New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-27
ST. MARY's SCHOOL EXHIBIT
Art and Science Especially Emphasized in
Work of Students.

The te6ium Of ordinary closing exercises was
oonspicu0usly absent from the exhibition given
yesterday morning al 81 Mary's School No 5
East Forty-sixth-st. preliminary 10 the commence
menr exercises. which VIII take place on Saturday
morning. beginning al lo-2O o'clock. There was no
set programme. except for a snort exhibition OF
Dssarre and Swedish gymnastics n the lecture
hall. with a few remarks from the Rev. Homer F.
Taylor and the Rev AIban Richey. The remainder
Of the time was spent IN the Libraries. studios and
science rooms where TIE pupils We're in attendance
10 explain the many beautiful and wonderful things
70 the visitors.
The Libraries and stud.ey- which occupy ire whole
OF the second floor contain reproductions OF the
worlds greatest ar, in the form Of engraviRgs.
photographs and casts and the bookcases are hIled
with books art. history and criticism together
with Numerous portfolios Of pictures. These beau
rful rooms made an effective background for the
display OF art books and studies in ar technique
By the students. These art notebooks. which were
shown The tables IL the libraries, Of the
specaltes o. The school. and are designed with
special reference 70 future foreign travel Each
pupil is expected 20 make e collection OF pictures
illustrating her artistic studies from the earliest
primitive u 10 the present time, and these
collections. VITA their accompanying notes and
criticism, make extremely valuable books. One
volume is devoted 10 paintings. another 10 archi-
lecture and sculpture, and in each case the pupil
had designed her own book covers
Among the best o. these art notebooks We're those
o. Mss Re5ecca Bovine. Miss Mary s Stauffer
and Miss EugeIla Townsend, ana among the note
worthy things n the art technique exhibit a
drawing Of The Victory Of Samothrace" and a
sketch Of one OF the pupils by Mss Adele ProsL
II tns science rooms the pupils performed All
Sorts u interesting experiments and talked learn
eoly about helU-rOp-srn- gsotrOpisIn, OsnOsis and
other cvertl1g subjects " nlch most u the VS.
itors mad never heard before Miss Marguerite
SAVIOR gave Demonstration u tie cell tissue Of a
leat and Miss Margaret Rlchey exhibited 70 the In
tereste1 visitors the acton OF the gastric Juice
upon meat 1Lre- In test tube she had some
lr i. f1ar d
ny ot TIE undivided Substance. The rrst slowly
l1so4Fel u the gastric juice. le2-E sept Al TIE
temperature OF The body. and the other remain
lhchageo-a silent "a tness To the value OF naasJ--
cation.
~ the bacter1oiogy exhibit Miss Constance Body
arc Miss Elizabeth Livingston Sanas showed some
curious things There was. tOr instance, stertizeo
ee-allne which had been tnOculateu with CrOtOn
water ana which had raised tine crop OF germs
tlhce Nay u. Another steTlEZrd mixture had been
.-1l--alec Win germs simply Dy placing q niger
" H. IN the pupil mad previously washed
~ nnger 20 thoroughly thai the skin almost came
" ana YET The clpudileEs ri the mixture yesteF-
The interesting things IN this department ap-
tesiec 10 D. without end. and as the visitors Who
80 ilel STUDIED science At school passed tlrOuB
- oii.erent rooms their wonder continually grew
mere We're aquar1a Of turtles. tadpoles ard nses
-EeIlous kinds miniature gardens IN experime ltal
,Sssy. tests showing The pressure OF carbon cloA,
- ene other gases. i've celleo battery designed
- manufactured in rre chemical department. anc
many other things equally interesting.
psaaoi.S those present al the exhibition We're the
sesN-t ork; Mrs. @ II. K. Body. Mrs. George +.
Van Van Eesck Mrs z 5. MoatFonery, Mrs, Fred
ham. Mrs bu B6s. the gev' Dr. E. 81 stires and
N"s Rev DR. @ Il. Christian and Mrs. Oris Buckley.
- -ae graduating exercises tomorrow morning