THE COMET: MAY, 1898.
6
THE COMET.
A Monthly Journal
of' School
devoted to the inter-ests 'Of the
dents ·of. the Austin High School.
Edit€d
Class~s
b¥,
Representatives
of the High
All students
contributions
Life
stu-
of
the
School.
a~e requested to hand in
of a newsy nature.
WM. H. MOORE,
Edi tor- in-chief.
HALLIE
WALKER,
NA'l'HA?,IEL
BLACKBURN,
ITHA ROBERTS,
Assistant
Editors.
ARTHUR
WOOLDRIDGE,
Business
Manager.
MARY COPES,
Chief Reporter.
HOW ARU KEY, '99.
AMELIA FO:USOM, '99.
WILLIE
JOHNSON,
'99.
JOHN PERKINS,
'99.
STEPHEN
WHITE,
'00
MO'RA McCOMBS, '00.
EARL MADDEN, '00.
CLARA ;NEWTON, '01.
BESS'IE, CALLA WAY, '01.
Assistant
Reporters.
interior
and exterior
finishing
work,
whiclh should
be distinguished
from
rougher
work of uhecarpenter.
For
the second year wood work is droppe-I
and Iron is taken up. This year's work
consists of cast lng, pabtern-maklng
and
forging, that 'is in the 'handling of Iron,
hot and cold, in all .shapes.
The third year in tlhe shop is the
most
important,
as it is
given up
entirely to machine
work, The eqip-
ment tor the last year's work will be
one of 'the best and most complete in
thls part 'Of the country.
The delicate
construction
of the
machinery
will
compel the boys too be more attentive
and to depend upon themselves,
tor a
slight neglect of duty might entail seri-
ous consequences.
The shop work is accompanied
by a
three yeairs' course in drawing.
The
first session
is devoted to. free-hand
lettering,
orthographlc
projections,
free-hand
and Instrumental drawing.
In lIhe second year free-hand
and in-
strumental
drawing are continued,
ac-
companied by pen sketching, geomeri-
cal and problems arrd tinting. The con-
ventional
form of
threads,
develop-
ment of 'surface and Intersections
of
solids are also taken up now to prepare
the pupils for the next year's
work.
The drawing of tp.e last year, like tlhe
shop work, is more elaborate than tlha:t
of the two previous terms.
T'he ele-
rnents of architecture
are now studied.
Each pupil is required to design and.
elaborate some object, to test :his ac-
quired skill.
each pupil of the High 'School will try
to help, in whatever
way he can, to
support
this paper.
As a paper "Of
the pupils, by the pupil's and for the
pupils" we ought all to take a pride in
it, and not let it fall through
by lack
of effort 'On our part, and let each class
as it comes to 'the goal of its ambition,
Seniority,
strive to make .I!ts Literary
Society and Its paper the best of any
yet.
Let each member
consfder that
the responsibility
rests partly on him-
self, and let him 'strive to bear h'is part.
If oachmsmber
does t!his, we are sur 3
he will g,o out from 'the High Schoo:
witlh the pleasant
thought
tdiat he at
least has done his duty.
It is wonderful
the quickness
with
which some persons
learn 'a difficult
accomplishment.
Rowing 'has alway s
been considered rather a difficult tilling
to learn, 'but jot was not so with Miss
Walker.
At the Senior plcnic, she was
out in a row boot, and picking up a
pair of oars she actually began "feath-
ering" at the first stroke,
She declared
that it was the first time she had ever
'had a pair of oars in her hands.
If
this is true, her quickness
to learn is
astounding.
MANUAL
TRAINING.
j
T'he majority
of people do not know
what is meant when you speak of man-
ual training;
therefore,
I shall endeav-
or too explain briefly why the manual
element holds such an important
place
in education.
It is hoped that the account given
In 1865, J ohn Boynton,
of Ternple-
THE MANUAL TRAINING
SCHOOL.
above will make t'he work of the man-
ton, Mass., gave $100,000 for 'the en-
ual tralning
school better understood.
dowment
and perpetual
support
of a
Manual eralning is 'l~hat branch of (0.- All persons
interested
in the school
free institution
for the use of Wor-
ucatron which trains the hands to obey wrll soon have an opportun ity 'Of see-
He thus explain-
the will.
Our 'hand'S are not too us to ing the boys at work, as 'the doors will cester county, Mass.
ed 'his objects:
"T'he aim of 'this school
remain
dormant,
and thenerore
tlhoey be opened to visitors on tthe bwenty-
slhall ever be the tnstructdon
'of youbh
Should be trained as well as the mind.
seventh of this month.
There should
in those branches of eduoa.tion not usu-
There is a prevalent
idea !that the 'ob- be a good attendance at this ex'hi bitten,
ject of manual
traintng is 'DO teach
for the cause
is a good
one, and it adly taught in the public schools, Which
are essential and best adapted to train
boys trades, but this is tatse, for its should receive
hearty encouragement.
the youth for practical life."
real object is to prepare them for life-
In turtncrance
of this object, in, 1866,
jor better citizenship.
Jot is an undls
TO THE HIGH MIDDUIDS.
Ichabad
Washburne,
of
Worcester,
puled faot that a lawyer, doctor, or, in
fact, a man of any occupation is greaIy
T'he High Middles will come into th\l gave $25,000, 'and later $50,000 more to
benetlt-d in h is uusiness 'by the knowl . Ll teraa y Society next September, and erect, equip and endow a machine shop
which should accommodate
'twenty ap-
edge acqulrorl D; such an institution.
we nope they will take right hold and
ami
a suitable
number of
But let us speak of our own school.
help make the society a success, al- prentices
to instruct them and
It'~l,);'ed !:lst yEar with an attendance
ways coming up with therr part of tille sktlled workmen
to carryon
the Shop as a. commercial
of twenty-six.
T'here are now th'ir:y-
program
and helping
in every way
esta'bl lshrncnt.
five lJOYs enrolled, besides an even'ing
they can to keep the society up. This
The Worcester
free
institute
was
class which meets twice 'a week.
The fault of not coming up with ,their part
board has consented
to allow 'as many
of the program has been the great taul t opened for students in November, 1868,
girls as can be