New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-10
HIGH SCHOOL EXHIBITS.
gRooELTN WILL BE REPRESENTED IN
PARIS BY SIX
PRACTICALLY ALL TIE Old SCHOOLS WILL BE
REEEsElTED N THE WORK OF
TIE ENTIRE CITY

The spirit and genius Of our cIassrooms and
their teachings cannot be shown by an exhibit"
said Brooklyn principal yesterday You might
vel try 70 catch the song Of a bird and the
Er1s1c OF glee club and bind them between
covers and n portfolios"
A good deal Of comment has been occasioned ."
said one OF the teachers, by the action Of Com
missioner Howard Rogers United States director
o. education and social economy for the Paris
Exposition, in attempting TO EXHIBIT the work Of
the country e unit, instead Of showing the
differing systems CT education in the various cities
AS II is all papers Of a Uniform size red
lined n spaces and margins OF the same width:
and the work OF each subject according 10 the
various grades VIII all be bound together regard
less Of the locality from which II comes Educa-
Eional systems vary widely throughout this coun-
f-y- Grammar schools IN some places do really
scientific work and come teach the languages"
OF the Us grammar and primary schools OF
Brooklyn. eighty-nine are preparing exhibit.
Besides these, four OF the six high schools viii be
represented The Commercial High School an Of
shoot from the Boys' High School, has been in
dependent school only since last September. The
Eastern District High School. at South Fifth-st.
and Dr1ggs-ave-, was opened last Monday. These
Two VIII furnish no exhibit
Practically al the old schools OF Brooklyn will
be represented The work Of the entire city and
not @ selected schools il 70 be shown and # will
r. fair index Of what may be expected in a large
city Or borough-not OF the best, but OF regular
work
The subjects comprised IN the exhibits from the
grammar schools follows: Mathematics Ian
g1age, history civics, geography and nature work.
Under mathematics included arithmetic, aIge-
ora ana conventional geometry, and under Ian
Eusse grammar composition and cictation Be
SIDES these. there viii be interesting exhibits IN
physical rrai1ng, sewing and from the kindergar-
tn department
sets q papers have been prepared for every week
ir the term just past. and from these the best
have been selected from each class. Besides
these sets q papers were prepared in the various
subjects during the last week Of the term, and
tf@se were al taken. Many OF these papers
Illustrated by original designs, diagrams and pho
lag-zphs.
n nature work particularly. the pupils were
gwen great latitude for originality. and many Of
t1e papers not only entertaining as well as in
iefrsr-CE, nut beautiful.
SEWING EXHIBIT.
TIE sewing exhibit under Miss NJ /. Hutchinson
'7pervlFor Of thar department, shows the entire
e9urze from frs beginning IN the second primary
int -s close II The fifth grammar.
The work Of The students is fastened 10 large
cards each representing grade and with il
he implements USED and the thread card which
iheT have designed. II the bottom Of each large
card is 2 small finished garment. containing all
ne 1ricehes and steps taught during the term.
Photographs Ct classes work viii accompany
ms. as wei AL other exhibits.
The vacation schools VIII be represented by
photograph n classrOOms OF the three grades
IN each o. these pictures boys and girls busily
"eiA On the various industries which they were
Taught during the summer
MISS Fame Belle Curtis. chairman Of the Ex-
tsliiFe Committee q the International Kinder
aalien Union. is supervisor Of the kindergartens.
among The interesting features Of their exhibit Will
- Photographs showing the children engaged in
he c-nerent lines Of H-ork, and also some Of the
ep=a-ai things thar particularly desirable for
dry children
among these is class the Brooklyn Bridge
studying the mechanism Of that structure and the
WIG and water Another shows class In Pros
p-et Park learning about winter in the woods
sSella- feature OF the kindergarten display Is the
sier color work. One OF the pretty things in this
- = an illustrated poem OF Down in the Dear
= grcharc with apple tree in water color
1 deslgn OF apple blossoms carried out IN
STITCHES
Sesiees these are the usu4I kindergarten work in
lsensno cutting. in weaving and in sewing with
or needle
PHYSICAL TRAINING
Fhys.-zl training VIII be represented entirely by
Photographs Among these viii be classroom exer
I-s=s ont q door games. such football and
DssEethsl. and q progressive series showing indi-
'ldUeI poses
lhree-susrters Of The space allowed for the high
= A-aool exhibit l5r New-York City is allotted 10
brooklyn The Manual Training High School, al
to2rt and Livingston SITS: the Girls High School.
= sostrzno and Putnam ayes; the Boys High