The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-09-19
Excellent Exhibit at the State
Fair.
Work OF City OF Providence Public
and Private Schools.
state Institutions and Elaborate Ed
ucational Displays From Towns.

\ 'N 'oaobN Dldle Iulf ASSOCIATION has.
TINS yea, with an expenditure of much
time ana money, secured an educat ional
eAhlDlt that outfianks anything of its
KIND In hny fair. Inaeed, so far as can
De learned, the idea OF such an illustrat-
ed school exhibit is original with the SUI
pSrntendent placed In charge, Mrs.
charlotte r.. l.. Slocum who, since her ap-
pointment last April, has worked with
zeal, by correspondence and personal IN
terview, TO secure the end she has so
amazingly attained.
The exhibit includes work on exhibit
ton for premium and volunteer work on
| exhibition only. The exhibit includes
collective and industrial work. The col
lective work is the work of schools
most OF which are competing for pre-
miums.
Providence schools are largely repre-
sented and their display in all depart
ments Is evidence OF one Of the finest
systeps OF graded work i'm accordance
with the finest methods.
POINT STREET SCHOOL.
The collection of colored maps from
three or four rooms OF the Point street
school Is very creditable. The senior class
OF this school has on exhibition a full
sci oil illustrated accounts OF all colonial
nags The neatness and the indicated
research make this work interesting.
There is also from this school a set OF
illustrated descriptions OF historical local
:ties.
The proficiency displayed in drawing
In all this work is surprising. People
gaze at the work and when their eyes be-
mold the age OF the designer their interest
Is aroused.
PEACE STREET SCHOOL.
The illustrated historical stories display
clear cut concepts of historical events.
The child draws an historical picture
IN a, Al
he has drawn.
The work in Nature studies from the
primary and grammar grades of this
school are exceptionally fine. The plan
developed in history is carried into these
hranches-the picture of the flower, leaf,
or oird is drawn by the pupil, who then
writes description of the subject under
the picture.
Teachers desiring an illustrated discus
sion of DIR. Harris idea OF correlation
should see the "Study of the Poem En-.
Titled Colum bias Emblem i'm the exhib-
Its from this school. Allusions are Illus
trated and explained, as they occur: the
meanings of difficult words used are ex-
planned; words are parsed and sentences
analyzed.
In all the papers from this school the
vermcal system of penmanship is USED.
Ihese specimens speak well for the sys-
TEN. 1t is pronounced success in this
school,
The judgment displayed by the superin-
tendent OF the department in the nature
OF EXHIBITS requested is unconsciously
made known to the observer by his in
creased interest the more he sees. The
secret lies almost wholly in the fact that
nearly all OF the work is illustrative.
PoTTERs AVENUE SCHOOL
The primary grade of Potters avenue |
scn9oi mas display. OF excellent Nature |
work. The work takes the form of COM |
position with the subject of the descrip- |
leaf. or whatever foims the |
subject pasted on the sheet.
Inc STORY OF the Bean" is noticeable.
MEssER STREET SCHOOL.
This school has fine geographical ex-
libit. There Is a collection Of maps of
Inherent countries with the products
ma animals peculiar to that country.
nicely drawn around the map-present-
ng at once many-sided view of the
Biographies made by the pupils con-
aiming the map and drawings OF impor-
ant places and products and animals of
he country-are very unique part of
ne exhibit. Production maps OF s. A.
re deserving of attention.
BRIDGHAM STREET SCHOOL
There is I'm this exhibit a collection of
historical work entitled "Historical II, |
" that Is every creditable.
Places OF historical interest are drawn
nd have an accompanying description.
The "A grade have a relief map of II. l.
lade of paper pulp. Colored maps OF
he continents and commercial maps of
ne world are specimens of neatness and
ccuracy. The Nature work, taking the
Elective form, is highly pleasing.
SEWING SCHOOL OF PROVIDENCE.
Can boys sew? Before answering this
uestion see the exceedingly attractive
xhibit from the sewing school.
Here arranged, side by side, are speci- ,
ens OF the same exercise in sewing done
y boys and girls during three years--40
Iinutes being devoted to sewing each
eek. The patching, daraing, making
button holes and sewin, on OF buttons |
done best by the --boysl Yes, by +.
le boysl Is IL possible that woman is
sing her domestic traits2 See for ]
q
AS an argument on the mems side. we '
ay look at specimen of sewing on
Shloition as taught in Smithield, Il. l.,
The sewing is neat, but the spelling is
oor.
PROVIDENCE PRIMARY SCHOOLS
As specimens containing some odd or in
resting feature in the primary exhibit of y
e providence schools, attention may be e
He'd TO that OF Somerset street school; q
e weather charts and written exercises
itltied, "Spring through the Children's
yes OF the Benefit street school: frat o
ade compositions on Nature studies II
ON The Rodgers avenue school illustrated r
lendar from Elmwood avenue school. n
ID Nature work in the form OF mounted
ives and flowers with copy i'm outline q
wing from Smith street school. a
sov1DENCE sCHooIs-FoRM sTuDy ANn a
DRAWING. II
Selected work from the different grades =
all the city schools, including the :,
ork done in the nine years OF primary
ID grammar work. and four wears OF -
gh school work, makes the finest grad :,
display In this line OF work ever made "
the Providence schools. beginning =
IN the simplest form OF clay modelling I
per folding and cutting in the first
ade; Nature craving. paper cutting :,
d model drawing I'm the second wear. 4
are led up through a progressive line :,
decoration, model and object drawing -
TO the more intricate mechanical draw, ~
3 and crayoning I'm the high school. ~
A study of this collection by the uupils "
tine different grammar grades and the ~