The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-03

fifteen years of age is fine, and one of the most beautiful exhibits in the rooms. The girls are taught to make their own designs The carvings are on picture frames and other ornamental wood work.
 In the small room opening from the large front room is exhibited the work of the class in dressmaking. The class consists of thirty girls ranging in age from fifteen to seventeen years. The work shown is of high class. The cut ting fitting, sewing and all is done by the pupils, who do remarkably well con sidering that they put only three hours a week on this work. They are under the instruction of Mrs. E. B. Thomp- son.
 A table of exhibits of the results of some of the work of the class in chemis- try attract considerable attention from the visitors. On the table are arranged in row marble, rock salt, wood ashes, and other common substances. Then in other rows at right angles to this one are arranged the various acids, salts, etc, obtained from these as a basis by chemical action. This department is under the able instruction of MT. Booth under whose supervision the laboratory was arranged.
 The laboratory is said to be one of the best in New England, outside of the colleges MT. Booth by his own ingenu- ity has contrived many pieces of ap- paratus, which greatly aid in his teach ing.
 A fine exhibit of castings made by the pupils is shown. The castings are of type metal and tin, iron not being used, as it cools so slowly that instruc- tors fear accidents might result The casts are all made in sand moulds pre- pared by the pupils. Many of the cast ings are of beautiful design.
 The wood turning department, which is under the direction of Isaac Smith, has on exhibition a fine lot of work. In this department the pupil is first taught the use of the saw and chisel, and is then taught to make a joint. Different sorts of joints are made and the character of the work on exhibition is very high. Some of the especially ad- vanced pupils in the course have on ex- hibition fine pieces of cabinet work made by themselves. The exhibit in- cludes Indian clubs, wood dumb bells, fancy tables, napkin rings, and sam pie of pattern making in the shape of propellors.
 The exhibit which especially attracts the eye of the visitor is that of the work of the cooking class. The exhibit coy- CTS three large tables and includes all corts of bread, fancy pastries, salads and jellies. The department is under the instruction of Miss Pierce. Classes also come to her from all the grammar schools in the city, so that she instructs in all over 200 pupils.
 The above mentioned are but a few of the many interesting articles on ex- hibition. The visitor to the exhibition to-day will be we'll repaid for his pains and will probably learn things he never dreamed of concerning the thorough ness of New Haven schools.
 The work of the entire Boardman school is under the supervision of the principal, Thomas w. Mather, who has done every thing possible to render the work taught by the school practical and of some real value to the pupils. He has thus far succeeded admirably and deserves great praise for the success of the school under his principalship.
 There is some talk of starting in the school next year four years prepara- tory course, in which special prepara- ton will be given for scientific, and en- gineering schools, such as the Sheffield tific school Something of this sort is now attempted and fairly well carried out at Hillhouse High school, but the facilities of the Boardman school are so far superior for instruction of this sort that it is thought that the change mentioned would be desirable.