The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-06-22
BRADLEY SCHOOL RECEPTION
Highly Interesting Display OF the Pupils
Handiwork.

In response to neatly printed cards of invita-
ton, sent out by the pupils, steady stream of
visitors poured into the Bradley Building,
located on Thirteenth-and-a-ha street south
west, from the hours of 10 A. NJ. Tuesday to
?. M. Eight schools are accommodated here.
representing every grade, the children coming
from the homes north of Maryland avenue and
west of Seventh street. The teachers are Mrs.
Mary Martin, principal; Louisa Stroebel, Joseph
Falk, Mary Smith, Marian Anderson, Miss
Boyd and Miss Lamb. The school is admirably
situated on retired square, almost beyond the
sight and sound of the locomotive. The severe
plainness of the everyday school-room was
thrown aside for the hour, potted plants, cut
flowers, and trailing vines adorning window,
table, and desk Mrs. Martin did the honors of
the occasion graciously, none being allowed to
depart without full, satisfactory inspection.
The exhibits in the several rooms mainly tended
to show the work of the off-hOurs-the recrea-
ton period-and consisted of clay modelling,
paper designing, map and fancy drawing,
product CHARTS diagrams of comparison, sewing,
and cabinet work from the boys workshop.
The blackboard paneling extending round
the sides of the several rooms, which had done
such good service during the year. was now
completely hidden under multiform samples
of the scholars handicraft. These were of such
general excellence that to make note of spe-
cial cases seemed impossible. In passing from
teresting to follow the easy line of ascent by
which the pupil was drawn along The artistic
leaf or flower of the eighth grade was but the
last unfolding OF the little clay ball from the
hands of the primaries, and the skilfully de-
signed, lntncately contrived paper models of
every shape and fashion were all evolved from
the simple star, cross, or angle started out as
the first principle. So carefully and surely had
the young hands been trained that when the
top show was reached in Mrs Martins school
perfection seemed to have been attained Out
bursts of delight, exclamations of "Wonder-
full, "Marvelous,' were heard on every side
The needle work department began with the
embroidered pear, plum, or peach on
paper and ended with the lace-trimmed
apron, dress, or shirt of the sixth
grade. For some reasons the sew
ing display was disappointment, especially
III the higher grades. The girls seemed to dis
approve their class of work. and openly ex
pressed preference for hammer and nails
alongside of the boys. The cabinetwork of
proud and happy at the many praises bestowed
upon the several articles. Outside of the regu-
lar routine work Of the year several of the
teachers of this building found it necessary in
order to extend their school Libraries, and to
provide themselves with needed textbooks to
work up special fund Afternoon lunches
were given by Miss Stroebel, Miss Smith, and
Mr. Falk the aggregated receipts of which
were seYentY-eght dollars. A highly success
ful concert was given by Mrs. Martin In JefTer-
son Hail. in which she was generously assisted
by the teachers of that building, from which
she realized Sal. All told, the Bradley year
can but be accounted a most satisfactory one
to pupils, teachers, and parents.