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ARLOTTETOWN, P. E. ISLAND, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1886.

Drawing in Public Scheois.

PAPER READ BEFORE THE TEACHERS ASSOCI- ATION BY MR. HENRY GREEN, MASTER OF ST. VETER’S BOYS SCHOOL,

National ‘Art’ Education bas come to be |regarded as of great importance, socially, educationally and commercially, and com- 'bined with its twin subject ‘scientific’ education, it forms the secondary or techni- cal education of the working classes—just |in the same way that law, medicine, ‘theology or arms form the secondary }education of the upper classes. By the term ‘‘teehnical education,” 1 mean education in art and science so far aa it can be carried out in public schools.

It is well known, and, | think, generally accepted that the most scientific nation will always be the strongest and the most artistic nation, and the wealthiest in the world, The English nation is preiminently a scientific nation, but it is not an artistic nation. And why! Because it has not received the attention that such a subject requires. Until recently the English Government has had a science and art department separate and distinct from the educational department. Grants of public money were awarded to schools upon the results of a yearly exammination; but there was so much friction between the working of two department—art education being optioned and at best ill-paid, while other branches were perhaps too rigidly exacted

that few teachers cared to take it up; and in comparatively few schools was it carried out with any degree of success. Within the last eighteen months, however, the English Government has aroused from its former lethargy, and the subject of drawing has been transferred to the educational

department. A much higher grant has been offered: in importance it has been classed next to the “3 R,’s”; every

school will be obliged te take it up; and every child in the United Kingdom will have the opportunity of elements of drawing- There are many reasons for this sudden change, which, however, I cannot at present go into fully.

It is well known that in the large tailor- ing establishments of London and other cities, tailors from Germany and France are rapidly displacing English Why?! Because German tailors are better educated. an English clothing establishment of any pretensions contains its quota of foreign assistants. The reason is, because that m most Eurepean countries art is one of the principal branches of a school course.

1 have read that inthe great London Exhibition of 1851, an Englishman pursued his way with a bowed head and sense of shame —not from any inferiority in scienti- fic displays of machinery, apparatus or in- ventions, but from inferiority in art and design. The materials of our manufactured goods were the best the world could sup- ply ; the workmanship equal to that of any country ; but the taste and design, in form; and color, were almost barbarous. Eng-} land is compelled to acknowledge, with a sense of shame, that her foreign trade is rapidly diminishing. Some few years ago there were several branches of industry of which she had the monopoly. Now it is found that many nations have excelled her in workmanahip and taken away her trade. Of these I wiii detail one with which I am quite familiar.

The town of Bradford, in England, is the centre of the dress manufactory. Nearly twenty years ago a prominent teacher of drawing in that place made great efforts to raise the standard of art and design amongst the young men who were entering upon the business. He pointed out that the future prosperity of the trade depended upon a better technical education. His efforts met with little success ; people listened incredu- lously, as though he was rmding a harmless hobby to death. Finally he left England for the more appreciative sphere of Ameri- ca. I refer to Prof. Walter Smith, whose name is well known here. For a few years after his departure the trade flourished. It was soon found, however, that some con- tinental nations, and also the United States, could produce dress goods equal to Brad- ford goods in workmanship, while in design } and color they were far in advance, and the | trade rapidly diminished. The leading townsmen held meetings, and after much discussion it was agreed that the trade could only be brought back by a better technical education. Ata very large cost they built a Technical College, where de- signing forms the principal element of in- struction. The Prince and Princess of Wales opened it. The latter by wearing dresses only of Bradford manufacture, assisted for a little while the trade, though they were scon abandoned for the more popular and more varied foreign goods. ‘The College, though open only three years, is beginning to show its effects in a better trade under the able management of its chief director.

And who is this chief director? Some may ask? None other than Prof. Walter Smith whoin, after an absence of 12 years, they were Only too glad to invite and welcome back again.

Parents have said to me in Charlotte- town that drawing is all very well for girls, but for boys it is simply waste time. Let us take a few examples ana see if it is waste time. Take for instance clerkships. Every- one knows that in the largest counting houses in Loncon and elsewhere German clerks are largely employed, and why? Because they are better educated, that is, fitted for the work before them. They

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elucation, has proved superior merit. 1 /is this / Surely there is a screw loose here. am told that there is scarcely a carriage- | leachers are to give instruction in four builder in this city who could draw out a! branches of drawing, and yet there is not a pian of @ carriage or make one from a plan. place on the island where they can be dake a joiner. There is scarcely an article taught themselves. This is not the case of even common kitchen furniture made | with any other subject in the public seh jal that has not first to be marked out injcourse.. Is drawing then so easy thet it

pencil. This requires a knowledge of | comes naturally, without trouble or learn- drawing to scale and the use of compasses, ,ing, to every teacher? If se, every teacher And if this is required for common work;will undoubtedly comply with the what must the finer kinds requise/ No/jinstructions given them. But what one would put an inexperienced hand tojis the case/ I have yet to work with mahogany or other valuable ma-|iearn * that there is a single school terial. on the Island where drawing is

