Mind and hand (May 1896) . urs, or fifteen workingdays. Some allowance should be made forloss of time in changing classes and by theexercises in the school hall. It would beimpossible to take a boy sixteen or seven-teen years old and make a tradesman ofhim in so short a time. That is not thepurpose. It is intended to teach the boyshow to use and care for tools, to give themgeneral information, and teach them howto combine mental and manual student has to carry work in English and mathematics along with his shopwork. Thus it is that the man of the futurewill both be an educated man
Mind and hand (May 1896) . urs, or fifteen workingdays. Some allowance should be made forloss of time in changing classes and by theexercises in the school hall. It would beimpossible to take a boy sixteen or seven-teen years old and make a tradesman ofhim in so short a time. That is not thepurpose. It is intended to teach the boyshow to use and care for tools, to give themgeneral information, and teach them howto combine mental and manual student has to carry work in English and mathematics along with his shopwork. Thus it is that the man of the futurewill both be an educated man and under-stand the use of tools. Ed Haines. SCARLET AND WHITE. Theyre scarlet and white,Who says theyre not right?These colors of I. T. S. Let him who wouldTerm them no good, Hes a traitor to I. T. S. But loyal is heOn whom the colors you see,The colors of I. T. S. Three cheers for the white,And the scarlets all right;Theyre the colors of T. T. S. Long may they be worn,And the students adorn,The students of I. T. P. L. WOOD-WORKING SHOP. 22 MIND AND HAND. FORGING. ¥ ORGING as taught in the IndustrialTraining School is one of the mostinteresting subjects, both to pupils andvisitors, that is found in the mechanicalcourse. Any work which requires thought andconstant attention becomes pleasant, andforging undoubtedly requires both. Thisis illustrated by the three-pronged barbedsteel fork which the boys have just beenmaking. Steel burns very easily, andwhen once in the fire must be constantlywatched; it will not do to leave it amoment, for in just that moment it mayburn. Or if a boy thoughtlessly dips hissteel into water while hot he might as welltry to work glass as that steel. Another feature of forcing; which srivesa boy good training is the great need ofcare from the first. The first step in anyexercise must be as careful as the last, foreach step depends upon the one a mistake is made early in the work itis almost impossible to rectify it by carefulwork afterw
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