Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-02
SCHOOL WORK.
A Department Filled with interesting
Things, the Handiwork of the Chill.
dren of Several Towns.

The newest department Of the fair,
that devoted to public school work.
showed wonderful growth. speaking well
TOR its superintendent. Principal H. X.
Whitaker who had been unceasing in his
efforts in its behalf. Last year this de-
partment occupied small corner among
the exhibits in Floral hall: this year all
OF the space formerly used by the dairy
department was given over to its eX2
hibits which We're so many that they
We're crowded even under these cond-
tons. There is no doubt that this de-
partment has come to stay for il was
filled with people on both days of the
fair, great interest being taken in the
work OF the school children especially
along the lines OF drawing and nature
study. The drawing exhibit from the
Brattleboro High and village schools was
exceptionally good, rejecting much credit
on the teacher Of this department, Mrs.
ii. II. Crosby. Beginning with the work
in the primary grades specimens in all
branches were shown including free-hand
paper cutting and pasting. crayon work,
color study designing, free hand draw
ing, silhouette work. drawing from ma
ture historical ornamentation, wall
paper designing. charcoal work, book illu-
minating and constructive work The
specimens showed that the pupils talents
are being developed along the most prac-
teal lines. and in many cases the work
was wonderfully we'll done. The regular
exhibit of the Brattleboro High school
consisted of note books in English, draw
ing in chemistry and physics, and speci-
mems of apparatus made by different
pupils for use in physics experiments.
From the graded schools under the super
vision of Miss Marguerite L. Tucker was
shown work in writing. the system hav-
ing been changed this year from the YER
teal to the semi-slant; in arithmetic
much attention being given to elementary
or r,fa
nature study, including specimens of
mounted flowers. lists of birds seen and
drawings of birds from color charts
There was also an exhibition of the work
done in music by the different grades.
the BrattleborO parochial school made
an excellent showing of map work, gen.
eral drawing and elementary commercial
arithmetic. The most notable feature of
this exhibit. however. and one that re-
ceiVed much praise was the exhibit of
needlework from plain sewing to the
most delicate hemstitching and embroi-
dering.
The town schools showed work along
the same lines as the village schools,
some of the features being a collection
of ferns and lichens made by the pupils
of district No. under the direction of
Mrs. w E. Horton, collection of birds
nests from district No. 10 and the raffia
or basket weaving work by the pupils in
district No S.
The Dummerston schools showed work
in arithmetic and nature study, including
a fine collection of June wild flowers.
The Townshend schools exhibited papier
mache map work, paper cutting and color
work Other towns represented were
Bellows Falls. Mortified, Vernon ana
Hinsdale, but the exhibits from these,
although highly meritorious. were so sim
liar to those seen above that no descrip-
ton is necessary. Among the special ex-
hibits was collection of drawings from
the Eric Pane school of art in Boston
and a decorated screen which the school
recently bought of Earle c. Titus, a
Brattleboro boy.