National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-20
INDUSTRIAL DRAWING.
The Work Done In the CoIored Pub
Tic Schools.
Annual Exhibition at the Sumner Building
Specimens OF Mechanical and Free
Hand Drawing - Original Design
Ing and Sketollng-Somc Ar
tistio Work Executed by
Pupils, Sc, Sc, sc.
Drawing In tho Coiored Schools.

Tho annual exhibition of drawing OF the
colorcd public schools was held at the Sumner
building yesterday afternoon. Owing to tho
illness of the instructor in drawing, Professor
I. w. Hunstor, the exhibition was postponed
last month, and for the same cause IL was not
so extensive as usual. The large hall In tho
building was used for the occasion, the speci.
mems being arranged around the hall aud in
rows across It in such way that thoy could
be easily inspected by visitors. During the
afternoon the District Commissioners, mem bers
of tho Board of School Trustees and many
Others who tako an interest in public ed uca.
ton, visited the exhibition. Those who have
not kept themselves posted as to the progress
made In the colorcd schools, wore greatly sur
priscd by tho evidences not only Of careful
instruction, but Of genuine talent seen in the
various drawings. Specimens were on exhibit
ton from schools Of all grades, and they com.
prised geometrical and mechanical drawing
object drawing, perspective drawing. original
designing, and free.hand drawing. Specimens
OF illuminated lettering and decorative art
were also shown, which would DO highly credit.
able TO moro pretcntous artists Some work
in colors, blending in their composition both
mechanical or industrial, aud free.hand draw.
ing were also exhibited and ELECTED praise
from all the visitors. Among specimens of
this work were carpet-patterns and thing, tho
original design being simple geometriCal
figure the pattern then being drawn in per-
spective and richly elaborated by free.hand
drawing. Tho coloring evinced taste for
higher art. One specimen, representing a vel
vet mat neatly designed aud figured was so
perfectly colore0, oven the gloss of the velvet
being apparent, that nearly every one who in
spectod it was deceived into believing 1t real
velvet until they felt it and folnd nothing but
paper. Some very fine drawings, exc
cuted by members of special class
under Mr. Hunstor's instruction. were
cral drawn by Miss Ada &. Hand of the High
School. who seems to have special talent for
3lsetching human heads and forms. 4 col.
lection OF horses heads from the hand of the
same pupil also attracted much attention. A
| fiue crayon portrait of Charles Sumner, drawn
by Miss Hand, and presented to tho High
School, adorns the walls of tho hall.
Mr.. Jacob g. Smother, formerly Of the High
School, has several very fine drawings on ex'
hibtion. Miss Alice B. Scott, of the western
eighth grade; Master Freddie Freeman, of Mis-,
Pstterson's seventh grade aud Master Lorenzo
Jackson, of the eastern eighth grade, also had
OH exhibition specimens OF work, which
gavo evidences OF no mean talent
In the department of original designing
Miss Hand had on exhibition a specimen Of
great merit. Bound volumes, showing tn,
work Of different pupils during the year, copy
books, and specimens of map-drawing formed
a largo portion of the exhibit. Owing to tho i'll
ness of Mr.. Hunster no prizes were awarded
and there were no specimens OF drawing upoi
blackboards which generally forms an import
ant part of such exhibitions.