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Title: The Making of a Trade School

Author: Mary Schenck Woolman

Release Date: February 26, 2008 [EBook #24688]

Language: English

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THE MAKING
OF A TRADE SCHOOL

_By_ MARY SCHENCK WOOLMAN

_Director of Manhattan Trade School for Girls
Professor of Domestic Art, Teachers College, Columbia University_

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WHITCOMB & BARROWS
1910
BOSTON

Copyright 1909
By Teachers College

Thomas Todd Co., Printers
14 Beacon Street
Boston

CONTENTS

PART PAGE

I. ORGANIZATION AND WORK 1

II. REPRESENTATIVE PROBLEMS 38

III. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT 53

IV. OUTLINES AND DETAILED ACCOUNTS OF DEPARTMENT WORK 58

THE MAKING OF A TRADE SCHOOL

PART I

ORGANIZATION AND WORK

History

The Manhattan Trade School for Girls began its work in November, 1902.
The building selected for the school was a large private house at 233
West 14th Street, which was equipped like a factory and could
comfortably accommodate 100 pupils. Training was offered in a variety of
satisfactory trades which required the expert use of the needle, the
paste brush, and the foot and electric power sewing machines.

Beginning with twenty pupils on its first day, it was but a few months
before the full 100 were on roll and others were applying. In
endeavoring to help all who desired instruction the building was soon
overcrowded. It thus became evident that, unless incr