The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-13
MANUAL SCHOOL WORK.
Cooking and Sewing By Ho-
boken and North IIud-
son Girls Boys Wood
Work.
REMARKABLE COLUMBIAN EXHIBITS.
Artistic Carving and Modelling and
Finished Drawing-The
Written Work.

One of most admirable features of the
Columbian School Exhibition opened
last Saturday at the Martha Institute,
Hoboken, was the display of the Hobo
ken Manual Training School. This de-
partment is not directly in the hands of
the city authorities, but is conducted by
a Board OF Trustees. The funds are de-
rived from private subscription. and also
from city and State grants. Thu work
shop is at the Martha Institute. The
work has proved so beneficial that much
good would result were the Board of
Trustees enabled to secure larger quar-
tiers.
The domestic economy department, in
charge of Miss f. Huger, presented an
excellent exhibit. There were specimens
of bread, soup. cake. Jellies and cooked
meats, aud also some soap that had been
made ny the pupils from the grease left
over from their lessons. The pupils are
taught everything pertaining TO the pro-
per preparation or food. They maxi
their own fires. wash the dishes and also
keep their towels clean. They are taught
to save things chat are commonly wasted,
and are also instructed in the simple facts
of digestion and the chemistry Of foods.
OOItle VI III Puplto
No. S~chool-Emma Bahrenberg, Katie Stage,
Florence Slegerland, LUttie Lang, Grace Peters,
Katie Dahlen and Maggie Donnell.
No. 2-May Roach, Lucy Joel, Elsie Taylor,
Lillian Bolles, Ada Hawkridge and Ella Coly.
No. 3-Alma Helkenburg and Annie Sauner.
No. 6-Katie Perry, Sophie Kaufer, Bella
Connell, Martha Forst, Alga Foster, Annie
Weisenbach, Edna Prizes, Katie Farrell, Eliza
Arnold aud Agnes McNulty.
St. Mary's School Mamie Manning, Mamie
RorYu Ellie Eaton x OiCOnnOr and M. Ford
CLAY AND WOOD WORK.
There We're many fine specimens of
clay modelling. This department is in
charge of Mr.. George Ii. Shorey.
Tn exhibit of wood carving reflected
much credit on the instructor, Miss
piece, with borders, was specially notice
able. The centre piece was carved by
Fred. Lorenz Of No. 2 school, assisted by
II. HYDE of of No. l, w. Paulsen of No. 8,
and Louis Sierner OF No. Q. The top
border was made by Ralph Brandt of No.
9 and j. Latsa of NO. 8; the bottom border
by Joseph O5reiter of No. 2 and David
Ross of No. 6; the sides by Charles Mills
of No. 9 and Bevery Sparks of No 2.
There was also a frame containing six
teen original designed wood carvings,
executed by H. Ellis Of No. l. R.. Brandt
of No. 3, w. Burnett of No. 6, w. Paulsen
of No. 3. 3. Buck Of No: l.. w. Bente of
q. ". 1GuSS dilO ~. " VI ~ " 3
and q. Mills, w. Willick, w. Melvin, w.
Wichmap, G. Gerken, +. Farr. e. Weller
and f. Lorenz of No.. 2.
The exhibit in the woodw working de-
partmeut, which is in charge of James
s. Bloomer, was very interesting. The
pupils are first taught TO express their
ideas on paper, apd wnen they thorough
ly understand them then to work them
out in the wood. The first lessons are on
joint WORK, such as the cross lap, end
lap, mitre lap and butt and mitre. III this
they are taught The use OF the square,
cross and rip saws and plane. The work
exhibited showed they had p%roited by
their instruction.
SEWING DEPARTMENT.
The exhibit Of the sewing department,
which is in charge of Mrs. David E. Rue,
was perhaps the one, next to the domes-
tic economy exhibit. that attracted the
attention of the visitors. The instruc-
ton begins with outline Stitching, and
extends through a series of ten grades.
including ~overhanding, hemming, fell
ing, sewing on buttons and making but
ton holes aud gussets. The girls are also
taught darning. patching and embroid-
cry. There were exhibits of all three
grades.
UNIONS FINE EXHIBIT.
Mr.. Otta OrIel, Principal Of the Public
School of the Town OF Union, deserves
much credit for the fine exhibit he pre-
scented. The cardboard modelling by his
children was very complete. Iu this de-
partulent the pupils are taught to make
of one piece of pater, several different de-
signs. In the wood WORKING department
the pupils are first taught The use of
plane, chisel, saw and gouge. They first
take a piece of wood and square it. Then
follows the hexagon. octagon. decagon
and sylinder manipulation. Then they
are taught the use of the gouge in max
ing plain and ogee mouldings. The clay
modelling exhibit consisted of historic
ornaments. and also designs of fruits and
flowers from nature. There was a
bust of Lincoln, made by Adolph
Bong, thirteen years Of age.
which was very good. The
sewing exhibit was very good, and in
cluded specimens in all the grades, just
the same as it in the Hoboken exhibit
above. The mechanical drawing exhibit
was by far the best III the hall. Th ere
were crayon studies In light and shade,
drawings from objects with measure
ments. drawings of sections of machines
and screws. or these, one of the profess
sors OF Stevens Institute said. the work
was better than could be done by the
majority Of the students when they began
their course at the college. There wer e
architectural drawings in pen and ink,
also water color drawings illustrating
the circulation of the blood and the diges-
tive processes, also drawings OF a skeleton
and of the human eye. There were
working drawings drawings for work in |
the carpenters shop. and original designs
in borders, partly in water color.
The embroidery exhibit was very good.
and was also the paper folding, there
being a card containing tMenty-four
different folds from one type fold.
The written work exhibit consisted of
arithmetic. writing. geography. language.
physiology. history, bookkeeping, al
zebra and German.
WEST HoB0KEN.
Principal Robert Waters should be
proud of the West Hoboken exhibit,
which consisted Of written, industrial
and kindergarten work. The exhibit of
and other drawings was very
fine. The drawing department is in
charge of Miss E. c. Haddenhursr,
who teaches the true colors in the
.pectrum, and devotes especial attention
TO historical subjects, believing that this