San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
|OPEN SHOP IS
| TEACHING MEN
FREE Of cost
Trades and Crafts School
Offers Six to Eight
Weeks Course.
OPENED LAST WEEK
First Class, Composed Of
Fourteen Learning
Plastering Trade.
OPENED LAST WEEK

The Open Shop Associations trades
and crafts school, 1888 North Laredo
street. was opened last week. Four.
teen men are being taught the plas-
tering trade. Following this class will
be others in masonry, plumbing and
other crafts and trades.
Applications were filled out several
weeks ago by local men desiring IL
learn a trade. These were sent to the
Open Shop Associations offices in
the Bedell building. According TO Sid.
! ney Cornelius, manager of the asso-
citation, men making application for
admittance received physical as vel,
as mental examinations. A large mum.
Der made applications. Mr.. Cornelius
said, and after having wedding" them
out, fourteen We're selected 10 learn
the plastering trade and compose the
first class to be taught in the new
school. The building used as a school
has been furnished completely by local
merchants, contractors and lumber
companies. The school is under the
supervision of Harry Miller. Mr.. Cor
nelius said the plastering class will
last from six to eight weeds. accord
Ills W HON ldst lHt II rum
appearances. he says, the first group
is going into the work whole heart
edly.
No Tuition Is Charged.
Admission to this school is free TO
any man who makes an application
to the Omen Shop Association and
complies with its requirements. The
only expense is for tools which are
purchased at cost by the association
and sold to the men at purchase price.
Several high school students prob
ably will enter the next class. The stu
dents will have graduated from high
school at the end of the present school
term and will enter the trades school
immediately aftcrward 10 spend from
six to eight weeks.
They will receive the theory MS
well as the practice of the trade to
be learned. When efficient in the
practice of the trade they will be re-
leased and employed by local con-
tractors. After they will have the
privilege of going to night school in
the Open Shop Associations trades
and crafts school and may study their
trades along with their work. Finish
anu silt Nolh VIII W
taken IN in the night school. Mr.. Cor
nelius said.
Claim 81 Dlled Labor Shortage.
A shortage of apprentices as well
as skilled labor has made this school
in San Antonio almost necessity,
Mr.. Cornelius claims. Contractors
who have work in progress through
out the city have expressed their de.
sire TO employ men who have been
trained in this school and practically
every contractor who is n member
of the local Open Shop Association is
lending his cooperation. he said.
The trade school committee is COM
posed of f. A. Holmgreen. A. ]. Nc.
Kenzic, James Aiken. Russell Hill,
Marvin Hill, Martin Wright, Walter
Graham, A. Ii. Shafer, Jay DePuy.
Others who are cooperating in the
financing of the school are as fol-
lows: Ed. Stoves & Sons. Pttsburg
Plate Glass Comnany. Charles F. Par
kcr. James Aiken. contractor: W. V.
Dielmann. T.. w. Frischmuth. con-
tractor; jay DcPuy, contractor;
Alamo Iron Works. Julius Espcr.
sand dealer: George A. Moody. ,,
Stoves Sash & Door company. Melliff- !
Lumber company. West |
End Lumber comnanv. Pcden Iron &
Steel company. W. A. Wilson. Paint. |
Ing contractor. Turner Gravel com.
rany. Turner Roofing & Supply COM
nanv. II. A. Schoenfcld. contractor:
Graham & Collins, A. II. Shafer
plumbing companv. 7. II. Savage, G.
s. McElrOy, J. Sutcliffe.