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in wood work, metal work and in the domestic arts. The instruction consti- 

 tutes a part of one of the regular high school courses of study. 



I next made a short visit to Washington for the purpose of consulting with 

 the commissioner of education and for the purpose of examining the collec- 

 tions of specimens, in his department, of the work of industrial schools, and 

 also the collections of the Smithsonian Institute. 



I then visited the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, for the spec- 

 ial purpose of inspecting the work-shops of that school and learning something 

 of their system of work. 



The purpose of these shops is to train the cadets to mend or to replace any 

 part of a ship. The iron working shop was especially well equipped with tools 

 and machines. In this shop the pupils are taught every branch of the ma- 

 chinist's trade by a careful course of instruction in hand work and in machine 

 work. The exercises are so arranged as to give the most varied skill to each 

 pupil rather than witli reference to turning out valuable articles. The skill 

 attained, rather than the articles made, is regarded as the legitimate and most 

 valuable out-put of the shops. I was shown, however, some very good small 

 ■engines made by the cadets for propelling steam launches. The cadets are 

 also taught the management of marine engines. For this purpose a marine 

 engine is set up in the shops and a shaft and propeller wheel attached. By 

 means of a brake whose resistance pan be varied the intermittent working of 

 the engines of a ship in a heavy sea is quite well imitated. 



My next visit was to the Workingman's School, of New York, under the 

 directorship of Professor Adler. This is a unique and very interesting institu- 

 tion for the manual, mental and moral training of poor children from the streets 

 of New York. It is supported by private charity, and no children are admit- 

 ted whose parents are able to pay for their instruction. Besides the ordinary 

 branches of common school education, modified by the introduction of consid- 

 erable objective work in the natural sciences, the arts of cooking, cutting and 

 sewing, drawing, modeling in clay and plaster, wood carving, turning and some 

 carpentry are taught. The object of this work is not so much skill as it is to 

 reach and arouse the intellect through the eye, the ear and the hand. The dis- 

 tinguished director claims many cases of dull children whose sluggish minds 

 have been touched and awakened into activity through the art lessons in draw- 

 ing and modeling. As throwing light upon the question of the reflex influence 

 of hand and eye training upon the mental powers, this school is of great interest 

 to one seeking all possible guidance in the solution of the industrial school 

 problem. 



The New York Trades Schools were next visited. The ground, buildings and 

 other outfit of this institution have been provided by private benefaction, but 

 the cost of maintenance is met by the tuition fees of students. The school un- 

 dertakes nothing but the teaching of the following trades : Plumbing, gas-fit- 

 ting, brick-laying, plastering, stone cutting, fresco painting, wood carving and 

 carpentry. The annual session is from the end of October to the first of April, 

 and the hours for instruction are from 7 to 10 p. m. The tuition fee varies 

 from $5 to $35 per session for each trade. From the specimens of work I saw 

 in plumbing, wood carving, stone cutting and fresco painting, the instruction 

 seemed to be very successful. 



The method of teaching brick-laying was especially interesting : 



A long rponi, well lighted from the sides and roof, and without floor, was the 

 brick-laying " recitation room " or laboratory. Here, under competent foremen 



