Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-22
Industrial Exhibition.

The Successful Work OF the Scholars i'm |
the Skinner SchOol-Mechanical Work !
Fancy Work Exhibits and Cookery.
Tie exhibits of the industrial classes at
the Skinner school on State street yesterday
afternoon was q great success. The skill ex-
hibited by the scholars in the different classes
from the Kindergarten" to the highest class,
were noticeable for the artistic merit dis
played by many o3 the scholars. The speci-
mems of maps in No. 8 and No. II were ex-
celIent and original bills, letters, stories, &c.,
attracted the attention of those present.
Original drawings of the front elevation Of
house by scholars in No. 10 and original de-
signs by Glasses IL and II were particularly
noticeable. The arithmeticaI work of rooms
z, 8, 9, 10 and IL were verysneatly and cor
rectly done and the samples of writing by
the Humphrey and Edwards street school
showed much proficiency in scholars SO young
in years.
Among the more noticeable work OBJ
served were very handsome hand paintings of
fowers.by George Merwin and Sylvia Shares
of room IL and embroidery work by Miss
Duey of room II. Miss Dayton
of room IL exhibited a very handsome
scrap basket, while Roger S. Hinman
of the same class showed some handsome
samples of gold and silver plated coffin trim
mings, the work of his own hands. From the
Edwards street school class No. composed
of the youngest scholars were exhibits of
pleating in paper of different coIors, and in
! accordance with their own ideas and design
| Miss Carrie Wright of No. IL exhibited a
very pretty apron; Miss Lille Dewey and
Carrie Wright, embroidered handkerchiefs;
Frank Edgar, landscape drawing; George
Kay, room 6, miniature step ladder; George
| o. Cook, room 9, patchwork blocks; Florence
| Waite, very beautifully embroidered lace
| curtains; Louise Schmall, No. 3 Humphrey,
artificial flowers; Alley Ostrander, 6 years of
| age) pupil of the same school, paper wagon;
full-rigged sloop, Charles E. Bryan; Richard
Graves, No. 10, model of steam fire engine and
| hose carriage; collections of butterflies,
| Seth Hunt; Johanna Hogan and Sylvia
Shares, splendid lap robes or afghans; Lille
Pardon, lambrequin; Oracle Fl. Judson of
No. II, very fine painting of flowers; draw
ing drumming deer, Herman Hendrick, room
6; Eva Waite, macronia work; Annie Bas-
serman, lap robe; Frank Northrop, room 9,
excellent drawing of schooner in colers;
Nora Barnes, room 10, embroidered bureau
set; Ruby Osborne. No. 10, embroidered
splasher; Fanny Mallory, crazy work tidy;
Frank Winchell, lawn tennis net; Mary
Sherdman, tidy; Carrie Korn, 8 years
embroidered cushion; Mary Bglford'
az years. knit skirt; Maud Russell, EN-
broidered splssher; Fanny Burney AND
Flora Calhoun, tides Mary Bulford, bureau
cover; Bertha Dayton, worked cushion
George Woolson, handsome box; Mary Sui
Ivan, Gala lamp mat Minnie Roberts, en-
broidered cushion; Jennie Merwin, Gage 10,
daisy mat Beulah Sheldon, tidy.
The display of cookery or baking wal
particularly fine. Cake that would max,
ones mouth water to look at, handsome
white biscuit, luscious looking loaves o
bread and even samples of butter made b!
the scholars were exhibited to the great ad
miratiOn of the hundreds of parents anC
friends who crowded into the school building
during the hours of the exhibition.
Eddie Street, of No. IL, exhibited a loaf o
bread made entirely by himself. Josie Muir
ply, IL years of age, furnished fine loaf o.
cocoanut cake, Annie Mclaughlin a loa
of Scotch short bread, Genevieve Cronan
plate of biscuit, Elsie Rice a roll of butte
and loaf of bread. She is a scholar in room
10. Sadie Judson, aged years, exhibited
handsome loaf of cake.
At room IL the teacher, Miss Mallory, Mr.
Zunder, of the Board of Education intro
duced His Honor Mayor Lewis and Mr.. job
G. North, who addressed the scholars. Mis-
Mallory, in questioning her pupils som
days ago, asked how many knew who wa
/ the Mayor. Nine-tenths of the children ha
correct information on that subject and thi
fact led to the introduction of the Mayer t
his young and growing constituency.
Among the visitors were His Honor Mayo
Henry G. Lewis, Superintendent Duttor
Principal Camp of the Dwight school, Amo
F. Barnes, Maier Zunder and 81. F. Peck c
the Board of Education and many others
D The entire exhibit was one that was locke
? upon with interest by the hundreds of Wis
? tors. Principal French concluded yesterda
o afternoon that as there was SO much appa1
ent interest in the exhibition, that he woul
continue it this afternoon between the hour
of and 6 o'clock. Mr.. French and tn
teachers present were very attentive to til
i visitors and cheerfully answered the man
, questions propounded by the visitors It
very apparent that the industrial branch Q
teaching in the public schools is to become
grand success in the not distant future.