Milford chronicle., 1920-03-26
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION

The results of the experiment beine
conducted at New Castle under the CO.
operation of the State Bureau for Vo-
cational Education and the local
Board of Education are proving very
gratifying. The class in drawing and
mathematics for young men emploved
in local industries has evidentalv fill
ed real need and Supt. Snavely feels
that the work being done is distinct
ly worth while for the community.
The State Supervisor for Trades
and Industries, Mr.. VIM. H. Bixbv.
pointed out when the project of OPEN
ing such a class was under consider
alton that there are two kinds of
classes in mechanical drawing poss-
ible but that only one usually re-
celves much attention from school au-
thorities. 1t is quite common to find
in an industrial community class in
drafting which even though it is not
set up primarily for those who want
to be craftsmen, is nevertheless, fol-
lowing the tradition of such classes.
more than likely to give instruction
suited more to the needs of craftsmen
than of shop mechanics. This is in
llne with the much criticised practice
OF the high school of patterning ali
lts general courses after the require |
ments of the college courses. Just as
nigh school teachers have come to
see the need of getting away from the /
thought OF college entrance REQUIRE
ments IUI iaTso 5T-GGGF c: r=riis, &c
industrial teachers are learning that
there IS not great deal of connection
DetWeen drafting for craftsmen and
shop drawing for mechanics. It was
with fle nnrnOca of
Of the shopmen rather than of train
ing craftsmen that New Castle SET IN
the class which has proved so suc-
cessful.
Anyone who has ever taken a course
N mechanical drawing in a high or
technical school knows that a great
ieal OF attention is ordinarily paid tn
ne nlcetles of execution of the draw
ng and that it takes a good deal of
line to get at the real Job of making
working drawings. There is no oues7
ION that the best way to understand
drawing is to learn to make it: the :
distinction between the two schools {
Indicated as that one uses all the in
truments and gives much attention
o technique, while the other makes
rec hand sketches and rough draw =
ngs Wnlch illustrate many of the =
rlnclples equally well and in a much =
horter time. The advisability of rs =
ng the second method in TEACHING =
mop men how to read drawings has Z,
cen well shown by the experience of =
he New Castle Glass. =
The work here started under tba Il
sachlng of Mr.. Hughey of the high "
chool faculty and of Mr.. Watts of the :,
merican Manganese Steel Co. The u
'rmer has recently resigned to ac-
spt a position in another state and
+. watts is very ably carrying on the
ork. 1t is this part of it which he fr
IS been responsible from the begin al
ng and it is to. his ability and ac- of
al knowledge of industrial processes
at is due the quickness with which g.
e pupils have taken hold of the
DIX. In fifteen nights they have ali
armed under the excellent method
lployed by Mr.. Watts to make verv !,
and wholly workable draw. IN
ss. One of the important features 80
this method is that from the he AZ
lnlng all work has been done from tul
ltal models brought from the shons
-ner than from plates set up in text oui
oks FOR the student to COPY. Those mes
charge of the work believe that hoi
T is the only right way to handle exT u.
n class. It