The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-19
fine EXHIBIT.
Work Of Pupils. Of the Tyler
School is Displayed.

One Of the finest exhibits OF sloyd work
ever seen in this city or state opened
this morning at the Tyler Parochial
school. corner OF Point and Plain streets.
The exhibition Is the result Of the year
work Of ten classes, including the evening
classes. and is certainly highly credi table
TO the pupils as whole, and distinctly
creditable TO Miss Katherine NJ. Heck
the supervisor of the work.
Indeed. the faithful, conscientious ana
intelligent teaching OF Miss Heck Is re-
fiected on every side In the conduct OF
the department, In the great variety OF
the work exhibited and in the enthusiasm
OF the Juvenile workers themselves.
The Sloyd room itself and the machanl- J.
cal department adjoining are both model
rooms. In this respect, being admirably
lighted and equipped with every mechani-
cal device and an abundance OF supplies
necessary for the work carried on. There
are 20 work benches in the Sloyd room,
besides the various tables and other
requisite paraphernalia and few, perhaps.
In this city realize what a splendid work
Is carried on here II has been said, by
those in a position TO know, that the
Soyd department OF the Tyler school Is
the finest in It's general equipment OF any
in the East, and Miss Heck seeks to i'm
press on all in her charge the true mean
Ing OF Sloyd, viz. that 1t Is that work so
employed as 10 promote intelligent self
activity for a purpose which the work
er recognizes as good. motto, which
hangs over the door OF the department.
moters and teacher OF the valuable work,
vic: "A saint is not one who does un-
common things, but one who does COM
mon things uncommonly well"
Besides the day classes there are the
evening classes, composed OF boys who
work all day In the shops and stores.
Then there Is a class OF boys from st.
Josephs parish. who have been doing
uncommonly good work and n friendly
rivalry has existed between these boys
and the boys OF the Tyler school. a RI
valry as 10 the work, I'm quality and In
tricacy OF execution.
The exhibit as n whole. is n very large
one and includes picture frames. tabour-
cites. cake spoons. bread boards. games.
marble holders. music stands, towel
racks and numerous other articles. OF
course the models differ somewhat I'm
quality OF workmanship, but one marvels
how such small boys ard girls could
have accomplished so much.
Connected with the Sloyd room Is the
mechanical drawing department and here
mechanical drawings are made OF the
models I'm the Sloyd room. Miss Heck
requires each pupil 60 make n mechanical
drawing before making the object. An
excellent showing is made I'm the exhibit
ton OF decorative burnt wood work. done
by some OF the boys and girls.
Connected. also. with the Sloyd work Is
a class OF % boys. known as the Wa
terton Band" and very fine exhibition
OF their work In painted sketches OF birds
and flowers In shown.
splendid exhibit OF the work OF Miss
Heck herself is shown In a large glass
case. This includes many beautiful
things in burnt wood. wood carving In
laid work. basketry. etc. The exhibition
will be open 90 the public this evening
and should command the delightful at
tention of all interested In the intellectual
devse-r>.At OF children