Proceedings Volume 56 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...This means that the work should not be confined to one industry, as woodworking. There should be a number of typical industries, woodwork, metal work, clay work, printing, perhaps, and as many others as seem wise. The sixth topic says, "realization that the working cut of any common purpose involves necessary relations of interdependence and cooperative effort." In making a set of bench hooks for the shop, make them on the manufacturing plan--have some boys foremen and have groups working on different parts. Have a group to get out the blocks--use a mitre box if you want to--have another group get out the bottoms, another to bore the holes, another to assemble the parts. They will get a lot more out of it this way than if each boy made a bench hook by himself. This should net be the rule with all the work, but don't forget a list of exceptions to the rule. They are as important as the rule itself. Make things for the schools in this way. Bulletin boards, window boxes, plant stands, sewing frames, etc. The seventh topic speaks of "some sense of the relating value of 8--T. A. labor and materials in the finished product." Make some things to sell. The eighth topic, "Sense of responsibility toward his work and joy in the doing of it.' Here is the element of interest again. It is not feasible here to outline a course of study. What might fit certain conditions and ceitain localities would not fit others. And I have a horror of courses of study. They are generally dry bones, most of them. The wise teacher is the one who makes the wisest selections for his particular set of conditions. Discussion of Mr. Bacen's Faper, L. L. Summers, Director of Manual Training, State Normal School, Oshkosh. Mr. Summers' paper evoked an animated discussion ...