National Republican., 1880-05-22
ART AND INDUSTRY.
Interesting Exhibitions in the Public
Schools.
Drawing, Pcnmanshlp aud Designing In the
White sohoois-Satisfactory Results OF
Industrial Training-Exercises at
the Franklin School-Exhibi-
tion by Coiored Schools
Object Drawing.
Art Education and Industrial Training.

Art Education and Industrial Training.
The annual exhibition OF drawing and ponman'
ship Of the white public schools was thrown open
to tho public yesterday afternoon at l o'clock in
the Franklin school building and remained opened
until 10 o'clock The exhibition will be opened to-
day from o'clock until IL In order to give those
All opportunity to attend who could no! be present
yesterday. There was continuous stream of vis-
tors to the building yesterday, filling every room
TO overhowng Even before the hour for opening
large crowd had gathered outside the building
awaiting admlttance thus fully demonstrating
the great interest taken in the work Of our schools
Upon on icrng the visitor found himself sur.
rounded by the exhibits OF the lower schools, and
upon coming out Of these rooms he was shown In
to the apartments where was exhibited tho work of
the next higher grade and 50 on tho sight-secr
progressed until arriving at the general the special
and tho normal school exhibits in tho upper
story. Thus ono gained u complete and graded
knowledge of the work done and the degree of
improvement accomplished from the tilno the
pupil is taught to make straight l!no to the time
when he acquires the highest perfection of
the art as taught in the schools. The ex
prcsSons of commendaton were loud and ire
queut. The pupils and their instructors certainly
have to feel proud. II required no less than
ten rooms in which TO display the work, I'm.
doubteily no work has ever before been executed
with such degree of excellence marked i'm
provcment being observed over that Of last year,
which ut that time was considered almost perioc-
ton. The exhibits were tasteiully arranged about
twincd flags, flowers and evergreens.
Several new features Of inestmable value were
noticed. Among these was the exhibit OF the in
dllstrial school. Much has been said and written
about industrial education, but never before In
the history Of the public schools has 1t appeared
as an clement of public school Instruction Mr
Joseph NJ. Wilson. well known for his interest in
educational matters has shown especial zeal in the
important subject OF industrial education, be-
lieving that industrial pursuits cnn and should be
taught in public schools, Just as reading. writing
and arithmetic taught, and adhcring closely to
the educational method of impariing instruction.
The illustrations of tho work on exhibition show
intelligence and the pupils seem TO be as ready in
comprehending what Is required when they study
shocmaking as when they study arithmetic. The
schedule of studies under this industrial regime
covers sewing, shoeinakng tailoring. potterywork,
printing, carving, matchmaking. cooking. laun-
dry-work housekeeping, gardening, modelling
and turning Mr.. Wilson believes that this indus
trial education should begin with the children ut
ten years; they are then of q teachable age, and
though at this exhibition drawing shoeniaking
sewing, woodwork and gardening only were rep
resented II is expected that other branches of in.
dustrnl education shall soon become part of the
daily training iu this Industrial home school. The
plan, beginning with the simplest principles, was
ully set forth by tho exposition OF Shocmaking on
exhibition, with the preparation OF the thread,
cutting sewing, pogging and half-soing shoes
Object drawing and the sketchng OF faces
and animals are Others of the new features
designed specially for the teachers to facilitate
their instruction to the young scholars. Con-
siderable attention Is now given 10 this branch
Of education in the normal schools and has been
found ofgreat. value peep at the normal school.
room as now decorated is alono worth the trouble
of a trip TO tho building. The black-boards are
covered with drawings of all observation-disclosures
and running vines are artistically arranged in
lcstoons about the room, while the whole is fin
ished OF with deep border OF beaut.
fully preserved botanical specmons At 3
presentation of medals to the special classes
were begun. They were largely attended, every
seat in tho oapacious apartment being occupied
Among those present we're: Commissioner Twin
ing Congressman Van Arnum, Superintendent
Wilson Trustees Curtis, Lovejoy, Samson and Fair
ley General IIitz, Colonel Boudinot ox-lrustees
teacher, and assistant, Miss Wilson.
