The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT
OF the Public Schools Over at
Martins Ferry,
A VERY CREDITABLE DISPLAY
For the Pupils, their Teachers aud
Superintendent sparks-some OF
the Features of Most Inter-
est-To Close To-day,

The Industrial Exposition OF the Mar
tins Ferry schools at the Lafayette
Opera House is q great success, Yester,
day was the second day and the attend-
apce was very large, Oyer l,4OO persons
attended on Wednesday, the opening
day, Over $500 articles are on exhibi-
ton, making "a Gigantic show, There
are over 1900 pupils iRthe schools, and
nearly every one has one or more arti-
Giles, The exhibits are tasteiully dis
played on screens, extending from either
side Of the stage around the building,
leaving almost the whole Of the floor for
visitors, Each room has an exhibit,
and they embrace everything imagina-
BILE In the mechanical and fine arts, wood
and metal modelling, cooking, sewing,
etc. The girls have confined themselves
almost exclusively to needle work, the
making OF fancy articles, painting, draw
ing and cooking, and the boys have
worked in wood, iron and clay model.
ing, and, like the girls, many in paint
Ing, Drawing and cooking. The paint
ings, drawings, fancy articles, modelling,
cooking, sewing etc, would be a credit
TO gown personsi and these are not con-
fined 10 the higher grades, Many arti-
Giles in the primaries are crude, but
hundreds show great ingenuity. The
exhibit causes amusement, astonish'
ment and mystifcation Is depicted on
the faces Of all visitors, andis "a perfect
revelation OF surIrises." Toigive a par.
tial list Of the articles which deserve
special mention would be an impossi.
bility. This the writer attempted yes
terday, but soon discovered u special
edition OF the INTRLLIGRNcER would be
necessary, and the ideaIwas abandoned.
The largest Is au lS.fOOt skif, called "E,
L. Sparks" in honorol the Superintend.
ent. Nearly everything on exhibition
was made by the pupils, outside OF the
schools, and the Exposition Is the first
OF the kind ever held In the United
States. tits credit ID the Superintend.
emit teachers, scholars aud Martins
Ferry, and is the biggest thing the town
ever saw. "You Can'tsee everything in
one morning." said a lady yesterday.
The stage exercises are highly inter.
esting. Yesterday afternoon there was
singing by Nos. I and 5, Central, dumb.
bell drill by high school girls, calistheniC
singing by Miss Nellie Sedwick's class
and the representation OF the Cont.
mental Congress by Miss Olive McClas-
keys class, all OF which was creditable.
Twelve girls dressed In tennis costumes
OF white took part In the drill and
twelve boys attired In Continental
suits, signed the Declaration OF indie.
pendence, in the above named Congress.
In the evening, when the crowd was
the largest, the programme consisted OF
singing by q chorus Of lao voices; morn.
ing exercise by Miss Lizzie UpdegraHrs
class; representation Of q Japanese wed.
ding by Miss Maggie RalSton's girls;
dumb.bell drill by the high school girls,
and evening exercise by Miss Maggie
Pennington's class, all OF which evoked
much applause. III the Japanese wed.
ding twelve pupils wearing costumes
participated.
To-day is the last day aud the pro.
gramme for the afternoon aud evening
will be very interesting. At $3.50 there
will be music by Nos. 8 and 4, Central,
marching and flag dill by Miss De.
vaults class, dressed In red, white and
blue, and Japanese wedding by Miss
Ralston's girls. At $3.50 the exercises
will DO opened with music by the Union
chorus; address by Hon. John Hancock,
State Superintendent Of Common
Schools; Continental Congress, dumb.
bell drill, and closing song, "America."
Great crowds will attend to-day.
Many superintendent and teachers will
be present from Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia.
Prof. j. w. SchoAeld is the musical
director and Miss Edith McKim is &C.
companist.
building.
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