The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-29
BABY GRADUATES.
Closing Exhibitions Of st. Alo-
ysius' and St. Peters
Schools.

The art department of St. Aloysius'
Academy has q most pleasing exhibition
now at the Academy. The work conn
prises OIL and water color paintings and
cast drawings. Among the excellent
paintings displayed are:-"Aspasia,"
"StiH Evening" foundation His
Violin" by Eduardo McNenny; Tam
BOURNE Dance Miss Charlotte Nc
earthly; Lake Maggiore," Miss Maggie
Smith; "On the Rhine" Lake of Gen
eva Simplicity" Miss Annie Win
berry; After the Storm" and a three
panelled screen, Claudio McNenny; lake
scenes, Miss Katie Dennison; roses, Miss
Alice Lauer; pansdes, Miss Bessie Can
non; still life studies, Miss Ella Nc
Cauley; Awakening of Spring" Miss
Katie Hunter; tapestry, Miss Julia Leo:
"Toll-gate, " Miss Pauline Hoeltze; tapes
try, Miss Maggie Smith. Some very good
crayons are those by Miss Pauline
Hoeltje, Miss Mary McNenny, Willie
Sheehan and Felix Wo1ski.
Some OF the work of the school in
other deRartmnnts is also exhibited. Re-
lief maps by the pupils and their draw
ings illustrative of physiology. astron-
omy, philosophy, anatomy, physical
geography and ancient history are inter-
estdng indications of the work don by
the pupils. Misses Irving, A. Mackln.
A. Sodners, Devlin, l.. Herman, M. Nc
Nenny and %. Somers display some ex-
quisite work in embroidered skirts.
Another room is devoted to the exhi-
Katy Norton has an elaborate piano cover
which attracts much attention. Others
are made by Misses May Giblin, Loretta
Herman and Alice Maeklin. Some pretty
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Regina McNenny, May Kennedy, May
Duff and Clara Macklin. Misses Helen
Somers, Loretta Somers. May Moran.
Eta Myiotte, Tillie Brock and May
there are handsome cushions by Misses
Lizzie Nelson, Regina Ganncsl, Nellie
Dowd, Bessie McClinchy, Clara Macklin.
Psrpetua HEIDI, May Cone, IrenecLar-
May McNenny, Loretta Kennedy, Amanda
Heldt and Clara Macklin exhibit pretty
headrests and Misses May Norton and
Mary McNenny laundry bags.
IRE kindergarten Department this wear
Icr the first time since its organization
I've years ago. graduated W of the chill
Miss. Emma Coleman and Master Edward
diplomas. Little Miss Coleman Was
speech to the class: The children are
each eve years old: Among the work
exhibited by the Kindergarten, all of
which is we'll worth seeing, are specimens
Of basket weaving, sewing, fancy work,
paper cutting and folding, and clay mod
elling. Edward Hennessey made an
American flag very neatly. cutting the
stars and stripes out, Of paper.
The exhibition of work at St. Peters
Parcchial. School is also worthy of note.
The exhibition comprises the writing,
drawing. map drawing and sewing of ali
the pupils during the past year. 1t is
very interesting to trace the progress
from grade to grade in the different
studies. The course in each of the prian-
airy grades is six months. In the fifth
and sixth grades primary, the writing is
tracery, the sewing, etching, stitch and
the drawing, squares and triangles: AS
the grades. become higher an appreciable
difference is d-istinguishable in the work.
Tne writing becomes finer and more regu-
lar and the subjects written about in the
first grade attain the dignity of compos
tions. The sew;ng progresses from plain
hernming and running. through the stages
Of n~ightgowns, ~underclothes, hemstitched
handkerchiefs and pillow cases. flannel
skirts with lace Insertions, and fancy
aprons to dresses. The drawings include
figures. fat drawings, cast drawings and
beautifully drawn maps. which are in the
lower grades merely outlines of New Jersey
and then maps Of this hemisphere. Type
writing, bookkeeping and business forms
are taught in the higher grades.
There are two graduates this year. Miss
Mary Fagan and Miss Lille Ward. They
both display very creditable work