DR., Samson, chairman of the subcommittee on
drawing introduced the exercises in a few appro-
pirate remarks, after which the classes were d
rected TO proceed with the competitive drawing
tho first class being engaged with dctatlon exer-
ciscs while the other occupied in draw
ing from objects on tho blackboard. At the
conclusion of these exercises Mrs. Winnie Ream
Hoxie WAS introduced, and read an able paper on
the importance Of art education, dwelling specially
upon the great advantage person educated in
drawing has over one ignorant OF the art Trustee
Samson then announced the fortunate winners Of
First class-E L. Major, gold medal for the best
original design; W. A. Roscnbaum honorable
mention; Herman Birney gold medal for best
drawing on the blackboard; John Pool, honorable
mention; w. L. Speiden, gold medal for best draw
ing-book, and Titus ulke, honorable mention.
Second cass-W. s. Donaldson, course of les
SONS in model and cast drawing for best object
drawing f. A.. Hurlebaus honorable mention /;
drawing, for best geomctrcal drawing W. u.
Stevenson honorable mention; A. Kakcing par
allel of historical ornament for best design w. A.
Lowell honorable mention. The judges .wero
Commissioner w. j. Twining, Paul Schu!1e Lieu
tenant r. L. Hoxie and Hon. John T. EIita.
Dr. Samson then touderod thanks to Mr.. Ballau-
tyne for his ndefatigablc efforts in behalf Of the
schools having each year for number OF years
offered special drawing prize, and remarked that
his was good example to follow. The exercises
being over the company dispersed themselves
throughout the several rooms aud devoted the rest
of the evening to the examination OF the exhibits.
THE CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
Tho exhibit made in drawing at the Sumner
| school building by the pupils of the colorod
schools of Washington and Georgetown, while not
as extensive IN number of specimens as heretofore,
far exceed In beauty and minueness OF detail ali
previous efforts. This is specially true when ap-
| piled to the industrial branch, for here we have
not only pupils drawing from models, but engaged
in the presence of visitors in making tho models.
| The cluss engaged in this special work number
about thirty aud have OH exhibition as models of
their skill and industry some beautiful and DELI
| cato vases made of paper nrlistGally omanented
| and bronZcd. The works Of art by the pupils de-
| serving of special mention arc numerous Notably
among them stands the large, llno crnyons;
| 'Woundcd Scout" by Jacob Strnthon; News
| from Home" by Miss Ada Hand; "Alail
| Day ana 'PIckGt Guard" by Freddie Free.
| nan. The perspective, geOmarlCal aud rco.hRnd
| specimens excel anything Of the kind ever wit
messed at a public exhibition in Washington. and
| will rank with similar work executed elsewhere,
| The geomctrical drawings are nom models made
| by tho pupils, each model being hung beside the
| speCmCn work. The statuary drawing Is also Il
feuture of the exhibit, aud dcseryedly merits the
! high enGomiums passed by the many visitors pres
| enf The blaCkbORrls contain Il number Of woll-
| executed pieces In black aud white crayon, prom
| inont among which is u large vase by Lorcnzo
| Jackson. The room specially set aside for spcci-
| mems of original aud copied music receives from
visitors the attention II deserves all of whom were
loud in their praise of the accuracy and no0ness
| OF the work The copy books and slates on cxhi-
| bltlon show marked Improvement especially
| tho formor--a degree of neAtuoss prevailing which
| is highly commendable The other branch OF in
tustTiai drawing aside from model making, us
| taught by MIR. Hunster, is equal - the previous
| best efforts OF tho pupils IN design and superior in
| point Of execution The exhibition will remain
| open during the day and should bo visited by all
| who desire 10 encourage so commendablu an effort
ON tho part Of the pupils of the coOrod schools in
| assisting 10 maintain the good name of the Wash
ington schools for general excellence, Tho build.
| ing was crowded yesterday with visitors Among
them were eX-5upcTintendent Richards, cS-Trnstec
| Henry Johnson. General Merino, Lieutenant Pick.
| etts Senator Bruce and Superintendent Cook the
| latter gontoman being busy engaged during the
| day showing visitors the work Uf the pupils. rhG
| engagement at franklin building prevented the
| commissioners oftho District OF Columbia aud com.
| mittes on drawing from visiting sumner. They
| are, however expected there to day,
| A DISCRIMIN1TING JUROR.