The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-03-02
Manual Training Department
Of Zion Schools
(By Glen w. Carsley, Instructor)

(By Glen w. Carsley, lnstructor)
This department of Zion Schools began the
present school year-1917 -18-with high aims
and ideals of what such department should
be. We have been steadily working to that end
with the firm conviction that we shall eventual
ly form valuable addition to Zion Schools.
The interest Of the young people has been
steady and, in many cases, enthusiastic, many
of them working hard to attain knowledge and
skill in this class of training.
We began with five classes in the Preparatory
Department, five Of the students being young
ladies. All commenced with the same work. as
many of them were new to this Department, and
they will have to locate themselves gradually in
the different years work.
The work in the Mechanical Drawing Depart
ment has been very good, and in some cases ex-
cellent. Some Of the students have proven
themselves to be naturally adapted to drawing,
and will go on with the regular draftsman's s
course, and perfect themselves in that line Of
work
Some of the students are showing special tai
ent in fine lettering, and are turning out many
sheets Of excellent work in both this and draw
ing.
We found three drawing tables in the build
ing, which seat four students each, and from the
same pattern two more were made. We also
made ten benches seating two students each,
and have in that manner made accommodations
for twenty students in class
We have the boys Of the seventh and eighth
grades, of which there are four classes, class
having membership Of twenty.
The work done in the Woodworking Depart
ment has been confined chiefly to making equip
ment for our own and other departments
The students are extremely interested In the
work, and the time allotted to them slips away
all too quickly. Some say, cit seems like we
have been here only ten minutes"
We have two splendid, well lighted rooms,
connected with an archway, in the southeast
corner Of the basement of the College Building.
The north room is given to the Mechanical Draw
ing Department; the south one, to the Wood
working Department.
A brother kindly donated small scroll saw
and turning lathe to the Woodworking De-
partment, which is greatly appreciated by all,
and will be nucleas for an equipment OF ma
chinery to which we will add in the near future.
We expect, as time goes on, to learn to make
many things useful in the home and elsewhere,
as we have done for some of the school depart
ments. We believe in economy in the use OF
material, and are learning to see useful things
in many rough or discarded piece OF scrap.
We have heard of the sculptor, who, in looking
at the rough stone can see the finished image,
and we are learning to see in pieces OF boards
ture, and other articles too numerous to men,
ton.
Our Woodworking Department we found
equipped with eleven single benches, each hav-
ing side and end vises. We expect to have
enough more to accommodate twenty students
in class before the end Of the school year.
A brother loaned us double bench of the
type formerly used in this department, which is
greatly appreciated.
We are full of hope for the future of our
department, and believe that, with careful train
ing, many of our young people will develop
their talents in mechanical lines to the extent
that they will be very useful to the work Of
Zion, and in the upbuilding Of Gods Kingdom.
They will develop genius for being able to plan
their work, which is worthy of great consider
alton. We believe that, as God has founded
Zion, He will help us in attaining the objects
for which we are working. Jesus said, My
Father worketh hitherto and [ work" Like
wise, we want to be found working and increas-
ing in efficiency.
Pray for the Manual Training Department.