Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-11
THE WORK OF PUPILS
INTERESTING EXHIBIT BY THE COL
ORED PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Manual Training Department Presents
Specimens in Wood and Iron
Electrical Devices.

At 2 o'clock this afternoon the Colored
High School NJ street between New
Jersey avenue and LIST street northwest
was thrown open to the public for an in
spection of the work of the pupils of the
schools The exhibit Gan be seen until 9
o'clock tonight and tomorrow evening
from 6 until 10 o'clock. Glass drills In
physical culture, dodge ball and basket
ball, by the young ladies, and play to-
morrow evening by the Latin class will be
features of entertainment.
The exhibit will be viewed officially this
afternoon, when the District Commission
ers and school officials will be piloted
through the various rooms where the work
has been arranged, by Robert H. Terrell,
principal of the school.
The large high school building is full of
attractions from the basement to the roof,
to those interested in school work. Per-
hapS The pride of the exhibit is the work
done in the manual training school ada
cent. This has been arranged in the large
class room at the left of the main entrance
to the building. and contains the produc-
and iron work. The work is decidedly
practical. From a good-szed model of a
foundation Of house, there is everything
in wood work from a rolling pin to an
elaborate inlaid book case. In the iron
line, a steam engine in working order as
well as a lathe of practical dimensions at
tract attention as the work of boys. Very
fine sets of steel tools, which have been
produced in the school, as well as con-
structive iron work, fences and the like fill
the room.
Business Department..
The work of the business department Of
the school, with it's one hundred pupils,
lines the walls and desks of one of the
rooms on the second floor. This work is
also practical, consisting of shorthand and
typewriting, business papers of all de
scriptions and legal contracts, all produced
and executed by the pupils.
In the chemical laboratory the pupils
are on hand to make demonstrations and
experiments to those of the visitors who
are interested. while in the large physical
laboratory on the second floor a most in
geniouS display has been arranged This
room is equipped with power furnished by
electric motors, the work of the pupils. In
front of the power plant, which is at the
end OF the room, is a long table on which
has been built a town, including a water
plant, fire alarm and street car system
which combines the underground, single
and double trolley systems. All of these
mechanical devices are in running order
and operated by the motor in the rear. In
this room also is interesting exhibit of
electrotyping in the shape of medals and
halftone work. Zinc etchings are also
made and there is complete photograph
ing outfit, including dark room.
The large assembly hall is given over to
the exhibit of the art department, as are
also the regular drawing rooms. This
work is in water color, pencil and charcoal
sketches and has been tastefully arranged
on white backgrounds, while the rooms
have been decorated with palms and
plants, making a pleasing and artistic dis
play.
The biological laboratory offers many at
fractions in it's line, as do also the rooms
devoted to the English, German, Latin and
history and mathematical exhibits.