New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-08
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXHIBITS
rruDREN's WORK IN DRAWING :
PAPERS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
,-rrys FURNISHES AN INTERESTING DISPLAY
FOR THE PARIS sEXPosIT1oN-AN
OLD TINE SCHOOL.

NJ The seventy-seven public schools and branch
schools which are under thirty-hve principals in
4he Borough OF Queens twenty-five have prepared
exhibits for the Paris Exposition These represent
ya of All the grades from the kindergarten to the
eighth year Of the grammar department. inclusive
q ] Ballard, supervisor of physical culture in the
Borough Of Queens. has charge Of the exhibit
Arithmetic language. geography, nature study
on,e work in United States history drawing, phys
ioal culture music and the kindergarten are rep
resented. The high schools of that borough will
send 30 exhibit. Sets of papers in each subject pre-
pared BIZ al the classes each week, called prog
ress work The best OF these have been selected
> Tor the exhibit The last week of each term
s=ery class wrote set Of papers. which was called
s.ass work All of these have been taken for the
exhibit. The progress work and class work
bound separately The papers of every department
aad grade the in size and lining.
In arithmetic the problems, all Of which are prac
1icai are written by the children in their most
scsreful style. These followed by concise sou-
fions and original illustrations, many of which
sshox no little skill in drawing and in inventive
genius In the earliest years. where the object had
been TO associate numbers with objects the figures
used are simple beginning with the square and
rircle, and developing IN older grades into well
drawn objects. some of them in color
The geography exhibit gives opportunity for
much native thought In the third year work a
map Long Island giving the natural divisions of
the island and the county lines, is shown. There
are maps Of the various wards of Queens Borough.
City with IT'S ward divisions.
Cthers show the various strata OF the earth, the
land and water forms, and the characteristics by
dress color and physiognomy Of the various races
There diagrams illustrating the shape Of the
earth. day and night. the seasons and eclpses-
Under the head Of climate are some clever de-
signs of crystals cut from white paper and
pasted Or colored paper, that show that the young
artists have been studying under the tutorship Of
Jack Frost Some Of The little land and water
sketches in water color eXtremely pretty, and
many OF the maps in color excuistely executed
In nature study many original ideas used.
There are stories Of birds roots flowers animals
poetry and legends. all illustrated in original
manner by drawings water colors pen ana INK
sketches. photographs taken by the pupils them
relves and by cut work. The course Of The lessons
IA ms branch can be readiiy traced by the sppro
seasons There are the spring and early sumner ne,
eanirrei laying in his store and the brilliant hued
foliage Of the later season. and the bare branches
IN this collection are a number OF unique calen-
oars a lesson on q pumpkin is Illustrated 9y me
Jack Q Lantern There are lessons on the grass
anatomy and spider at home" in q huge web.
COMPOSITION WORK.
The composition work is the most interesting
part OF the language exhibit, which comprises
spelling. technical grammar, word study. compo-
siticn A)rk and letter writing Here, too. wide
range Gr originality in illustration has been given
and god deal Of history and nature work has
been woven in For the illustrations water color,
Per and ink. pencil drawings and photographs are
osec. There also letters Of ali kinds.
The music display consists OF class photographs
Ffo papers containing twelve progressive exercises
among which those illustrative of staff notation
81 al the characters used in music. improViSed
seal phrases in different keys and rhythms and
written songs from memory.
among the photographs Is one OF a colored class
singing song. Of another writing music of the
Children about TO sing. and waiting for the word to
begin; OF children singing anG beating time and of
primary children, each Of the girls with doll,
singing q lullaby song.
The Borough OF Queens is the only one I'm this
CITY that viii furnish music exhibit
Color work is the especial feature of the draw
liz exhibit, and pencil and pen and ink drawings
90 not appear excepting among the displays or the
oicer classes Photographs showing classes in field
Elo classroom work part Of this display
There are flower forms. still life. sketches from
nature and life designs and mechanical and archi-
tectuTal drawings.
The crowded condition OF the schools and lack
Ct sufh Gent number OF teachers have mace ii i'm
possible Tor many Of the schools TO do more than
their regular class work. There two schools
y the borough that have only room and one
teacher. One Of these. No. 10 near North Beach is
typical od-fashi0ned district school IL is
Taught by Miss Fagin. who has occupied her place
between thirty ana forty years. Miss Fagtn has
fysrec the JOYS and sorrows of her children ana
thetr mothers il not OF their grandmothers. until
the If loved by ali the country round. Her little
schoehosse stands the edge OF wood. ana is
one q the most rural sights Of the metropolis.