Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22
EXHIBITION OF DRAWING.
Work of the Pupils Being Compliment ed By Visitors.

Work of the Pupils Being Compliment-
 ed By Visitors.
 The annual exhibition of the drawing done in the public schools of the city. is now being held at the High school room. Every grade from the sub-pri- mary to the High school depart ment is represented by exhibits which are the every day work of the scholars and not special work, performed TOT this exhibition. Of every new lesson given in the public schools, the teach CTS are expected to send six or the best drawings to Miss Alice ID. Macom- Der, supervisor of drawing. Of these, the best are selected and placed on exhibition. So abundant is the display that in addition to the Assembly, hall in the High school building. 1t has been found necessary to use two adjoining rooms. The quality of the exhibits is in conformity with the quantity. In both quality and quantity the exhibi- ton exceeds a similar one held last year. Mounted on paste board and hanging on the side of the walls are numerous and very pretty drawings, some that are pleasing and attractive to the eye.
 The exhibits consist of three distinct divisions. the study of practicing lines, etc, the study of models and the appli- cation of such. Up to grade 3, no per spective principals of drawing are taught but the powers of observation receive considerable attention. In grade 8, the principles of perspection are first taken up. Color work is also taught It consists mainly of draw ing natural forms such as flowers, x etc. Flowers, which have been hecto- graphed, are also filled in. In the up- per grades the pupils draw grasses, flowers and fruits. The principle of the supervisor of music is to give the pupils a good knowledge of these things. The schools are not yet in the proper trim for much design work, which at present consists only of stories of historic form ornament up to the sixth grade Commencing with the sixth grade. the pupils make a reg ular study of historic commentaries clan and Roman. The exhibits this year show great improvement in many respects over those of last year. The reason for the exhibition is that it af- fords the teachers in the various schools to see the nature of the work that is required from the lowest to the highest department.
 Although all of the exhibits are of a fine nature, yet there are some more complete and better than others and therefore are deserving of special men, tion- Of the eighth grades, Miss Mary C. Coyle of the Lincoln school and Miss Alice T. Fitzpatrick have the best and largest exhibits. the exhibit of Miss Joan E. Gaffney of the training school holds similar position among those of the seventh while the drawings from Miss Susie Curtis pupils of the Cros- by Grammar school headed the exhib- its of the sixth grade. Among the dis play of work from the first grades, the Welton street school surpassed. The drawings from the High school are not so numerous as last year. This is due to the fact that the exhibition is held few weeks earlier this year and also because a number of lessons had to be postponed during the winter ow- ing to the coldness of the. drawing room Miss KimbalI of the advance class of the High school has splendid display of work which is noted for it's variety. William Pehdleton of the High school is we'll represented with mechanical and pen and ink work. Miss Clara Woodruff Of the same school has a number of very good drawings of 8 mechanical nature.
 This afternoon the exhibition was opened to the public as 1t will be to morrow afternoon and night Tonight the exhibition will be private. Only members of the. board of education, the principals of schools and teachers il the seventh and eighth grades are ex pected to attend tonight. A concert will be rendered by the orchestra oi the Driggs school.