Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-14
Foundation of Industry

The foundation OF industry, in
Guiding agriculture. are to be found
In the sciences, chemistry and ply
sizes. In the ceramic arts. as in most
others, perfect reliability can be
placed in very little of our knowl-
edge. In truth, aside from certain
facts as the multiplication tables,
proposition in geometry and possibly
LSw-iaws OF physics. very little
knowledge can be said 10 be true
for all time. Most of the assump-
ton which We ordinarily accept as
facts are o nearly hypothesis
than certainties. and many of our
deductions and conclusions are only
rough approximations of the truth.
Our so-called knowledge ranges from
ideas possessing a high degree of
probability to ideas that are mere
ly the result of hope and faith. In
every branch of science we are o n
tinually making new discoveries that
annul the accepted truth of today.
ITO discover new facts in these
sciences and TO apply them 10 indus
try requires a trained personnel
men who are founded in the funda-
mental principles and experienced in
the art Of applying them in practice.
Statistics tell US that of every hum
bred men. only two Of them can be
classed as leaders. The great need
Of industry today is for trained men
to lead. Men who understand the
processes of business-production,
distribution. finance and especially
the handling of men.
Although one of the oldest OF ex-
listing industries, the ceramic indus
try has been n of the last to seek
fha afd nf o0fanaa In ,n1..gnr ave rroh-
lens. This Is largely because the
processes involved are not purely
chemical or physical. It's processes
involve art as we'll as science. How
ever, today rapid strides are being
made in the application OF scientific
and technical principles to the pro-
cesses involved in this industry.
Need Trained Men
THE New Jersey Clay Workers
Association realizing these facts of
limited knowledge and need for
trained men, and feeling that this
great ceramic state should have an
adequate department for education
and an institute for research. pIedg-
ed itself to the accomplishment.
We stand here today before a fully
equipped building erected to the ce-
ramic industry of the state of New
Jersey, and dedicated to the future
OF the young men who will be the
leaders in the year TO follow. This
is perhaps the first time, certainly
in this industry, when the manufac-
turers and producers in the various
branches OF a great industry have
financially assisted in the erection
and equipment OF department build
ing at a State University.
The New Jersey Clay Workers
Association embodies in its men,
bership, all branches OF the ceramic
industry. including heavy clay pro-
ducts, such Is brick, building tile
and ~refractories. white wares, por-
eelain ware. floor and wall tile, ter
ra Gotta, glass, cement, sanitary
ware, and all the required raw ma
terials. One great result OF the work
for this building has been the bet
ter understanding and appreciation
OF our fellow ceramists, and our
competitors, through cooperation
for q common cause. It has brought
to us a realization that we can all
find q common ground on which to
work for the advancement OF our
industry and better service to the
general public.
when we went before the state
legislature and the governor to con-
fince them of the value to h state
Of such an institution the members
OF the association pledged themselves
10 make certain minimum contribu-
lions to the building and equipment.
1t affords me much qualification to
state that this pledge has been more
than fulfilled.
The industries in the state were
{ roughly divided into nine groups,
Ito each of which were assigned GER
tain obligations. The sanitary are
omanufacturers have contributed all
.'of the sanitary fixtures throughout
fkhe building, In addition to a con-
sum in cash. This includes
MI Of the porcelain and chemical
f~oncware sinks for the laboratories
I'D all Of the various fixtures for