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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1913
Page
4
Erwin A. Peart explains the Hixon Manual Training Annex as a modern facility with a mechanical drawing room and fully equipped machine shops. The nine ty minute senior course uses benches, electricity powered lines, and a range of machines to provide practical experience in chipping filing and machine operation while emphasizing cleanliness.
The article describes the east corridor to the annex with a 20-draft-table bench room built by the manual training class. It covers joinery, pattern making, a well-lit finishing room, and a machine area with lathes, planers, and saws. The floor below holds a mill and lathe, washrooms, and a foundry with a cupola and core oven, followed by a forge shop with forges and power equipment. Motive power totals 68 HP across the shops, all 3 phase. The west end houses over 400 steel lockers and a swimming pool.
The report details La Crosse high school’s new gymnasium and annex facilities. It describes a 22 by 25 foot tiled swimming tank, eight showers, marble walls, and the vast gym floor, plus the aims of the manual training program to give boys a practical foundation in metal and wood work, drafting, and shop methods for future vocations. It also discusses the educational shift toward an apprentice-free system and the expected outcomes for students and employers.
Amid celebration of a new school building, officials discuss expanding education beyond college prep. The speaker urges adoption of manual training inspired by Dr Osler, noting many graduates may not pursue higher education and should be prepared for productive life with practical skills.
The foundry equipment was installed by the local concern that built the platform and stack for the cupola. Students in a school problem gain practical skills as they install machinery and complete furniture like desks tables and work benches for the new building.
City leaders defend funding education as a long term benefit to workers families, noting the need for five year return on investment. Students at the manual training department build and finance items like library tables and chairs by paying for materials, while the annex boasts four state’s best facilities.
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