The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-02
THE SCHOOL EXPOSITION
SECOND DAY OF THE EXHIBIT WAS
WELL ATTENDED.
Nearly Two Thousand Specimens Seen
In the Art Exhibits--Many School
Patrons Attended Exposition.

The second aud closing day OF the High
schoot exposition, which was mentioned OK
tensvciy IN The Post Of yesterday, was
eonalysis successful aud interesting as was
tho ntst dliy. All during the day there
we're callers coming and going, and the
REGISTERS kept In each of the nine exhibit
booihs Indicated IN increase In attendance
over Tie nfst day.
Ia the arr e&hibltsof the various schools,
arranged nndey the direction Of Miss VIII
ilanis, there are nearly 1000 specimens OF
water coiors, INK and brush work and de-
signs, and the exhibits summed up aggre
gate nearly 5000, representing every scholef
10 Houston who attended the public schools
drrug the closing month Of the term The
work In the art department can not DO
epraIsed too mach None Of the specimens
are copies. They were either made direct
from the object or from memory In men
tioning an occasional piece Of work no ef-
fort was made 10 select the best The re.
porter SELECTED two or three specimens ut
random In the different schools. There IS
not piece of work on exhibition IA aug
department not entirely worthy OF honor
able mention.
In the Taylor school low first grade
history paper. showing pictures Of George
and Martha Washington and a drawing Of
q Texas fAg by Robert Dwyer and Walter
sIolman, respectively, are excellent rpecl
mems.
The Cascara school showed some splen
did results In brush and Ink work. ali Il
the specimens being taken from objects
OF the many these may pc mentioned as
samples: Pansy, sophie Hill, clover, Edgar
Pierce; Texas dag Sarah Dewbcrry: Ger
man flag, Sadie Grant. N another booth
devoted to the same school We're found
specimens In water colors; Boy aud ball,
Arnold Gehnng; lll0watha by the shining
big sea, water" Edwin Golding.
The Taylor school con tanned among many
others, a radlsh by Rcba Winston, per.
fectly drawn; vlolets, Tommie IIoibein; oak
leaf, S1ntH George sere and yellow leaf,
Willie Schutter.
In the Hamilton street school there were
leaves by Genie Stark, dandelions, Mar.
garct Street; United states hugs, Sophie
Bnrks; little folks iu the rain, Ruby Estes.
The fact that many pupils took for their
art subjects et,.er umbrellas or drawings
of rainy weather may be accounted for By
the Houston climate.
The Elysan Street school. Miss Ammer.
mans class, contained many excellent
specimens; a Mexican primrose, by Katie
Magurei pine cone, Peter Eorsullo.
In the Hawthorne school. Hiawathn IN
hts canoe OF birch bark, by Winnie King,
and a tu'ulp by Ruby Green were the
nrettiest pieces Of works revealed by the
first glnncc.
In the Longfelow school the window dc
signing work Of Mr.. Reynolds, whom all
the teachers declare ~ real artist, Is ve;V
hluVClNt, 80 are ClemAtS spray by
Harry Cage, and some American Beauty
roses by Myrtle Hume as also Texas seal
and nagS Ivy Ora Spelrs.
In The Fahnin school there are clover
blossoms 10y Annie AlcAshan, children IN
tie rain, by Emma Erickson, an Faster
gard by Katherine Brown and splig OF
holly 10y Edwin COrnitlus.
Going back 10 the high school depart
mcnt there are q large number OF hand.
sonely bound booklets comprising one
specimen from, each pupil OF ali the work
Gone during. the year. OF these mention
may be made of "Athenc" by Arthur
Cooley; The Winged victory by Nellie
Mills. This Is taken from the statue which
stands In the school library. The ''pnrthc
non" by Pansy Larkin, with this lnscrlp
ton:
'ioh, VINO couid even in bondage trea,
the glorious plains of Greece nor feel tn
spirit rise kindllug within him"
The Marble Faun." by Frank Dwycl
Is piece of excellent work
One OF the teachers explained that tn
beautiful and artistic covers TO the boob
lois were the most attractive. hut 10 III
TEACHERS the excellent work Of tho nm
decorated Interior contents count tho most
The exposition was open until ii o'cloc
last night.