The sun., 1898-06-29
ninth ANNUAL
EXHIBITION
OF the Manual Training Depart
ment Of the Wilmington
High School.
MANY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
Inspect the Handiwork of the
Respective Pupils.
MECHANICAL GENUS SHOWN
BY a Large Number of the Young Men
Where Brains and Brawn are
Reuuired.-Great Progress
Manifested During the
Year by Scholars.
MANY RELATIVES AND FRIENDS
MECHANICAL GENIUS SHOWN

The ninth annual exhibition OF the
manual training department OF the VIII
mington High School was held all day
Yesterday and until 10 O'Clock in the
evening the respective rooms set aside for
that purpose in the High School building.
The audience on the part of relatives
and friends OF the scholars :ar exceeded
that OF :the preceding year and during
the day more than one approval was
heard at the precise and neat work
turned out by pupils during the past
year.
The first department visited is that in
which the mechanical genius OF the boys
is displayed. The instructor here is
John F. Robinson and here high state
OF advancement is noticeable. The
young men are instructed in machine,
vice and construction work. In the jun
ior 4 class there are five lessons, namely.
Planning andErectangular block work;
octagonal block finished; fitting exercise
OF angle; finished hammer and finished
anvil.
Senior B class also receive five lessons,
viz: The making OF tools ior machine
and advanced vice work-consisting OF
tapering piece oi steel: regular curve
and fitting exercise; making right and
left handed thread; ring and segment;
paper weight and paper weight in the
form Of a finished anvil.
They are also taught one planning les
son in the formation Of a rectangular
piece OF steel.
The senior A and 8 classes are taught
seven exercises. including surface. gauge,
and the making Of calipers and hammer
heads. During the past six months the
Young men of these classes have com
pleted a piece Of project work that fully
attests to their efficiency in the use ot
tools. This is the constructing Of a
vertical double cylinder steam engine.
with a new valve motion and was de
signed by the school. They have. also
constructed number 9f lathes, yeIti-
cal engine and power steam engine for
RAINING dynamo Of eight lights
The next department visited Is tha, in
charge Of John Z. Whitehead, who gives
instruction in wood.
The junior B class receives fourteen
lessons III the ordinmy : joining and turn
ing ot wood.
TIE middle \ class ara given wears
instruction in pattern work and the
junior \ i INSTRUCTED in electrical pat
tern making.
Quite 4 number ri the boys have
worked after schoo! hours and among
the useful articles turned out BY them
are the following: Centre tables, frank
B. Hare. Arthur Williams George l..
Dickers0n, James \. MacMulien. CIar-
ance Underwood, Ross Lynch. William
keene, Leroy Ziegler anI Harry ParviS;
handsome in.aid checker board. Lewis
Cha,tOr: bookcase. Harris Tyler: hall
chairs, Leroy bnsuiJre and John Hops;
writing desk, HaErv Miller. Samuel II.
Ro'zc.7. and medicine chest. William "
,AGaI-.
" These boys are 4 - instructed in joint
pattern and wood turning.
\ high degree in mechanical kill las
a'-1 bveu attained by the boys under
William T.. Taylor. who mas charge u
the blacksmith department
Here the Junior \ class arr taught nine
eXprci - in drawing OIt a straight taper,
making ring latch and : nook and
~tap,r and an !. cu4 / >luarr.
The scholars WHO have attained the
most proficiency in this department are
a. follows. J. Il. Lowe. u. Bockir-,
Edward Kate, C.Conwe.lJNan Tramp,
J. 4. Fairbanks. W c. Tatua,I. ". {.
Ei'ghf-Id aHi W |. H1wrt.
In the middle B class tie pupils are
instructed in turning an angle. bolt,
welding chain and hook. making 4
scarf weld and ire manufacture oi pair
Of Blacksmith tyng>. lie last part oi
the tUgn tie pupils in this department
arc as, taught Upldiug
Amsrg the specimens ot the boys,
haudlwork With the blacksmith t5oI, an
the -Gbjpinrd. Tree box. George TAFT
lamps. ". HiIes. Henry : Young
Lester penley William Beyuu. l. II
Fogwe.i ami /. + Hall: gates. Hywar.
Ward and irvraOd Doug g4tytY. AID Hover
pot holder. Eliot Browne.
Tie drawing department i in clargf
oi \. Edward EAnude= WHO iH.trucI
the yoTug ladies as well a. the yOun,
men in this useful branch II haAdIcrait
Each ii the Glasses. senior y and i
middle \ ami + and junior \ and B, IN
taught six grades pt drawing includin
, shading and respective work, and NE
, chanica! and architecture. drawing.
! Those showing tile most advancement
during the term were: Virginia Cremel
W. G. pevine, II. K. PcnniwclI, Arthu
e B. Bright, " o. kecil. Bertha |
+ Houpt. MaEel T. Rettew. Mary o. Per
: uington, Mabe!le L. PrUe, James N
Grant and Frank &. Tindall.