Evening star., 1901-05-25
EASTERN SCHOOL EXHIBIT
INTERESTING DISPLAY MADE YES
TERDAY AND LAST EVENING.
Prizes Awarded I'm Camera Club Work
Experiments i'm the LabOra-
tOries-Clay Modelling.

One of the most interesting exhibits Of
school work yet shown in the educational
institutions of the District is that which
opened yesterday at the Eastern High
School, and which was viewed during the
afternoon and evening by large crowds OF
the friends and parents of the students and
others who are interested in the accom-
plishments of the pupils. The exhibit con-
tains much in the same lines of work as
shown in the other high schools of the Dis
trict, and has number Of added features
which go to make 1t exceptionally attract
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Particular attention has been given to the
work of the Eastern High School Camera
Club. which comprises within its member
ship some of the most skilled amateurs
with the dry plate and lens in the capital
city The members of the club follow out
their own ideas in the main. but have the
advice and counsel Of a number Of the
teachers in the school who have made
practical study of photography. While
comparatively new organization. the
Camera Club of the Eastern High School
has already accomplished much notable
work, and It's exhibits in the past have
attracted widespread attention and much
favorable comment.
The young photographers find time out
side of school hours to do all classes of
camera work. Their exhibit in conjunc-
shows a tendency OF the majority Of the
members toward landscapes as offering the
better field for amateur work. Some of the
effects attained in the woods and along the
streams in the vicinity of Washington are
maryels of artistic beauty.
Prizes Awarded.
Prizes have been awarded in the camera
exhibit. The competition was very keen
end the judges had to weigh matters over
in their minds many times before arriving
at a conclusion. The photographs as a
whole not only artistically taken. but
the prints are made in a decidedly skilled
manner. and with full appreciation of the
value of light and shade. A number of the
views shown were taken at points far dis
tant from Washington as well as in the i'm
mediate vicinity. Such views represent the
work Of the Eastern students with the cam
era during their vacation last summer.
The Judges called in to decide the compe-
tition for awards were Thomas w. Smile.
official photographer of the Smithsonian
Institution. and c. Francis Jenkins of the
Capital Camera Club. The exhibit was
ranged in two classes-technical and
tistfc. The technical awards were made on
points of development and finish, While the
artistic awards depended upon the view or
subject selected as showing the artistic
temperament and appreciation of the pho
tographer George w. Vinal. secretary of
the Eastern Camera Club. was awarded
first prize in both the artistic and technical
classes. His prize winner in the technical
group was cleverly done bird 'S-eye view OF
Charleston, S. c., while in the artistic
group the award went to a scene on the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal hear the Glen
Echo lock. Both pictures are very pretty
and attracted probably the most attention
from the visitors. Second prizes in both
groups were awarded to Donald A. Craig,
librarian of the camera club. In the tech
nical group his picture receiving second
prize was a view of the old Pierce mill In
Rock Creek Park while in the artistic
group a scene on the canal near George
town was shown The officers OF the East
ern High School Camera Club are: A. P.
Arnold. president; Miss Pearl Pettgrew.
vice president; G. w. Final. secretary; II.
H. Horn, treasurer, and Donald A. Craig,
librarian.
In addition to the exhibit of the Eastern
Camera Club there was loan display of
photographs, including work done by DR..
Francis r. Lane. the director Of high
schools: Mr.. Ball. Mr. Draper Mr.. Jenkins.
Mr.. Tanner, Mrs 1homas Mr.. Havel and
Mr.. SimondS.
Tendency Toward Art.
The tendency Of the Eastern pupils
toward art was also shown in a portion of
the school exhibit termed the art Appre-
citation Room which included a loan ex-
hibit of various articles of artistic value,
selected for exhibition by the pupils of the
school from their own homes or borrowed
for the occasion. The art appreciation
room was of the most interesting in
cluded within the exhibit and offered al
most endless opportunity for those who de-
sired to investigate it's details. Among the
paintings shown in this part of the collec-
tion was one by Everett Warner a former
Eastern High School boy, now a New York
artist. Canvases by Carl Weller and Lu-
clan Powell, both Washington artists are
also shown.
The art appreciation room also included
various articles of old lace needlework,
rare bits of china and porcelain, silks and a
myriad of odd things gathered here and
there and displayed in attractive fashion.
The visitors to the exhibit yesterday
afternoon were entertained in the labora-
tories with a number of simple experiments
by the pupils. The exhibits of the biological
department and the examples of work with
the X-ray shown were also interesting fea-
lures.
The clay modelling of the pupils as shown
in various works, called forth much favor
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