The New York coach-maker's magazine . in. scale. Designed expressly for the New York Coach-makers on page DEVOTED TO THE LITERARY, SOCIAL, AND MECHANICAL INTERESTS OF THE CRAFT. Vol. IX. NEW YORK, MAY, 1868. No. 12. afjankal Jiteratrnx DECLINE IN APPRENTICESHIPS. Years ago when discontented apprentices took it intotheir heads to run away, irate masters would seeksatisfaction by inserting in the Village Screamer somesuch notice as this : Walked away—too lazy to run—anindentured apprentice to the carriage-making business,named Adam Sykes. Said runaway is eighteen yearsol
The New York coach-maker's magazine . in. scale. Designed expressly for the New York Coach-makers on page DEVOTED TO THE LITERARY, SOCIAL, AND MECHANICAL INTERESTS OF THE CRAFT. Vol. IX. NEW YORK, MAY, 1868. No. 12. afjankal Jiteratrnx DECLINE IN APPRENTICESHIPS. Years ago when discontented apprentices took it intotheir heads to run away, irate masters would seeksatisfaction by inserting in the Village Screamer somesuch notice as this : Walked away—too lazy to run—anindentured apprentice to the carriage-making business,named Adam Sykes. Said runaway is eighteen yearsold, four feet ten inches high, stoutly built, has a waddlinggait and a downcast sheepish look. Whoever returnssaid boy to his master, shall receive one cent reward, butnothing for charges. Those times have since very muchchanged. Now there are scarcely any apprentices toeither walk or run away, and unless they improve therewill soon be none at all, and then what will become ofart ? This is a serious question, worthy of consideration. The greatest difficulty in the way of taking appren-tices is the deep prejudice American
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