Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-06-04
rNDuSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

La d
the Industrial Exhibition Of the
Members of the Public Schools to be
Held i'm the High School Hail Next
Week.
The industrial exhibition of the children |
of the public schools, which is to be held at
the High School hall, beginning on Monday |
and continuing during the week, will be
very interesting During the past five years
the wisdom of making hand-work more
distinct feature of the public school currieu-
lum has been everywhere discussed. The
arguments in favor of this step, as
based upon the laws of physical and mental
growth, are very strong; but great difficult
ties have to be overcome before the present
system can be changed so as to allow for
manual training, the time, space and expen-
diture that it demands. Experiments look
ing to new departure have been made in
this city during the past four years, and have
attracted much attention here as well as
abroad. An exhibit of about four hundred
articles and drawings was ssnt to the indus
trial exhibition held in New York in April,
and was warmly commended by the mana
gers. 1t was finally decided to have an e1-
hibition in New Haven in order that taxpay-
ers and the public generally might see what
lines of hand-work have been attempted and
the results so far as they can be shown. It
was thought best also to make an exhibit in
the lines of writing and drawing, as they
properly counted among the manual arts.
1t should be remembered, however, that
several of the exhibits are the result of only
few months work; all of the articles were
made during the past year. although some of
the work was done at home.
The differenr articles will be arranged in
classes, and Hastily placed in the hall 30 that
each article can be readily seen by the visi-
tors. Each class of work will be under the
head of an exhibit, and will be looked after
by committee, the committees and ex-
hibits being as follows:
EXHIBIT A-wRITTEN WORK
Committee-George R. Burton, Miss Fl.
c. Armstrong, Miss j. A. Malcolm, Miss H.
L. Rice, Miss J. F. Flanagan, Miss F. G.
Wilkinson, Miss E. K. Armstead, Miss Fl.
Miss B. E. Howes. Miss M. T.. Healy, Miss
" F. Sproat
The specimens of writing show the work
of the pupils in every grade, and include
copying, dictation, transcription, compost
ton, letter writing and number work.
EXHIBIT B-MAPs AND CHARTS.
Committee-Fredk E. Bangs, Mrs. F. 1.
Swift, Miss M. R. Webster, Miss J. Nader,
| Miss L. J. Miner, Miss NJ. J. Bronson, Miss
A. P Day, Miss II. Schulhafer, Miss NJ. E.
Chapman, Miss E. E. Burwell, Miss J. E. Peck,
| Miss H. E. Judson.
The purpose of teaching map drawing is to
enable the pupil to sketch rapidly and from
| memory the several continents and coun-
| tries.
Some of the maps in this exhibit are drawn
| with much care and accuracy and illustrate
| the systematic method by which the subject
of geography is taught.
The charts prepared by pupil teachers are
such as are used in primary teaching.
EXHIBIT o-DRAwING.
COMMUNICATIONS Bail, Mrs. S. G. Wood
ward, Miss A. S. johnson, Miss N. E. An
drew, Miss NJ. L. Daniels Miss A. G. Nor
man. Miss j. A Bidwell, Miss A. Glider
sleeve, Miss A. E. Lopez, Miss A. Crane, Miss
A. L. Hyde.
From the Grammar schools: Specimens of
free hand and mechanical drawing and de-
velopment of geometrical solids.
Fourth class, High school: Geometrical
drawings, consisting of plans, elevations and
sections, working and isometric drawings;
free hand designs and drawing geometrical
solids, vases and other objects.
Third class: Plans of houses, working
drawings and the orders of architecture,
drawn from dictation; perspective drawing
of furnished rooms and other objects by
measurement.
Junior class: Object drawing from nature.
Senior class: Object drawing from nature.
EXHIBIT D-MIsCELLANEoUs AND oRNAMEN-
tai WORK.
Committed. L. Camp, Mrs. M ]. Brad
ley, Miss l. Cromwell, Miss G. A. Hurlburt,
/ Miss J. r. Catlin, Miss g.. Norman, Miss ].
| l.. Henry Miss NJ E. Dallaher, Miss E. M
DeForest, Miss A. G. Sumner, Miss NJ 7.
