Welcome Home...THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY

iKnife Collector

The online community of knife collectors, A Knife Family Forged in Steel

Indoctrination or Smart business?

Hey Folks, I got something I'd like to share with you today, the pictures you see are of a text book that was used in the schools in the Village of Camillus New York, this book was printed by Columbia University Press in 1944, so all the students in that area were taught about the major employer of the area, Camillus Cutlery. How would this effect the work ethic of our young people today if business's were allowed to teach them? This little book contains some really neat information that I will be using in later blogs....Comment away!

9 members like this

< Previous Post

Add a Comment

You need to be a member of iKnife Collector to add comments!

Join iKnife Collector

Comment by Tony on October 17, 2013 at 21:48: Teaching work ethic, that would be a change, and a welcome one in todays world.

Comment by Chuck Parham on October 11, 2013 at 20:16: That would be awesome to see some excerpts from it!

Comment by J.J. Smith III on October 11, 2013 at 8:25: I noticed on the title page, that it was part of the "Business Life In America Series". Wonder what other companies were in the same series.

Comment by Jan Carter on October 10, 2013 at 20:46: Steve,

I cant wait to hear some of the cool information in that book. I think they have even done away with carreer day, much less teaching about a legendary "small business"

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on October 10, 2013 at 20:28: That would be awesome to be taught about the Cutleries in the Classroom. I lived in that area when I was in High School, the center of many great Cutleries, I would have loved that.

Comment by HARVEY LEATHART on October 10, 2013 at 18:30: It is a shame that the principals and the ideas, and ideals that were so prevalent in the 40's & 50's have had to give way to the political agenda of people who know nothing about what needs and should be taught to prepare young people for real life.