent in creating
problems. for drawing and shop
work which require thought and
study, and the boys realize the fact
that the shop affords as much OPP
portunity for Development OF mental
faculties as for development Of phys
/ zeal skill
'Durlng the next year we hope to
! off .4f Tho Hana T.