New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-11
AN INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT.
WORK OF THE VACATION SCHOOLS OF THE
BOROUGHs OF MANHATTAN AND
THE BRONX

An exbthtion of the Industrial work done In the
vacation schools OF last summer will open at No
20 Vandewater-st. Monday. and continue
throughout the week.
Some twenty different experiments in educational
work were carried on and the results mounted FOR
insnection The kindergarten exhibit consists OF
the usual kindergarten construction work in paper
clay and crayon work The children spent In
imagination one week in Central Park. the country.
at the seashore. in the city and in the home, and
reproduced their ideas OF what may be found In
each place.
The sewing dressmaking doll making and dress
ing and millinery departments for girls were all
together and varied from the plainest stitching 10
the finest Kensington embroidery and drawn work
A cradle which had been made and enamelled by
the bows was furnished with mattress and other
bedding even 10 hemstitching the pillow cases
The knitting and crochetng included carriers slip
pers cars capes for dolls. table mats. mittens and
baby shoes.
Unitarian forms and the forms OF nature were
made the basis Of study In crayon work, In black
and white and coors. The geometric designs were
the simplest followed by simple drawings illustra-
tive Of a rtory which read to the children The
designs varied from vegetable In natural colors In
crayon 10 what a teacher connected with the ex-
hibition pronounced as indications or wonderful
artistic talent in nature sketches These last were
particularly marked in the exhibit OF the classes In
sketching which visited Central Park and sketched
the ponds the boathouse the bridges the obelisk.
the sheep the drives and trees the hantes In upper
Fffth-ave. Mount St. Vincent and other plctur-
esque views The imaginary scenes were mostly IN
coored crayon. and represented water scenes WIN
boats and birds There were also tower sketches
in colors which the teacher claimed TO be wonder
fu In lights and shades, and promised future IN
ART from a number OF the sketchers. .
The woodwork Of the boys Includes knife WORK,
chip carving and wood carving. as well as fretsaw
work and clay modelling The progression from
paper work to leather work was also shown IN me
construction Of pocketbooks. photograph frames
writing botters and other accessories.
The bent iron work begins with the simplest
geonetrc forms, squares. trianRles. circles ana
horders and Is developed into brackets. photograph
frames candelabra and lanterns OF intricate ue-
sipn The designs for these bent iron ornaments
$40 well as for all other objects are hrst round III
drawings I'm black and white. both crayons ana
wash drawings. ..., .,o. ,,,o, o,a
The classes that spent all OF their time upon one
art said a visitor yesterday. accomplished more
than those that tried to master several ana conse
owentlv the designs in stained glass. book covers
T,nlI uatsrs including ceiling ana border; are IN
| harmony with each other, as wen az designs lVr
ing and church windows. This work " remark
all. more especially az II was all done py com,
r.r,tiva children from ten 10 fifteen years OF age.
,cn. xbibit OF domestic science VIII occupy TWO
,,,n,- and include all that was taught In house
ke.oing care Of the hCme, care or children care
~ he Sick. cooking washing and everything that
per: aims 10 the home