Bird, Miss S. A. Mallory, Miss T. NJ.
| Ryder,
The work represented in this department,
| while it has been encouraged by teachers,
| has been done partly out of school hours or
| at home Pupils are encouraged to design
and construct articles for the sake of cultivat-
| ing their taste and skill, and in order that
the home may become place of beauty and
attraction.
EXHIBIT A-KINDERGARTEN AND BUSY WORK.
Committee-Miss S. A. Wilcox, Miss A. B.
Riley, Miss B. L. Kent, Miss G. E. Strong,
Miss NJ J. Hayes, Miss E. L. Brown, Miss g.
S. Mann, Miss A. S. Chadbourne, Miss H. 1.
Donayan, Miss NJ. A. Pinney, Miss L. A.
West.
Experience has taught that little children
can attend to any purely mental exercise but
short time. They must have change and
variety in school as well at home. This
love of activity is best satisfied by those occu-
pations that give the hands something to do.
MANY of the exercises adopted from the kin
dergarten not only develop manual skill, but
teach number, FORM color, and the elements
of geometry and natural science.
EXHIBIT F-woRK IN CLAY AND PLASTER.
Committee Pitman, Miss J. Thach-
er, Miss G. L. Cooper, Miss S. J. Gibson,
| Miss v Fogle, Miss S. NJ. Lewis, Miss E. E.
| Warner, Miss A. P Hubbell, Miss FL. A.
| Darling.
Glasses in modelling and casting, in charge
| of Prof ssor Bail, have been in practice dur
| ing the year in the Dwight, Skinner and
| Woolsey schools.
| The classes have practiced from one to two
hours per week out of school hours.
EXHIBIT G-PLAIN NEEDLEwoRK.
Committee-Mrs NJ L. Breen, Miss L. A.
| Gladwin, Mrs Weissbarth, Mrs. M. W. Ma
son, Miss L. Gorham, Miss R. T. Merwin,
| Miss H. E. Goodrich, Miss E. J. Phelps,
| Miss F. l. Wheeler, Miss E. F. Healy, Miss
| E. J. Farnsworth, Miss 81. M. Chamberlin.
The Board of Education voted in Febru-
airy last to introduce plain sewing for one
| hour per week into grades ", V and vi.
Glasses have been organized in more than
| half the schools. Miss L. A. Gladwin,
substitute teacher, has conducted these
classes. 1t is expected that the regular
teachers will take them in charge as soon as
| expedient. Several teachers have started
classes at their own option.
EXHIBIT H-WOODWoRK.
| Committee-Joseph r. French, E. T. Lie
field, Miss A. T. Collins, Miss K. E. Donovan,
Miss B. E. Parker, Miss S. A. Darrow, Miss
E. L. Griffing, Miss NJ. K. Strong, Miss E E.
johnson, Miss S. L. Briggs.
During the past year classes from eight
| grammar schools have received instruction
one afternoon each week in the shops con-
nected with the Dwight and Skinner schools.
Messrs Judd and Lopez have given efficient
instruction, as the results will show. The
principals testify that a rule the members
of these classes have not deteriorated in schol-
arship because of the time devoted to car
| pentry. The Board of Education has recent
ly voted to secure central rooms and to EN-
| pIoy an instructor who shall devote his whole
time to manual training
The pupils of the schools will visit the ex-
hibition from Monday, June 7th, to We'd
nesday, June 9th, as follows:
| Eaton District Monday $50 to 1000 m
| Webster " 1920 to 1900 m
| Hamilton Z" 100 TO 2:30 D. m
| Wooster " 300 to 4:3O p m
| Dwight g Tuesday $3.50 to 1000 a. N
| Winchester Sc 1920 to 1900 m.
| Skinner d" 6 100 to 2:30 p. N
| washington IS g. 800 to 4:30p. N
| WEIGH Cedar Wednesday $50 to 1000 a. N