The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-06-24
CREDITABLE
DISPLAY.
Howard School Exhibit
interests a Large Num-
- Der of People.

Tho exhibit Of tho manual training de-
partment OF the Howard SchOo! yesterday
WINS particularly interesting.
This Is the first year for the drawing
exhibit and tho display mcrited the praise
II received In the carpenter shop the ex-
hibit consisted of various kinds OF wood
work, joints, gro vos, spind!ers mallets,
etc. A short time ago the work OF this
department was interrupted by tho sudden
death OF Mr.. Saxton, the instruo' or. But
the work was well taken in hand by Mr..
Ward and good results have been attain
cd. Kindergarten exercises were held Ia
tho morning
In tho drawing room the mechanical
drawings executed during the year were
displayed on the walls. Other exhibits
were a bookcase, by George Whitten; two
sewing tables and eight crcquet malle's,
by Lewis Comegys; two sewing tables,
one knfe-box and ono bread'box, by
Jerome Anderson: two sewing tables, by
E.wood Herbert; two sowing tables and
apparatus for physics, by Edmund john
son,
The design Of the class of 80 upon the
cover Of the programs for tho week Is the
work Of Laurence j. Harris, one OF ths
pupils of the school, and a lad of much
promise. During the past two years under
the systematic aud able instruction Of Miss
Helen Wormley, tho girls above tbs fifth
primary grade have acquired u surprising
proficiency in the dcDnrtment of dress
making and sewing. Every class was re-
presented. The younger pupils exhibited
their preparatory work, such as scanning,
patching, hemminR, etc. and aprons, for
as eur y Us possible Miss WorIniey has their
knowledge applied to the making Of gar
ments for wear. The materials are bought
by the children, and in almost every in
stance the article is taken home us soon as
1t Is completed. Yesterdays exhibit did
not, therefore, represent inors than one
third OF the work accomplished during the
present year.
At he commencement on Tuesday even
ing next there will be physical culture ex-
ercses by sixteen young women, the gowns
for which we're mude by themselves, aud
were II part of Tho exhibit. Patterns for
waists and skirts are drafted before the
classes, and these as well as all tho other
articles on exhibition, have been made by
the girls for themselves Those especially
mentioned by Miss Wormley are Lillian
Clark, Lula Smith, Viola Brlnkley, Ida
Kitchen, Viola Potter, Sarah Brown, c.
Fisher, Julia Sadler, Sarah Ford, Essio
Bessie Elias, The prize for tho most pro.
ticicnt work, offered by Mrs. Benjamin
Nie!ds, will bs awarded on Tuesday. Be-
sides the work of tho Howard School, the
pupils of school No. IS, also instructed
by Miss Wormley, had IL creditable ex-
hibit.
In the department Of mechanical draw
ing, under tine direction OF MIS- G. S Ham
mitt the plates of Joseph Post'es, George
Whitten, Ralph Buck George Butler,
David Murray, Jerome Anderson, Wesley
Henry, William Fountain, William Stokes,
hares Williams and L,on Lans deserve
special mention,
Lhe exhibit OF the swing class was also
full of interest. The decision for tho prize
for the best sample of sewing to be awnrL-
cd by the New Century Club will bc given
at commencement exercises Of the school.
Glass day exercises were opened last
night with an overture by the ochestra led
by Harry L,wls. Charles Spencer, of tho
1900 class, made the opening address The
class history was given by Mary f. Henry,
and the class prophecy, written by Helen
NJ. View, was read by S. H. Brown. who
ulso presenled prizes. The class song,
words md music by Miss Il l.. Watson,
was sung by the graduates.
Which Is Which, "a drama, was an
attractive number OF the program, and
was excellently rendered. The exercises
were intersperscd with selections by the
orchestra and piano selec ion by L. j.
Harris.