The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-23
HOW TO TEACH CHILDREN.
ETHICAL CULTURE PUPILS GIVE Il
PRACTICAL Exhibition.

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They Show Their Parents ana friends How to
Learn 20 Read and Write. 20 Paint. TO In
terprot Literature. and TO model. and
wind Up with y Patriotic Demonstration.
The Ethical Culture School at 100 West
Fifty-fourth street celebrated yesterday MORN
Ing by o practical exhibition OF the workings
Of the.school and by o generally patriotic dem
onstration. From 10 o'clock until IL classes
o: the eight grades into which the school is d.
vided showed their parents and friends how 10
learn to read aud write. to paint. to model.
to speak German. TO interpret literature. to
construct bonnets. and Tn do sums" The
visitors seemed to DO most interested by the
departments OF the school In which work was
done with the hands. In the modelling work.
for instance, Miss Woodward. tho art instruo-
tor u"der Mr.. Douglass volk. hold u,a bas-ro-
liof which showed an Arabian leading his
camel across the desert. Mise Woodward ex-
planned to the class what the plaque repre-
sented. and then told her pupils to make =
plaque which would show n modern Ameri-
can farmer leading his beast OF burden. across
the zelda. Tho results.;n turned out by the
shildren OF fourteen aud fifteen years. wero
at least unique. Some OF thom would hav. re-
auired little or no explanation in order.that the
observer mikht tell what had been the subject
Of tho young artists' endeavor.
In the natural science class thirty youngsters
seated A. the tables of the chemical labora-
tory. each one with q small spirit lamp and q
gallon jar.of water before i'm, worked out TO
everybody's abstraction tho principles OF spe.
clao gravity and the boiling ,point- Incident;
ally g great aeai OF water reached tho desss and
hard work worth while.
The literature class, under Miss Dunn. stud.
led the chsractor OF Longfeliow. as shown by
certain OF his poems. and then the geography
claee, under Miss Sawyer. dlscour sed upon the
coast Of New England as related to the poems
Of Lonefeiiow. In the work instruction classes
the girls trimmed bonnets, which, IL is said,
some Of them intend to wear some day. The
on the lalhes In the basement,
rhe Latin class covered itself with glory by
reciung In concert the declension OF Bonus
At IL 80 the friends, relatives. and critics
school. A stage had been arranged with n cur.
T. .hLs extended clear across one side Of the
hall. The pupils were seated Just before tn.
curtain. and tile audience. TO the number OF
800. nlled the remainder Of tho hall TO over
flowing. The exercises opened with the sing
the scholars. Then there were dumb-hell ex-
crclscs by boys OF the eighth grade and classi.
s ss! , SsDa, wI9s s,.. A; s;,.s thai! ss.s s;l ssS Lo S9G;
and who Is Silyiar" Then there were com.
os' lions about George Washington. All
Information with regard to that celebrated gen.
tlsinan seemed TO feel that our country has no
reason 10 reel hsnhmeu OF LIS TeCOru. linen
Followed symnastic exercises by four girls and
eight boys OF tho sixth grade, who welded
long wands with much, gracefulness., ~
The great feature. the truly grand division
of the Entertainment, was divided into four
mum RS on the programme. each ono har-
tho thirteen biggest girls OF the school trippcd
out on the stage. did a few fancy steps. ex-
pressive OF subd ued independencs but OF great
Joy. and announced that they represented the
thirteen original States. Then u falr-haired.
graceful maiden. in robes OF white and with a
Nnarn NJ old saNna In L. and AnnAF
entity in a great STATE OF excitement. She said
that she was the Spirit of Freedom. and made
IN Europe, and. in fact, all over tho world.
and she had now taken refuge Ia North Amer
lea, she 6s w. ,ars 70 ca EhSw oS w.st 5s the ~ Ia "a. w az,
of an tn%ducenent to permanent residence:
Each OF the thirteen came forward and told
what her State would do for the cause OF lib
erty anil freedom. These .eI explanations nat
urSly involved much OF the history OF those
Fioaily came Virginia. She brought down
the house by saving that she offered. In the
name of liberty. PATRICK Henry. Thcmas JET.
at this point . slight inclination on the part
OF the audience. TO expr SIS by means Of their
iuston which Is contained in tho universal
rat. tat tat. This was successfully sup
Then the curtain was down for a moment.
When the stage appeared again the Genius of
Freedom was MOUNTED on a pedestal gehind q
left. The audience and tho states ard tho
school, In fact everybody except the Genius
of Ercedom. sang Hail Columbia" with 1T
ting fervor. following IL with q song known 10
tho school a. tho Flag Song" OF which this
Is q characteristic verse:
Some flags are red. or white. or green,
And some arc yellow. TOO,
But the dear. dear nag that We love best
Is rod and white and niue.
Then hail the nag. the boany nag,
Red and white and blue.
Then came Representatives OF tho rest Of tho
States. In two squads OF sixteen, all dressed In
white and.gold and wearing green things In
their hair. The ages OF the girls who rep
resented the States were roughly proportioned
u the ages OF the Stats themselves. south
Dakota was q young person the numbering OF
whose years would not reaniro the counting
of all her fingers, but who. nevertheless, pos
sessed severe dignity OF expression and car
rage. The thirty-two later States marched
and counter. marched and posed, and tho cal
clam light helped make them variously glo-
rious.
Then entered four dams els wearing the
colors OF Germany France. England. and the
United States. Tho foreign nations told who
they were and how their countries had sho wn
their admiration for the hero of tho day. Then
tho young woman who spoke for the United
States voiced the sentiments OF our own coun.
try. and IN closing pronounced n few eulo.
z.stic sentences. which were repeated after hsl
By everybody on tho stage except the bust and
the Genius % Freedom.
The Who'll. closed with n tAblcau and the
sinRine by everyday. except the bust. OF my
Country, It's OF Thee"