The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-06-27
MANUAL TRAINING RESULTS
Exhibited In Uninn School Yesterday Nor

| ExhibitCu IN uniHn School Yesterday Morn
ing-A Fine Array OF Artsclcs.
A few weeks ago Principal ]. NJ
Hammond, oil Union School, introduced
manual training on q small scale into
the school. Yesterday morning a pub
lie exhibition OF the results ci tie pu,
pills lahors was given. The articles
made by the children included almos,
every imaginable thing. The exbibi.
ton was very crsdi!able. A few Of the
articles shown were;
Room No, Paper !oijincs, nreparad
by children, and mounted on cardbour,
A ecrapbook filed with pictures, cut out
and pasted by the pupils.
Room No. 2-StraW work; straws cu,
into appropriate lengths aud Joined with
4aphyr, so as to make familiar hgurea,
Room No. 3.-Beads Of va,iols sisee
and colors strung on .hseads and ar.
ranged in divers shapes.
Room No. Paper mat weaving
various combinations OF co!oss.
Room No. 5.-0utlins embroidery on
cards with silk twist Of appropriate col.
orc. This was one Of the most pleasing
features OF the exhibition.
Room No. G-Crochetiuc in its yarious
forms has afforded u most agreeable Or.
cupation 10 the pupils, and their steaiv
Improvement Is quite manifest.
Room No. IA most excellent exhibit
was given by the children in the work.
ing OF outline embroidery on tides, and
a very noticeable feature was the fact
that the boys have in great many cases
become as expert as the gi,lB,
Room No. S-psac;ice in knitting was
begun and fair progress has been made
although from the difficult nature Of
the tack but iewarticles were completed
A small crazy-patch quilt, and ship
with iuil rigging were presented as
specimens OF home work, ,l1
Room No. 0-The feature was sewing
handkerchief neatly he1n,ned, dust
bags nicely embroidered and paper
throws were shown. 4 wonderful
snake that persists in equirmins and
twisting when held in the proper posi-
ton was the result OF the ingenuity of
one OF the boys.
Room No. l0-The pupils have begun
and almost completed a comfortable
looking quilt which, when finished next
TALL, will be presented to the Old Ladies'
Home. a relief map OF North America
in putty, constructed by three boys, a
miniature sleighs and wheelbarrow
were additional specimens,
Roon M 11-A p,ort .l,,:..tI.
artistic piece OF handiwork was map OF
tho United States, made OF pieces of
silk, each piece representing one OF the
States, rivers and mountains portrayed
in Eilk toss, and the various States
Joined in 4 very ingenious manner. The
map was an extraordinary undertaking
for such young pupilu, but 1t was Ger.
tainly well carried out. Two relief
maps, q specimen of music drawing by
each pupil, cut.box made OF crochet
work, pieces OF manipulating, and a
hammock, were additional products Of
these industrious workers, l.r ,.,.,
Room No. IA series OF beautifully.
drawn maps and specimens Of work in
bookkeeping were exhibited by the
young folks.
Grammar Department.-The number
OF articles Was so great that it would be
almost impossible 10 speak OF them sing
ly, but among them were bookcase a
gate, a fort Of clay, redoubt, two ham.
mocks, photograph holder, sofa cushion.
pressed flowers, drawings oi flowers.
history sketch boob and plans Of Union
school building, l~.
The exhibition was attended by many
Of the most prominent people Of. the
Fourth ward and by many Others, all of
whom expressed themselves well pleased
with the advancement Of the pupils il
this department, and the teachers were
made the recipients Of many cpnarat.
ulatlon for the hard labor they have in
CURED in voluntarily taking up such a
work, After yesterday afternoons CT.
perience, however. they feel amply re.
paid for every exertion they have put
forth. I, @ Z. zsfl -