The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-18
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS.
Fine Display at the Rhode Island
State Fair.

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Rhode Island educational circles are
lately receiving stimulus that will
tend TO increase effort and to bind the
schools OF the State into closer brother
hood The originators of this stimulus are
the officers of the Rhode Island State Fair
Association. These men, noticing the in
creased interest manifested in the educa-
tional exhibits during the past few years,
resolved TO give more time and room 10
the educational department. The associa-
tion aimed 10 give general view of the
educational work of the Rhode Island
schools; TO enable the different schools of
the state TO compare results and meth
DDS; and by rewards, to stimulate teach.
ers and pupils TO do their best.
In planning for this work, the associa-
tion recognized the tremendous scope OF
the educational work, and divided it
into five departments putting.-.at the
head of each person with capa abilities
hitting that person especially well for his
department..
Mrs. Charlotte +. l.. Slocum has general
supervision OF Department N-schools of
Rhode Island. In this department are
specimens OF written work, drawing and
manual training, covering nearly all the
branches OF the elementary school curri-
culum.
Mrs. Abner +. Peckham has general su.
pervision OF Department N-home made
bread, cake and pastry. In this depart.
ment are exhibits of different kinds OF
bread, cake and pastry, all made by chill
dren Ia years Of age and under.
Miss 4. nj. Blodgett, superintendent of
Department Dart and educational. This
department displays specimens of free
hand and mechanical drawing, oil paint
ipgs, water color, pen and ink sketches,
and charcoal drawing, all done by cnil-
dren 10 years and under.
Dpnar maut tT-girls ii years of nd
under, hao Mrs. James A. Chase in charge.
In this department are exhibited speci-
mems in needle work, hand sewing, patch
WORK, crocheting, darning, embroidery,
knitting and patching.
Mr.. Robert A. Chaoe is superintendent
OF Department V-boys Is years of age
and under. In this department are speci-
mems OF mechanical and ornamental work
in wood and metal, clay modelling, scroll
saving, cabinet work, forge work and
leather work.
To awaken the educational work to
make this enormous display, so, 600 PAM
phlets, enumerating the specimens de-
sired, and the premiums to be awarded.
were distributed among the schools of the
State.
The judgment that arranged these five
departments is faultless, educationally.
In every particular it. accords with the
most advanced ideas OF education. The
rptNlnltuo hHktu lbI III bll
can be prepared only by pupils taught in
accordance with the most advanced ideas
of method.
Premiums offered and pride felt from
the fact that their work is on display have
so awakened the interest of the scholars,
that school Is a place of pleasant associa-
tions, and progress is rapid and smooth.
Good methods are made general by being
the only means OF gaining the required
ends.
The management OF the educational de-
partment has not stopped with the mere
display, but have arranged daily pro-
grams OF interesting exercises to illustrate
the plan. Of work in the different depart
ments OF the manual training schools.
Tuesday, 10 80 a. M, a class in cooking
from the Providence Cooking School,
gave specimen recitation in the upper
hail. AT 2:30 p. M, was given mu-
steal recital by the pupils OF Perkins In
stitute OF the Blind, Boston. At the
same time the apparatus OF the school
was on exhibition on the first floor OF
the grand stand building.
Today there will be a class demon
stration by grammar school children OF
Newport, and Manual Training High
School in inuividual mechanical demon
stration.
Thursday, 1o;ao a. M, cooking class,
grammar school children, Providence;
p. M, illustrated lecture by president j.
II. Washburn OF Rhode Island College OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Subject,
" Agricultural Education" !"
Friday, class demonstrations by pupils
from Providence Manual Training School
and the schools OF Central Falls.
Saturday-10:3 m. Glass IN visible
speech for Rhode Island Institute for the
Deaf. 3 p. IN. Dress parade OF Socka-
nosset School for Boys; also class demon.
stration by latter school and Bryant ans
Stratton Commercial College Providencl