El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

4 year OF 1911, the present supervisor
! took charge Of the department Dur
| ing the past four years the depart
ment has had a very substantial
growth, in spite of over-crOwded con-
ditions which have prevailed in the
FL PasO schools. At present there arc
ten manual training shops, one me-
chanical drawing room. one print
shop. five domestic science laborato-
ries and eleven sewing rooms in use.
The corps Of instructors has increased
from nine in 1911 to IS at present,
with a corps Of Il special teachers de-
voting all Of their time to manual
work in the first four grades
The Present Status
In manual training, woodworking
equipment only is provided The work
is begun in the fifth grades and car
ried through the tenth. It includes
work in thin wood in the fifth grades;
beginning bench work in the sixth;
woodworking and joinery in the sew
enth; jOinery and elementary cabinet
making in the eighth. advanced caDi-
net making in the ninth, and WOOD
turning and pattern making IN the
tenth. A three years course in me-
chanical and architectural drawing is
given above the ninth grade
A regular course Of useful models,
together with exercises in jOinery, is
outlined for the fifth, sixth. seventh.
and eighth grades. Plenty Of supple
mentary models are provided, that the
pupil may, after completing a required
number of exercises, select, TO a GER
tain extent, what he may make for the
remainder OF the term. Mechanical
drawing equipment is provided for
each pupil. and working drawings are
required Of all models made. In the
seventh and eighth grades, II is our
aim to provide as many Jobs OF q prac-
teal nature for the classes as is pos
sible- These jobs may consist of re-
pairing equipment and furniture. build
ing shelves and book cases for their
rooms, framing pictures, building BIZ
cycle racks. building apparatus for the
Fairgrounds, building equipment for
new shops and sewing rooms. and in
stalling equipment when necessary.
During the past year a class in
painting, kalsOmining and vanishing
was organized About $50 worth OF
equipment was purchased. and the pu-
pills were allowed to practice on class
rooms in one Of the older school build
ings. the work being done on Satur-
days. under the direction of one of
the manual training instructors. who
is an experienced man in this line of
work
Boys Paid for Their Work.
The work of this class being in the
form of repairs and improvements in
buildings. il was thought advisab BILE 10
pay the boys something for their worl-
and rate of 121s cents per hour was
established This work proved so non
uiar with the pupils that it was de- /
cided to carry it on during the sum |
mer vacation. As a result % bows /
had a chance to try this line of work /
during the three months. and ali Of /
the rooms. halls, stairways, etc. in five /
buildings were satisfactorily refin-
ished. with a decided saving to fba /
board, financially. Some OF the bo,-s
became so skilled at the work that tnev
dropped out before the summer vas
over to take small jobs on their ov-,1
responsibility I have since heard verv
favorable comments on their work
Printing is Taught.
printing IS taught in the seventh |
aho elghth grades, and is open TO both
boys and girls. The pupils OF fbesa