The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-21
RECEPTION TOPARENTS
School Doors Thrown Open and
Work Inspected.
a FINE SHOWING MADE
a FINE SHOWING MADE
The Work in All Grades, From the
Little Folks to the Gradu-
N ates, Well Done.

Yesterday was parents reception dny
at ltIhe Court street school, and from
eariy morning until evening a constant
succession OF Interested visitors came and
went
Samples Of the work, in all departments
OF the various grades of the Grammar
and High schools, done through the year,
composition, penmanshfp, drawing. etc.
were on file for inspection.
Comnnencing in room No. l the work
OF THE little folks is shown, and It is
really surprising to see the accurate work
done In stencil craving, number work.
pasted paper pictures, colored pencil
drawing with rules, pressed autumn
leaves mounted on cardboard, and the
many other evidences OF careful tram,
Ing IN proper lines of Thought and
roundatioh work for the future education
OF the coming man and woman.
In rooms two and three the work n
OF sourse a aLttle more advanced, The dot
system of drawing Is used without rules
and coCor work is much more extensive.
Raised map work done in paper mache
IS another distinctive feature of these
grades. Ut is the object bf modern
schools to use every simple and naturaa
means to tndeGlibly impress the lessone
upon. the childs mind. Occupation, light
and pleasant, Is given for every moment
not occupied in the mere learning of
spelling and reading lessons.
In the 4th and 9th grades splendr a
work is shown In all departments. and
the scope of the work MATER ally widena.
The map work In THE 9Th room was
particularly good and showed much abdl-
ity as well as careful and painstaking
instruction.
One of the principal features of the
work IN THE highest, or eighth grade ot
the grammar school, was the drawing
from dlctation IN the class Great genius
was shown by many of the scholars In
tnls hne OF work, as well as in tht
topdcal historical work from pictures
where each scholar draws a number ant
receives a picture. cut from book or pa
per- never seen before and. from which
O. short essay must be written NH
compositions N this class gave eyidenc,
OF a clear understanding of the yariou,
subjects, those in the numbers of tn,
%HollyWreath,' the class newspaper, be.
ing WortAy of special emnt on. Miss Elsie
Plrker's essay on "Bygone Days" was /
we.l written and beaut fully illustra.t,
by Mrs. w. w. Parker as a souvenir.
other features of the work In this grad,
We're the offhand board drawings. draw
-ngs In physiology, etc.
Ihe examination papers In all the
grades We're excellent, good penmanship.
ana high average scholarship in ali
dsparaments being shown.
In the high school much interesting
work of high grade was exhibited
Among the specialties attracting wide al.
tentlon was the beautiful work of ths
CLASS In botany. Specimens of all kinds
OF flowers, ferns, etc, were pressed and
mounted on large white cards, with A
snort analysis OF each on the card ana
run analysis in an accompanying book
Inc specimens are pressed In an or,i.nar
pox by the weight of stones, which is
the Dsst method for the purpose. The
members OF this class, whose work was
exhibited are the Misses Susie Elmore.
Netue Tuttle, Violet Bowlby, FLORENCE
Iwombly, Bertha Gouler and Edwin
Holbson.
Inc geological sketches, drawings IN
astronomy, mechanical drawings, among
which were many complicated and orig
-naa designs, were as fine work ais can
pc 1ound In amy school of the grade.
The papers dn mathematics, booklxeepIns
ana other branches all showed skin ANA
hard study
Tonight VIII be held the commence
ment exercises N the hail.