The evening Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1902-1902, 1902-06-17
HOWARD SCHOOL PLANS.

| HOWARD SCHOOL PLANS.
The programme for commence.
ment week at the Howard Sc hool
begins on Thursday, June 10. In
vitations have been written by the
pupils to their parents and friends
asking them to be present at their
regular class room work on that
day.
The program has been 50 arrang-
ed that all the rooms may be visited
and the visitors may have an oppor-
turity to SEQ the work of the chill
dren in each room. The work that
usually attracts a great deal of at
tention on inspection day is the
hand work of the pupils. Begin
ming with the kindergarten, where
the little folks, with nimble fingers,
have woven or cut with scissors
mats of various designs, or painted
in colors the drawings of robin-red-
breast, or reproduced on their pa
pers, the bunch of cherries one of
their number had brought for lunch;
and, passing from that department.
to the drawing where will be on ex-
hibition plates in mechanical draw
ing done by the boys in the wood
working department, drawings
that will assist the boys in their
shop work. Among those especially
well done are the ones by Lewis
Comegys, VIM, Fountain and Je-
rome Anderson.
Other creditable plates have been
done by the following named boys,
Emanuel Written, Patrick Tur1er
and Thomas Bass
Those deserving special mention
in free-hand drawing. are Emma
Johnson, Lucia Stubs and Mary
Shockley; others who have done
good work are Elizabeth Bass,
Grace Bailey aud Sarah Francis.
Some OF the paplis have made
Interesting attempts at sketching
from nature, the best amons these
being those Of Lucia Stubs,
Emma Gibson. Emma johnson.
Olivia Butler, Sarah Francis, Grace
Bailey and Maha!a Turner.
In the SEWN. room are 10 be seen
many and various pieces of needle
work from the very dantlese hand J
work to the dresses which have
been cut. fitted and made by the
following girls: Lulu Cooper, Sessie
Jordan. Amelia Cook. Emma Glib
son, Emma Walker aud Mabel Hub.
bard. The dresses will be worn
by the girls at the commen cement.
A number have made SHIRT waists
aud skirts. the one deserving
especial mention being that Of
Hester Master.
The hand work Of Anna WIcks is |
also worthy Of notice. Other pupils |
havh III ade aprons. underwear and
other things.
Miniature hats aud hats trimmed !
and ready to be worn by their xEers
have been made of raphia. Table
mats, BUTTON boxes and other fancy |
articles are made OF the same mate
rial. In the woodworking depart.
ment are four parlor cabinets made
by Emanuel Written, Patrick Turn.
er, Arthor Harmon aud Thomas
Bass. Leonidas Laws and Loreuzo |,
Morris have made each u lady's dres-
sing table which are eip.cia ly good |
when thew ages - and IA years are
taken into consider alton.
Lewis ComegyS has made dressing !
table OF solid mahogany, which was
on exhibition at Crosby & HIS for
two days, and was much admired.
Morris chairs have been made by
Jerome Anderson, Wesley Henry,
Charles Williams and William Foun.
tain; that of William Fountain be-
ing the best finished. A par!or table
made by Jerome Anderson is a very
creditabIe piece Of work and ten
others have been made by Wilson
Reed Potter, Wesley Tay-
Tor, Louis Taylor, Wesley Ford,
Garrison Scott, Leon Laws, jain i,
Ayers, Joseph Harrison and Autho