The Springfield Industrial Institute in Winchester Park, Springfield, Massachusetts trained future missionaries in carpentry, blacksmithing, foundry work, typesetting, and bookbinding.[1] It was founded in 1887 by Daniel B. Wesson as an outgrowth of the School for Christian Workers; it was originally named the New England Industrial and Technological School, and changed its name in 1890 to the Christian Industrial and Technical School.[2][3]
The school had a relationship with the Elektron Manufacturing Company.[4]
It changed its name to the Springfield Industrial Institute in 1895.[5]
It was discontinued in 1898, and its building was leased by the Mechanic Arts High School (Springfield, Massachusetts) (later called the Technical High School)[6] until it built its own building.
Notes
edit- ^ "Manual School for Missionaries", New York Times, March 9, 1890 (article credited to the Boston Traveller). full text
- ^ "Communication", Oberlin Review 17:329 (1890) scanned text at Google Books
- ^ Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1890, OCR text at archive.org
- ^ "Report of the School Committee of the City of Springfield", 1892, p. 26. full text
- ^ Public documents of Massachusetts, 1896, p. 147 text
- ^ Municipal register of the City of Springfield, p. 158. full text