The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-14
MANUAL TRAINING WORK
ACCOMPLISHMENTS CT STUDENTS
VIEWED By MANY PERSONS.
AutomobiIes-M. It. III. Annual
Anarchist Convicted.

The annual open" day of the Manual
Training High School was observed yester-
DAY that the work students are engaged
in during the term could be seen by out
siders and visitors might get a peep at
the inside life of the pupils of this large
institution The hours of the exhibit were
from TO ., and all day the halls Of the
school were filed with persons interested
in the display. Ushers were stationed on
every landing TO show strangers through
the building.
All of the recitations in every depart
ment were carried on in the regular man
ner and while many visited this part of
the school the interest of the majority of
persons was in the mechanical classes,
which had several novel features that
caused the observer TO seek these depart
ments. In the machine fitting room the
object most noticed was an automobile
built by Will Wheeler, and which in
few days will be ready for permanent use.
Wheeler came TO school on the machine
yesterday, and after a few finishing
touches he will be prepared to take longer
journeys. This automobile is very light
and easily managed. Clarence Yocums
small engine and a graphophone built by
S. II. Connaroe received many compli-
ments. Fred Newman also had a ceverly
constructed gas engine on exhibition.
The art work has been very successful
this year and some fine drawings were
shown yesterday In the advanced de-
partment Ruby Yeaton has some very nice
burnt wood carving and Harvey Emmerich
and Frank Hunter showed some creditable
designing.
The library of the school was arranged
for the occasion and here was shown the
iron and wood work. which proved exceed
ingly interesting. crate fender made by
Burt McDaniels, assistant in the depart
ment, attracted much attention, as did all
OF the display of the wood work in which
the NJ. T. II. S. boys have become very eff
cient. feature of the library yesterday
was the trophies of athletic victories shown
on a large table, where all strangers could
view the result of the South Side athletes
in the contests OF 1902 and also see pictures
OF all the teams that had upheld the red
and white on the field of strife
All these exhibits proved decidedly inter
/ esting TO visitors, but no doubt the most
| entertaining and popular work seen during
the day was that Of the cooking sewing
and home nursing departments. Where
] these features Of the school were being
/ viewed the young women attendants,
! dressed in white, with white caps, present
| ed an attractive appearance. The work
| done In all of the classes Is of very high
standard, and many bachelor as he in
| Spected the cooking and sewing of the fair
/ young ScholarSi fingered In the vicinity
| of the sewing machine or the room from
which came, the fragrant odor of some in
| Niting dish being prepared for exhibition.
| Ethel Sims, Katharine Hopkins, Edith Don
and Edith Shoy all had pretty pieces OF
/ fancy work on display. In the cooking
| classes there are Seventy-two pupils and
! each one made a dish for yesterdays ex-
! hibition. Miss Josephine NJ Loomis has
! charge or the cooking and home nursing
J departments. The latter was situated i'm
| one corner of the hail. and was made 10
| represent a sick room. The idea was very
clever, and this display proved a popular
! one. In the bed was a doll which was
bandaged so much that it resembled stu
| dent who had been in the center of a
! scrap between the local high schools
| AT the side of the bed sat two faithful
| nurses who explained the work of this de-
! partment 10 inquiring visitors.
One of the features of the Manual Train
| ing High School which probably would
| not be classed as work done in the in
! stitution, but which was of interest TO
! strangers, was the noon hour Few are
| familiar with the method of dining at the
school, and this number on the programme
OF student life was surveyed with much
| enjoyment The pupils eat in the base
! ments, the boys on their side and the girls
| on theirs. Long tables are provided for
| those who take lunch as well as for the
ones who buy II al the small cafe at the
school, which is run by Charles Ferguson.
| An excellent lunch may be purchased at a
cheap rate. The students go 10 the base
| ment directly from their Rotations Nc
| sooner does the big bell give evidence that
II Is about to announce the end of the
morning recltatlons than the halls are filled
| with excited students hurryng TO the lunch
counter 10 attend 10 the wants of the ''in-
ner man The visitors at the school yes
terday enjoyed watching the rush for Yhe
noon repast very much