Omaha daily bee., 1898-07-24

schools have pretty cards OF folding and
free hand cutting.
Valentine. the county scat Of Cherry
county. gives much attention TO nature study.
Prominent In the work from these schools
are compositions on trees and flowers.
with twigs and blossoms attached. The
same tendency is noticed in the rural
schools.
sydney, Cheyenne county. shows work
along similar lines. A composition on
Nuts has the almonds and chestnuts Sc
curely tied on, but the hickory nuts and wall
nuts have either dropped of or proven too
tempting for someone to resist,
Taking quite a long step we reach Clay
county, Edgar. Fairfield, Harvard and Sut-
ton have sent contributions. In the work
from Harvard ones eye fingers on a cool
looking blue card nearly covered with cut
out snow flakes. Much clever illustration Is
noticed One card depicts n soldier very
pompous and brave ION parade" In
battle he is stationed behind a tree looking
exceedingly limp. stories OF THE Little
Pine Tree from Edgar, with covers
decorated In fine needles and tied with green
ribbon are very dainty. \ photograph OF
the chemistry class is framed in small walls
Of the salts made In the IN labratory.
Fairfield has some excellent progressive
maps and drawings from life. The Sutton
schools have attractive mounted and bound
work from all the grades.
Cunning county. whose name suggests Me-
braska's first governor, has an interesting
section comprising work from Becmer, Ban
croft. West Point and Its rural schools. A
noticeable feature of the Becmcr exhibit Is
the collection OF framed pen and ink
sketches. nearly all from life. Bancroft has
some very realistic drawings OF fruit and
| vegetables. West Point has furnished an
ideal way of showing much In little space.
The cards are half the regulation size and
are securely fastened by cloth binding to a
heavy card. making swinging cases at very
slight expenses. Work from entire classes
is thus shown. A herbarium in portfolio
form is part of the work.
Schuyler, in Colfax county. of course.
sends some carefully made relief maps of
the continents, and Nebraska products, too,
are shown by gluing on seeds. grains, cotton,
etc. and sketching animals in their native
localities. Leigh sends photographs of the
Board Of Education, teachers and buildings
with its work.
Dakota county is represented by Dakota
City and South Sioux City. Drawings of the
court house and prominent churches are
sent from the former; also a set OF county
maps, the work of an entire class. South
Sioux City has a unique way Of mounting
work, 1t is mounted on boards after the
manner of railroad folders, but even a man
can examine 1t without becoming exasper-
ated as it folds up" singly.
Local history is evidently emphasized
throughout Custer county. In the work from
Galloway is a history of the northeast
quarter Of the county-eighteen townships.
Ainsley has n history Of itself and several
histories of country districts are given.
Broken Bows exhibit Is very complete in
all grades. Some illustrated problems IN
cube root are probably correct, but | doubt
anyone's stopping to prove" them.
Chadron, Dawes county, has the honor OF
being the one representative from the
northwest. Much of the class work states
the time required for completion. The
written work and historical drawing are
especially well done.
Lexington, Dawson county, its name sug-
gestive of war, sends sketches of the Maine
and Commodore Dewey. Two little girls,
who had evidently come to the exposition
for the sole purpose OF seeing their school
work, pointed out drawings of the old tuild-
ing partially destroyed by fire and the new
one replacing it. The work from Cozad
3 includes relief maps Of the continents placed
3 in a cabinet doubtless made by one of the
(. pupils.
Ancient history is set forth by Deuel.
I county in a block plan of Herod's tenn
I pie. Another from the teacher gives the
: names of pupils making a careful study OF
the temple and the parable of the Pharisee
1 and publican. Many completed writing
books-vertical system-and pictures OF
n school buildings are sent from the country.
Wakefield and Allen, in Dixon county.
send well planned exhibits. A large por-
trait of William Hawley Smith is noticed
from Wakefield and a view of Aliens High
school. q.
Fremont, Dodge county, has a fine ex-
hibit, both as regards quality and quantity,
= There are pictures of the superintendent,
teachers and buildings; beautiful drawings
and substantially bound volumes of work
from the kindergarten to the High school,
so marked as to enable one to turn readily
s to the subject desired. The remaining work
t from the country is equally good.
n Collections of maps on a large scale and
!, physiological drawings from Benkleman
Dundy county, call ones attention. District
t No. 8, proud OF its neat sod building, has
l sent a miniature model OF it. The roof by
means Of hinges opens, disclosing the in
= terror completely equipped for work. Tht
e model is placed on a pedestal in the center
of the booth, Two prosperous appearing
= elderly gentlemen the other day came on il
e unexpectedly and stood some little tim
resting and looking at 1t. At last one sale
to the other: Looks kind of natural - anC
the other agreed. ELLA B. PERRINE.
Present to Nichols.
The high esteem in which T.. l. Nichols