Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-03-26
Industrious Children.

What The Dwight SCHOOL Children Have
Been Doing Daring the Long Evening"
Ofthe Past Wtnter-Work With. Good
Results.
The exhibition of the products of child
labor which was given at the Dwight schoo
yesterday should have been seen by every
one in the city. It was in itself an attractive
display of pleasing articles and the fact thai
the display was made solely by children
ranging in age from five to ten made it ali
would have silenced many a critical tongue
that had perhaps often described the modern
system of education as tending to make
children helpless in everything but books.
Those who do not believe in the practicable
ty or possibility of introducing industria
education in the schools would have seen a
proof that such education is not only posi-
bic but capable of being cultivated to a
considerable extent without interfering with
the work in books. But the exhibition was
witnessed by crowds of people. During the
forenoon the upper hall of the school, where
the fruits of the children's industry were set
forth upon tables and suspended from the
walls, was filled with a throng of people,
mostly ladies, who seemed greatly pleased
Will WnAG EQ0y saw ETOuC uOLQGTB ana
fond sisters fingered over articles that
were familiar to them as the
work of little one dear to them. Such
articles were sure to be shown to all the
friends who happened to pass along. Prin-
c1Pal Camp welcomed the visitors pleasantly
and directed them to the exhibition, in which
he took considerable pride. Last fall he told
the children that if they would work during
the winter he would give an exhibition of
their work in the spring. Two industrial
classes were started and work was done both
in and out of school. Most of the pupils
took hold of the idea with much interest and
the result is gratifying, In the display were
bread, biscuits, cakes, pies, fancy goods, lace
work, crazy quilts, afghans, rugs, sofa pill
lows. tides of all shapes and patterns, scroll
work, hand painting on PLAQUES, easels, writ
ing desks, boxes, chests and many other arti
Giles which children can make. No doubt in
many cases the instructors work was visible,
but to the children belongs the credit. Many
of the ladies visited the varions scheoI rooms
while the daily exercises were in progress.
Professor Wehner. who was present, thought
that if there was as good singing in some of
our churches as there was in No. II, there
would be less reason for dissatisfaction.
There were b34 articles in the exhibition.
Every room in the building contributed its
share to the display. Where so many did
such good work, it is hard to single out any
for special mention, but as space forbids the
publication of the entire list, perhaps few
of the scholars can be mentioned who did
considerable work and fine work. Number 8
made fine sfcrazy quilt" The boys indus
trial class showed some very creditable work.
Of the scholars who did the most work,
Mamie Dominy, Ida Speranzs, Tessie Dono-
van, Helen Bliss, Ella WEIGH, Oornelia WEIGH,
Edward Coxiter, Bessie s. Beardsley, Mary
W. Atwater, Mile Schneelock, Alice Bright,
Louie Morse, Mary Hartwell, Lille Chilling
worth. Edith Rowe, Hattie Kirby showed
some Rne hand-painted PLAQUES, John Pun
derson an easel Edvsrd Goxiter a writing
desk, Robbins B. Stoeckel a candlestick of
hammered brass, Clarence Beebe some scroll
saving work, Plumetta Henderson some lace
work, Mary Bright beautiful lambrequin.
But the list of those who did very creditabIe
work might be much extended. The exhibit
ton was certainly fine one.