The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-07-21
MRS. Mary D. Bradford,
superintendent of Schools,
Skenosha, Wisconsin.
Dear Mrc ProIeJ

/ Inc annual report of the Manual
training Department. for a number of
years has been essentially a statement
OF cost. This report will include an
outline OF the work done in the several
grades, the number of pupils instruct
ed and the additions and improvements
made during the year.
| we begin our work in the fifth grade
with what is generally called hammer
and saw work. 1t consists of problems
IN wood that require the boy to make
measurements accurately in laying out
work, to cut to the line carefully, and
TO assemble the parts. These problems
teach methods of simple construction
and require the boy to do a great deal
OF thinking and planning.
The work of the following grades
is planned to give more practice with
the tools, processes and methods of
construction taught in the fifth grade
AS the work advances greater emphasis
is placed on technique; new tools and
processes and more advanced types of
construction are introduced.
In the sixth grade the plane and
chlsel are the principal new tools used
and more attention is given to finish
ing the problems. Beginning with
this grade the boy is required to keep
a note book and make a working draw
ing of each problem.
The problems in the seventh and
eighth grades are larger and of more
advanced construction. They require
more accurate work. The marking
gauge, spoke-shave, gouge and bit
gauge are introduced. Greater empha-
sis is placed on design. Lessons are
assigned from Grifiths, Essentials of
Woodworking" which covers the use
and care of tools, study Of lumber,
types of construction, hardware and
woodfnishing.
The boys of the seventh grade make
and wire an electric lamp and make
an upholstered stool. In the eighth
grade a mortise and tenon joint is
made. This is followed by fern
stand, telephone stand, medicine cab
met, magazine rack, or any other pro-
ect, approved by the teacher and suit
able for mortise and tenon construction.
At the Lincoln school the boys of
the seventh B and eighth B grades are
instructed in printing. There is also
a printing class for ninth B girls, six
hours a week; and another for ninth
B boys, eight hours a week During
the year these classes have printed
courses of study, the juniorhigh school
monthly paper, programs, stationery,
tickets and great many other Jobs for
the several departments of the schools.
Beginning with the ninth grade the
manual arts work is elective. The
classes meet IL or 2 hours every day.
Approximately three-ffths of the time
is given to shopwork and the remain
ing time to mechanical drawing.
The Lincoln, Washington and Nc
Kinley schools are we'll equipped with
benches, tools and woodworking ma
chimes for the ninth grade work in
furniture and cabinet making New
drawing instruments and text. books
have been provided for these schools.
Each school was also supplied with
copies of Griffths, "Woodwork for
Secondary Schools"
The high school wood shop is very
much crowded but has a very good
equipment of machines. In six weeks
the high school boys made twenty-five
drawing tables for the drawing room.
These tables cost the Board of Educa-
tion about $4,000. The lowest figure
at which they could have been pur-
chased is\ $4,000, which shows an
amount saved of $649.O0. The Lincoln
and Washington schools have finished
another order of twenty-five tables for
the Washington school drawing room.
The high school boys also made forty
hurdles for the physical training de-
partment. The drawing room was en-
larged and AN Office and cabinets were
built in that part which was formerly
the shower room.
The high school offers courses in
cabinet making, woodturning, pattern
making, mechanical and architectural
drawing.
Glasses in machine shop practice will
be started in September. This work
will be offered to all boys who have
completed ninth grade woodwork or
mechanical drawing. The machines are
all new and sufficient in number to give
US a splendid start in this work.
The manual arts work in Kenosha
has been entirely too narrow. In the
junior high school the boys should come
in contact with a variety Of activities
in several materials. Printing, sheet
metal work, wood working, electric
wiring, and mechanical drawing are
taught in all the larger junior, high
schools and the time given to this work
is at least one hour day. This plan
gives boy an opportunity to try out
or get acquainted with different kinds
of work preparing him. to select and
specialize in the type of work for
which he is best fitted when he reaches
the ninth grade. Although we cannot
introduce all of these courses in Keno
sha at this time, we should emphasize
the need of extending this work and
see that something is done each year
to bring our work up to the standard
recommended by the state department
Of public instruction
The fifth and sixth grade boys of
the Lincoln school were sent to the
Durkee school for m a n Us I training