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b. German, 

 e. Spanish. 

 d. French. 



II. THE CARNEGIE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL. 



The work of this school should be super- 

 posed upon the work of the public grammar 

 schools of Pittsburg and Allegheny. Its 

 scope should be broad and comprehensive. 

 The elective principle should be recognized, 

 and graduation would depend not upon com- 

 pleting a prescribed curriculum, but upon 

 completing a required number of courses, to 

 be selected by the student under the direc- 

 tion of the director of the school. 



In this school, the boy who wished to fit 

 himself for industrial pursuits would find 

 equal advantages with the boy who desired 

 to prepare himself for professional engineer- 

 ing, or the girl who wished a general high 

 school education supplemented by instruc- 

 tion in the home-making arts. 



To mike this instruction practical and 

 fruitful of results it would be necessary to 

 have well-equipped shops and experimental 

 laboratories in all the courses leading to- 

 ward specific employments, and these re- 

 quire a liberal housing, an expensive equip- 

 ment and an expert direction by accom- 

 plished artisans. Such a complete school 

 as is here proposed does not now exist in 

 this country, but it would prove a pattern 

 to be copied in every large city and such 

 as the new century and the new industrial 

 conditions demand. 



Instructions should include : 



1. The ordinary English high- school 

 studies. 



2. Physics, chemistry and biology, with 

 students' laboratory practice. 



3. The elements of the calculus and ap- 

 plied mechanics. 



4. French, German and Spanish. 



5. Commercial studies. 



6. Domestic arts and sciences. 



7. Freehand and mechanical drawing. 



8. Technical studies, fitting for the indus- 

 tries of the locality, such as : 



a. Blast furnace and foundry practice. 



b. Glass-making. 



c. Brass-founding and finishing. 



d. Pattern- making and joinery. 



e. Metal-working. 



/, Stationary, locomotive and marine en- 

 gine and boiler management. 



g. Light and power station manage- 

 ment. 



h. Gas manufacture. 



i. Eailroad transportation. 



j. Plumbing and domestic sanitation. 



k. Surveying. 



I. Clay working and ceramics. 

 m. Industrial art. 



III. THE CARNEGIE DAY AND EVENING 



CLASSES. 



These classes are proposed for the benefit 

 of those who are unable to take advantage 

 of the more complete courses in the Tech- 

 nical High School. They should be avail- 

 able to both sexes. Instructions should in- 

 clude : 



a. Elementary mathematics. 



b. Elementary physics. 



c. Elementary mechanics. 



d. Elementary chemistry. 



e. Freehand and mechanical drawing. 



/. Modern languages and elementary in- 

 struction in such technical subjects as are 

 taught in the Technical High School. 



g. Courses of special lectures on subjects 

 of interest to artisan classes. 



In conclusion your committee desires to 

 state that in its judgment a large tract of 

 land, not less than 50 or 60 acres in extent, 

 should be provided, in order that the build- 

 ings may be grouped about an attractive 

 campus. 



Furthermore, the best educational experi- 

 ence leads us to believe that the highest 

 interests of these schools will be conserved 

 by being maintained as independent insti- 



