New-York tribune., 1896-05-26
4 MANUAL TRAINING EXHIBIT.
WORK OF BERKELEY SCHOOL PUPILS
SHOWN TO VISITORS.

An exhibit Of work in manual training done by the
pupils OF The school was given yesterday afternoon
the Berkeley School at No. 20 West Forty fourth
Ct There also fencing bout for the champion
snip of the school. The exhibits were arranged on
tables stretched along one side of the big drill room
leaving space for the fencers in the During
the afternoon the street in front Of the schoo was
lined with carriages and the corridors and parlors
within flied with men and women who had
come see wnat kind of work their boys had been
doing on OF interest In the school and It's
work for other reasons. The boys themselves real
ized the Importance OF the occasion, and seemed
proud Of their handiwore that display.
The exhibits OF manual training work were select
el by William Crafts the instructor and director OF
manual training. and Miss Cara Chester, the In
structor Of the junior and preparatory classes. AT
the lower end OF the tables the work of the
preparatory department in cutting paper, clay mod
elng and slip work Then came the drawings OF the
Junior first and second classes These were made
first paper and then wood, to be carved ac-
cordng to the design
The work OF the lower middle. first and second
classes is In carpentry During the first part OF
the work is in fine Joining ana at the end
a dove-tailei box OF mahogany and quartered OAK
with an inlald cover. is made. Eleven or these
boxes were on exhibition yesterday. AT the upper
end of the tables specimens o: mechanical
drawing done by members OF the lower middle first
and second and the upper middle second classes.
Among the boys whose work was exhibited were
John y. Galloway. Rea La Wake, Edgar Van Wnkle
and W. II. Williams.
In conspicuous place in the hall was a table on
which arranged the trophies won by the vari-
athletic teams OF the school. In the centre
the !ntcrscholastc silver cup. this year
The other trophies were the football cup won In
1899; the Barnard Games Cup won this year; the
Tennis Cup. for the championship OF the school,
won this year by T. r. Pell the lnterschoastic
Football Cup. presented by Dr. White. the head
master. in 1895: the Drisler School Games Cup,
won this year: the Columbia Grammar School vs.
Berkeley Cup. In 1893: the Tennis Champion
ship OF the Interscholastic League won three years
by Gerard Herrick. and the medal presented 10 the
school al the Par.S Exposition the highest award
to any school outside OF Paris for excellence In
drawing and method Of conduct.
on anoiner table the collection OF medals.
decorations and coins gathered by DR.. White num-
Der OF these viii be presented on Friday evening 1T
the commencement exercises TO the boys who excel
in scholarship and department.
The fencing tournament was won by Robert de
San Mariana. who received silver cup. presented
by Whitney Warren. Joseph b. Thomas sec
ond place. and received pair OF foie. presented
by VI. Couspy. the fencing master
Mrs. Joseph H. Choatc. Mrs. Stanford White Mrs
Aiolph Ladenhurg. Mr. and Mrs. Charles -. Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius B Mitchell Mrs Demarest
Mrs. Ellendorf. Miss Smith. dean OF Barnard col
lege; Mr.. and Mrs. John II. V. Arnold. Professor
Jewett. Of Union Theological Seminary; Mrs Jewett
Dr. and Mrs Meyer Mrs. Weton c. Percy, Mrs
f. ". Othcman and Francis Ward.