It is plain then that the man, whose eye | taught. And whose fault is this? Certainly as well as his hand, is trained most ac-jnot the teacher's. Evidently then it must curately, will be the most prized workman | rest with the learned gentlemen who drew

‘on paper and then marked on the stone.

and command the best position and salary. I believe the finer kinds of furniture are imported to this Island from Boston and other places. This ought not to be the case. Again, the stone mason marks out his stone before he cuts it. A beautiful design on a tomb stone must be first drawn

The machinist must draw his engine on paper before the several parts are made and put together. Every machinist and engin- eecr must have a knowledge of mathemati- cal instruments. And the magnificent steamships of the present day are surely not constructed without very elaborate plans. To the gardener freehand drawing is invaluable. Anyoue who has admired the beautiful gardens around our Parlia-

patterns of the beds, and arranging the various hues of the flowers. I believe the designer of the world.famed Crystal Palace, near London, was a gardener,

too much time.

ment Building must confess that designing | satisfied remark. is a useful art in marking out the ditterent ,debt’s paid.”’

To deal with every trade would take upjexist. I do It will be seen that they | country on the globe that has not its Schoo!

up the scheme which, in other points, is beyond reproach. Probably the subject of drawing was to them a matter of import- ance, such that it could not be omit- ted from the list. But to put it in practice was a difficulty. They could not devise any scheme by which it might be taught successiully, nor any method for measur- ing the amount of progress. The whole subject was too complicated, yet it was a debt of honor on their conscience, and they met itin a way that was not lacking morigi- nality—they just placed it on the list, and left it there to take its chance— perhaps, with a complacent smile at overcoming a@ diliiculty in so practical a way—somewhat like the bankrupt who gave to one -of- his creditors a promissory note with the self- “Thank goodness, that The one was probabiy as use- less as the other.

When I tirst arrived here | asked, where is the Government School of Art? and was somewhat surprised to learn that it did not not think there is another

workmen. about painting or sketching.

France leads the fashion; and |dealing only with that which is as essential|copied from the latest statistics.

all require more or less skill in drawing.|of Art; that does not supply technical Sooner or later this technical art must be |education to its teachers ; amc that does learned. If in school, the more quickly is|not provide suitable encouragement to its proficiency and a good position attained ;|children from the public treasury. in this

learning the if not in school, the apprentice is delayed | respect, Prince Edward island is far behind

in learning properly his business and an|other civilized nations, The British Gov- inferior position and small earnings are the/ernment spends very large sums on this result. ‘Io every one who intends to deal |subject, and has made provision within the with machinery or implements | would say |last eighteen months to spend many times —learn drawing if possible. more. ‘The Governments of our Colonies— in this sketch I have not said a word |India, Australia, Cape Colony—-all provide These are|for the technical education of the masses, not necessary to the poorer class and I am/j{I will quote a few figures which I have In New

to the workingman as, perhaps, reading or wiiting. Though, in respect to painting, I,do not think Prince Edward Island nedd be ashamed of the fact that it has pro- duced, at least, one artist worthy the name. Evety paintér does not riséto the position and skill of Mr. Robert Harris, yet, who can teli that there are not even now in our Island schools, childven who may yet rise to oceupy the prominence attained a former Charlottetown boy.

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any advantage to the children of wealthy | parents, who are able to obtain a technical! education if it is required. My remarks) apply only to those who are not able to! send their children to the elaborate schools | of Boston or New York. 1 might fill a paper algne on the advan-) tages of drawing, even to those who do not) intend to deal with machinery or buildings. | Any one and every one, when visiting, per- haps, another city or an exhibition, or even | in shop windows, might see some articie, | useful or ornemental, which strikes the fancy. From a rapid outline sketch on paper, a duplicate of the article might be obtained when it might not be possible or convenient to purchase the article. The pleasures derived from the ability to sketch from nature is beyond the limit of my space or purpose.

In school, the subject of drawing is, per- haps, the most interesting in the educa- tional course. Children, whose brains are weary with studying grammar, arithmetic, euclid, algebra and other diflicult branches are quickly reinvigorated when some symmetrical form is placed before them to copy, or instruments are = in their hands to work out a= geo- metrical figure. School life to our young ones is a bore. They get tired of the monotonous drudgery of learning to read and to spell; they need at least one interesting lesson. Some few children, though very few, may take an interest in a particular subject such as history or geo- graphy ; but my experience is that every eye, whether bright or dull, active or weary, instantly sparkles when the drawing lesson begins. Only those teachers who

have tried it know the value it has in arousing the exhausted brain. Such an

interest is taken in it that I have known children too unwell to attend the ordinary routine of school, who have presented themselves at the hour fixed for drawing so that they should not miss the lesson, and left again st its close. Teachers, too, will find this lesson a boon. When the teach- er’s head begins to ache with the unceasing nise and worry of busy fingers and tongues, this lesson come like ‘oil on troubled vaters’—a sovthing quietness preVails ; the children require no urging to keep their attention fixed on the Jesson ; and I know of no pumshment more effective than to

