The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-27
A oREDITABLE EXHIBIT.
what the wilminatsn Bows Have
Done-Giye the american Youth Only
a Chance. and He VIII Nlake First
Glass Mechanic.

tub tusCittHu Ohtyl
a Chance. and He VIII Make n First
Class sfeehanIe.
The yearly exhibit OF the work done
by the boys In the manual training
department OF the Boys High School
took place yesterday aftern Don and
evening.
All last evening from Z o'clock until
10 O'Clock tho building was filed with
parents, brothers and sisters, who
were Interested In the work being |
| ment.
The specimens were numerous and
showed an aptness on the part OF the
majority OF the boys that Is very en-
couraGinR to their preceptors- 1t Is
wonderful what rapid strides our
American youths make In the me-
chanical line. A great many OF tho
pupils are certainly born mechanics
and all they lacked to make iirst-class.
mechanics Is chancs to get at the
bench anda nvll.
The blacksmith department contains
IL forges and Is now rather u little
overcrowded. Owing to a sufficient
lack of ventilation Tor that department.
II 10 rather close quarters In weather
like this.
The special work in this department
consists OF umbrella stands. lamp
stands. tardlnieres and brackets. The
work 10 really worth an inspection
and well may Wilmington be proud
OF her High school boys and the rapid
strides they have made since the
manual training department has been
started.
The exhibition OF :ardinere holders
were: Pearl q. Talley. CLIFTON FoRwell,
and Thomas Stirling, G. T. Loomis.
very pretty open crate. Jonn Parker,
five o'clock tea. These articles ore
sold to the boys ut the first cost OF ma.
terial, and OF which everything Is
taken by those making the several
! articles. .-.. .-.......-.
Cheney T. Eoomis exhibited a wood
| box and Thomas McCloskey two wall
brackets. Much praise Is due Mr.. W.
L. Taylor Instructor OF the iron de.
, partm ant.
The following boys who are under II
I years old. are deserving OF special
: mention for their excellent specimens
/ wrought out OF iron by their own
. hands:
, Umbrella stands-wm. NJ Mask,
!. Archie Crozler, q. h. Mannerlng. NJ.
: Little. John II. Parker. A. Cornell, A.
WebbeI. Frank McCausland. Herbert
q johnson. 5. France. j. Abramson, NJ.
Lowell, J: Monaghan, Harry Baynard
: anu Is. He1tn.
/ The lamp stands were pretty and
i made by. Joseph G. lawson. Il. Adams,
i Ii. Taylor. L. q. Ross, G. Fogwell VIM
Brown, Charles NJ. Eustburn, J. j.
!. Monaghan, Alfred II. Hartman. VIM
'. White. Morris Webb. J.. Albert Pierce
/. John Parker. John j. Brady. II. &. Ma
o hatfy. Jr, W. q. MatchelI. Arlington
Sutton, $. Stiles and j. Hlll.
= John i. Robinson. Wilmington
r boy, Is the instructor In the machine
o department. 1t consists chlely o
d lathe and wise work. The product o
% tho class OF 1891 is a vertical steam en-
d CINE OF inches diameter OF cylinde
h and q inches stroke. The castings ant
II engine were bdilt from drawings, ant
is first class article in every respect
o The following boys have their name
y engraved on 1t by Shcrwln:
a They are Roy Field, Paul Talley, G
TIL. Charles Patterson, II. +. John
r. son, q. w. Francis, Monroe Sondhel
IN j. j. Kelly. William buckingham, w
p- S. Marten, w. II. Crossgrove, A. G
st Hayden. Edgar Hare. {. W. Sutton,
70 7. Blora, John Saunders. i.
h Foster. III, l.. BonhaIn. S. II. Baker, Il
T. q. Jones. q. S. Hyland, o. NJ. WeIdle
st C. NJ. Turner, II. |. Staats, A. c. Price
" II, ]. Davis. NJ. A. Pyle. George Lynch
d. T. Nelly, v. D. DdTuo5, IL. II spring
TO CT. Jr.
l. 1t is truly wonderful what rapl
IA strides the boys have made in this de
partment.
I'd John Il. Whitehead is another WI
ly mington boy and very efficient IL
n structor In the pattern or wood worl
SO Ing department Everything In h
.. department looks well, The boy
1t nuke up articles by the aid of the say
o planer and lathe. The set of pattern
d. from which the steam engine wa
built was made In this department
lg Several carpenters tool chests wel
among the products for this year.
An antique centre, table by Georl
w. Till and u pair of goblets wei
splendid specimens of wood work.
Ia. John Harrington. Charles Law
Al. Herman q. Nailor and +. Il. Ere
a erlcks exhibited nicely.made to-
IT. Ghosts Charles f. Perkins. j. ]. Kel
nj nedy, Walter A. Frederlcks, Paul Ike
n lum, Robert Bruce. Rerbert Brow
cd Leslie Bonham, John Huxley, Norma
Downes. Irwin Riggs. James Grut
and William Swift were represente
by fine exhibits of lnlaid or parquetr
work in different colored woods.
"a, LOUIS Bradford and Thomas
co Young, pair of fine canoe paddle
or and William Townsend stool.
I'd The present quarters are too niue
tn crowded. and as soon as the Board {
a Education can spare tine money larg
and better quarters should be ha
In This department is one of tho be-
sin things Board has yet introduced Il
ito into our pubic school system.
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