The morning call., 1893-03-08

has a collection valued at many thousand
dollars. The museum is not simply a col
lection OF curlOsites, b ut is made available
rs means of culture i'll all de partments of
the school.
Last year the total number of pupi Is en-
rolled In the Normal School was 62S, and in
me training department there were 81
ms year there are 655 scholars in the
Norma Al department and $50 n tn training
scnool. making total of 935 in the entire
The school is we'll supplied with appa-
ratus Tor physical and chemical expert
ments. Rooms are set apart in which the
students acquire knowledge and physical
scIthcs oy performing experiments with
apparatus of their own construction.
a most important department, and one
Ilat is daily increasing in popularity, is that
devoted to manual training. For this de-
paItment special rooms have heen set apart
ana tools provided for a thorough course.
ms work Is past the EXPERIMENTAL stage
and Is now fully incorporated as an i'm
porIant part IN the work of the school,
mere Is clay-m0del!ng room which ad-
JOINS three rooms used as w0 od-wOrkIng
department There is systematic ar
rangement Of tonls, benches and la beled
shelves for the convenience of students. In
this department ! was shown many intricate
AM valuable pieces OF mechanism, mostly
constructed BY the imble fingers of the
young lady pupils. Among them w ere tele-
scopes which give great satisfaction in as
Economical observations, and better still.
the material used in the construction of
these instruments cost less than 81 a
class was at work when l entered the de-
partment, and Prof essors Kleeberger and
AddicOtt exhibited severa al compositions
which these bright pupils had written on
the subject of manual training. These
papers stated that the principal reasons for
Such course were shown In drawings TO
tram the eye to accurate observation; 10
train the Imagination by drawing a mental
picture Of piece of work when it is conf
pleted; 10 train the judgment and reasoning
by producing with the hands what the
drawing tells one should be done; to give
ueunlte form to follow, thus making the
work systematic
Here is what one young lady says about
the six ways in which manual training has
benefited her: Manual training has bene-
hted me In these ways: In making me see
the need of accuracy at all times: in making
me more observing; In teaching me self
reliance; IN teaching me the use of MANY
Tools, which will he of great value 10 me in
making various kinds of school apparatus
In my future work; in giving ME better
coDeeptlon OF forms which we have studied
ana oil how these forms are applied for
practical purposes; In making me more
systematic In all lines of my school work"
PHYSICAL exercise is compulsory. A sys-
tematic course of outdoor exercise is car
risd out at the recess period. Methods in
this subject is given in the middle class.
The students are arranged In divisions on
the parade grounds. and are taught by the
senior class under the supervision Of teach
ers OF physical culture. A regular military
is also maintained by the young men Of the
school.
It may be interesting to know that many
Of the young lady pupils have adopted
most sensible costume in which corsets are
hoycotted, for their physical exercise
These comfortable costumes were designed
by Mrs. DR.. Wood, who planned them from
three different sty es. The girls are not
compelled TO wear these divided skirts, bnt
they are steadily becoming more popnlar.
and In fact many wear them during the
entire school hours, but mod con-
ceaied by an ordinary skirt.