Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-04


whole idea Is 10 train mind, eye and hand
at the same time; to mako the pupil think
and take an active interest in his study
and work.
Whatever Is done, must be described,
and illustrated" said Professor Btslio.
The idea Of manual training " to bs
able to describe, to draw or sketch, AID
then to make" The neat papers ex-
hibited, most OF them illustrated ny ex.
cellent pen and ink skstohes are the "a.
slllts'of the following system: Professor
Berlin, gives talk on physics, alcohol,
or geometry, or DIR. James II. Morgan on
chemistry, performing experiments as
they proceed The pupil described the
lecture and Illus rates his paper nv
sketches of the offsets shown or the ex.
perlments made, thus bringing OUT aeutely
ald developing every point made or idea
thrown out There il lecture on iitera
ture, and in wiling out their notes, the
scholars give illustrations In pen and
ink, of Washington Irvlng'a home, "Sunny-
slde," or soma object of historical or
| other interest described by an author.
julius Gao iar has been studied and q story
/ OF each act written, with appropriate
headings and initials. II IL the same
with arithmetic, and In problems iny2lv-
ing the exchange Of money, 4 genuine
eheck or note denotes the answer. Much
OF the work il from the firth and sixth
grammar grades, to which special atten-
ton has been paid.
MANUAL TRAINING.
The exhibit Of the manual training de-
partment OF tue high school consists OF
the productions OF the pupils ia wood
aud metal, tho working drawing from
which the objects were made and a dozen
work benches with tho boys at work.
Johu +. Robinson, Instructor in the ma
chine department has arranged the ex.
hibit and is ready to give information.
The products of the boys hands are ar
ranged Ia the order 10 which they are
| made "a LESSONS, from plain chiseiing to
doSetalliug and patterns tor moulders, ia
wood. Ia iron similar progress is
shown. The working drawings of objects
are shown with the finished objects be-
Destn them.
The system of work is as follows: A
drawing is first made in perspective OF
the OBJECT which forms the lesson. A
working plan follows. Then, taking it
TO the workshop, the object is made
according to the working drawings from
iron or wood What is called the class
project is made at the end of eacn year.
This year the senior class made q re-
voiving book case, the middle class, two
book stands, and the junior olsss, three
blscking boxes. There srA also some test
tube holders, and all chow the perfect,
careful work of skilled mechanic.
The work benches, six for wood work
ing and six for iron, are supplied with
vises and full sets OF tools, aud ~ boys
will be OF work continually, giving DEM
onstrRtions of the work.
Some very pretty poultry are shown by
Thomas Wayne of this ctr and II. ID.
Thomas of Wyoming. Among the viii
mington pigeon exhibitors are James
Prentiss and DR.. James H. Morgan. Mr.. |
Mayne also exhibits Maltese oats. Giles
Lumbson shows pen If most tx.raordi- |
nary "monkey-faosd owls" These ami |
mails more like quadrupsda than birds
MATE q tremendous oommotion in the |
poultry gathering when they were first |
brought in. All the hens set up the moAt
alarmed cackling. The owls Kissed like |
loud steam escape and kept up the |
horrible noise for two hours. S. +.
Blackiston exhibits a beautiful Mant cat.
There are also coops, possums aud |
Del, exhibits some fne game fowls.
THE BENCH SHOW.
This is the f.s. bench show of dogs
ever made in Delaware. All awards made
here stand as records ell over the United
States. The judges are Or. II. CLAY
Glover OF New York city, who will have
charge Of this following classes; st. Der.
nards, deer hounds, grey hounds, pointers,
settlers, fox hounds, Chesapeake Bay
dogs, spanieis and beagles, and Il. Il.
Mayhem, Esq, of New York city, who
has charge of these classes: Msstds, New
foundlsnds, great Danes, o0llies, butt
dogs, bull terriers, basset hounds, Dachs.
hundes, fox terriers and all other Glasses.
In the mastiif class o. II. Rudolph Of
Wilmington offers a silver cup for the
best mastif. In the msstiff dog class
the Winlawn Kennels, West New BriRh-
ton, Staten Island, N. Y, enter Scipio;
Charles j. Porter, Jr., Philadelphia,
Brother; Woodbury. Kennels, Philadel'
phia, Don; Henry Barnett, Philadelphia,
Lulu.
Ia mastiff bitches class Henry Barnett,
Philadelphia, Lady Tiogs; ID. Woodson,
Philad elphia, Lady Oantum; Eugene ID.
Hays, New York City, Countess.
ht. Bernards-(iough coated) Mrs. +.
Smith, Germanto wn, Philadelphia, Arch
duke; W. Stewart Diffenderfer, Balti
more, Lord Baltimore. la the bitch
class-W. s. Diffenderfsr, Baltimore,
Blodwin and Lskme; Woodbury. Kennels,
May Queen; smooth
coated vt. Demands, W. s. Diffenderter,
Lord Hector; Difenderfer g.
Lord Clifton; bitch class =
Woodbury. Kennels, Queen Bess.
Newfoundands, dogs and bitches class
MCGOWAN, Wilmington,
Carlow,
Great Danes, dogs eisbood d Hess,
Reading, Marco, }. Fl. Maenner, Balti-
more, Pedro; (bitches) the same, Bella
and Mincs; Weisbrod & Hess, Reading,
Flora; O. Heimerle, bay Ridge, L. l.,
Irene.
Deer Hourds-E. Jester, st. Georges,
rhora III.
Pointers, (dogs), 8. W. Pentz Fan {
wood, N. j., Brake; j. II. Wlnslow. Phil
Golden Rod; Hampstead ken
lels, Hampstead, N. Y, Robert le Diable;
pitches GLASS, same, Queen Fan; same,
Tory White; s. d. Riddle, Glen Riddle,
Pa, The Bean; j. II. Winslow, Tempest
John 3. Cotton, Wilmington, Prince; l
lanes Thornton, Wilmington, Ned; W.
4. Hyland, Tarrytown, N. T., Spring.
.wayi same, Ossining, Donald, Pommery
,ec.; J. s. Summers, Philadelphia, Bling
" KippiD; Fleet View and Reading Poin. !
er kennels, Spot Dash; bitches GLASS, W. |
i. HylaDd, North Tarrytown, N. Y, j
4arnock Eiss; j. II. Winslow, Philadel. !
,hia, Queen; Reading Pointer kennaIs,
lynn, Mass, Belle Randolph; Ii. L. e
tice, Boston, Mass, Nas0's Belle; j. II. !
PhiladelphiR, White FaWn;