Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . vement is not somuch the result of direct manipulationas of the general business condition,which sees more tin required, and less,in proportion, available to fill orders. Tips for Helpers—By Phoenix There has always been a great howlamong the plumbers and steamfittersabout the Practical Man. The prac-tical man being, according to their wayof thinking, the one who was broughtup in the shop. The more that hesmelled of the shop, the greater hispracticality. Now, perhaps, in the old days, whenthe plumber sometimes carried his en-tire stock
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . vement is not somuch the result of direct manipulationas of the general business condition,which sees more tin required, and less,in proportion, available to fill orders. Tips for Helpers—By Phoenix There has always been a great howlamong the plumbers and steamfittersabout the Practical Man. The prac-tical man being, according to their wayof thinking, the one who was broughtup in the shop. The more that hesmelled of the shop, the greater hispracticality. Now, perhaps, in the old days, whenthe plumber sometimes carried his en-tire stock of tools and goods in a pushcart and when about all that was knownof the business was held in the craniumsof those who worked at the trade, theidea just mentioned of the practicalman, his virtues, etc., was not so veryfar from the mark. But it is miles and miles away fromthe mark to-day. To my mind a man isdecidedly NOT practical unless heknows the very best practices and alsothe theory as well. He must not onlybe able to turn his hand to any trick of. Fig. 1. the trade, but he must know just whyit is so and be able to tell it in an un-derstandable manner. Now in justabout one case in a thousand will youfind that a boy who has come upthrough the shop without having anyother instruction is able to do this. He might tell some part of it, but hewould leave something out because hehas not been trained along any systema-tic line. He does not know how to ar-range matters in any kind of logicalordder. This kick about the training school,the trade school is all to the bad and ismade only by people who are greatlyprejudiced in the matter. They areafraid that somebody will get into thebusiness that knows more about the busi-ness than they do. Right down in theirhearts they know that the practical edu-cation .that the student gets is of vastbenefit and can not help but be a greateye-opener for him. I am not claiming for one momentthat when the student goes through theschool that lie kno
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