Brunswick there are 28,324 children re- ceiving regular instruction in industrial drawing. in Nova Scotia 38 per vent. of the children receive similar instruction. The Government of Queensland mahulaius a School of Art at Brisbane at a cost of $5,000, besides large sums expended on the public schools. The Technical Schoo! at Sydney contains 30,000 feet of floor space, and is about to be considerably enlarged. Last year 2,128 students received at least one course of instruction. Out of 1,000 students in attendance, there were 8; car- penters, 70 teachers, 55 engineers, U7 masons, $i architects, 28 plumbers, £5 chemists, 22 Louse painters, 20 draughts- men, 18 bricklayers, besides representatives irom 80 other trades of the erty.

Victoria possesses two schools of mines, and thirty-six schuois of design. ‘The former, at Sandhurst and Ballerat, cost the Governuent $24,000 a year, The latter are supported, partly by the fees of 4,000 stiucients, and partly by the Governinent,

In the United States there are 9,500,000 acres of land set apart for the mainteuance of technical schools alone, besides the pre- liminary education in the public schools.

To give the exact figures of each country

would be both uninteresting and unneces- sary. These will show that the sums expended by other nations annually, amount to millions of dollars. This fact alone must satisfy everybody, either that other nations are every year deliberately wasting millions of dollars, or that P. E. island is being left hopeless!y behind in the education of its people. In the United States, | believe technical education is the finest in the world, and I think it is universally acknowledged that the Aimori- can workmen are rapidly surpassing all other natious in the superiority of their designs and artistic skill. This is a subject that could be lengthened almost immeasurably, sol will draw to a close by suggesting a scheme by which it might be taught satisfactorily.

First then,—as is the case with every other county,—the teachers must be in- structed. Drawing should be placed on the curriculum of the Prince of Wales Col- lege. This could be done in two ways: either by employing on the college staff a professor who could teach other subjects in addition to drawing, or by employing a special visiting master to teach drawing only. The latter is the method usually adopted at the English teachers colleges. A change might be made in the c lege time talle—for example, instead of requir- ing teachers to learn six books of theoretical geometry, half that amount wight perhaps very wisely be + eded by « correspond- ing amount of proct a metry. Again, it might be taken in the afterncon, and the present course of instruction would not be interfered with. At the English co!leges a special teacher visits two afternoons each

prohibit a refractory scholar from the les- son. Parents, also, will soon find its value. On wet afternoons and long winter even- ings, children, instead of turning every- thing upside down, and making the house a modern Babel, find amusement in repro- ducing on a slate or paper, the drawing lesson of the day, and not only that done in school, but old picture bovks are brought out aud attempts made to copy perhaps a

| usually speak tiree languages, have a betier | knowledge of book-keeping, and are fairly, good draughtsmen; hence they are pre-/ ferred by employers. AsI have said be-; fore there is distress amongst tailors. The foreign tailor is taught practical geometry, ! freehand drawing and anatomy. ~ Techni- cal schools abroad are such that they run} !eoncurrent with apprenticeship, 80 that | ‘they more quickly become better workmen. i Take the carriage-builder. England once ‘had an extensive foreign trade in carriages. | —exporting, in fact, to all rts yf the woull, ‘The bratty is guav.

ship or a dog or other favorite object. So that, if for no other reason than to iy the children, this subject ought to have its fixed hours in every school. How wuch more so when it is a matter so important both to the future of the children and the future of ite country. But some teachers may say: We cannot teach it because we have never been taught ourselves. This brings me to another point. In the P, E. I. schouo! course, 1 find it mentioned as One © the subjects to be taught in all schools. Va the ligt of subjects taught at the Prince | of Wales Udtlage, whidry thiv teachers ary|

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week for two hours a lesson,and produced satisfactory results.

The teachers being instructed themselves could then impart instruction to the child- ren. Some te.chers may say,-perhaps,that they have no interest in drawing. I will point out a simple way of interesting both teacher and scholar. There should be a teachers examination for arnecial drawing licens«, both as a check upon ie work done at to College, and on the teachers then selves. In a few years, thore teachers only, who have Sobtained ti. certiticate benefit from drawing. Then there shou'd be a vearly examination in the schools. This might be done easily upon the followimg plan: Upon a fixed day examination papers should be sent ina sealed wrapper to the Trustees of each school on the Islan’ There should be a stated time for opening and closing the examination. The papers being worked shvduld be at once returnell