Evening star., 1905-10-27

methods of conducting the voting of pupils.
More than eighty teachers were present.
practically the entire force of the division,
which includes nine buildings, the Amidon.
Arthur, S. j. Bowen, Bradley, Greenleaf,
Jefferson, Mccormick, Potomac and Small
wood
Before the meeting the principal of the
Jefferson, Mr.. c. N. Thompson, took the
director and The Stars representative about
the building. Much work has been done al
ready to bring the children Of the seventeen
or eighteen schools under the spreading JEFF
ferson roofs into association with the beau
tiful in art and nature Corridors and
school rooms are tastefuly decorated with
casts, pictures and Towering plants. Re-
lfefs hang upon the walls. The Apollo Bel
vedere, the Diana, the Minerva Giustimani,
the David and Mercury and the head of the
But the great hall where the assembling of
the thousand or more pupils brings the
schools into one group is entirely bare.
Stamping and Counting Votes.
Everywhere small groups of students were
stfmping and counting votes, the work
being done, as was explained by a teacher
after school hours, so as in no way to dis
turb the work of the day
while we feel that nothing so impor-
tant has happened to the school In late
years in the way of stimulating a love of
the best and of awakening a taste for the
beautiful, which is certainly part of the
purpose of teaching, the greatest care is
being taken that the enthusiasm and loyalty
or the students to secure a collection Of
casts for their own building does not crop
out during school hours. visitor to the
schools during hours would not know the
contest is going on"
Mr.. Fairbrother spoke to the teachers of
the needs of the schools along art lines and
said he knew he would not need to say
anything to promote movement so elevat-
Ing to teacher and pupil.
Questions as to several buildings consoli-
dating or pooling their votes in the interest
of one were discussed and the practice dis
countenanced. The idea being not that the
pupils should engage in voting contest
merely, but that each should obtain in
terest in the Improvement Of his own
school.
teacher from the Arthur building said:
'This movement will greatly assist the
teacher. We have begun some instruction
In the simple principles of art, and the
work in drawing, color and music has
shown how quickly the children respond to
the Inspiration of the beautiful. To have
carefully selected casts of fine character
and workmanship about them all the time
will provide the teacher with examples to
illustrate her teaching, and the pupils with
a source of associations the value Of which
cannot be overestimated."
Third of Collection No. 1.
The statue Of the Amazon in the Vatican,
Rome, which mas Deen CHOSEN as the tfiru
number of collection No. 1, is considered
one of the treasures of the museum. The
replica is two feet ten inches high. and Is
tinted to reproduce the coloring of the
original. Shield and battle AK by her side.
helmet at her feet and culver at her girdle,
the warrior woman is clearly identified.
The Amazons were supposed by the an
cient Greeks to be race Of women en-
tirely devoted to war and antagon1stic TO
men Stories about their prowess form
large part Of Grecian mythology. and even
seem to have a place in history. They
dwelt, according to legend, on the shores
of the Black sea, and were the constant
invaders of Greece. Other fables place
tribes of women warriors in Asia and At
rica and the discoverers of the great ANA
zon river reported tribe upon Its banks.
The origin of the fables is thought to be
due to the differing customs Of the Greek
women and those OF the northern or Teu-
tonic tribes.
New schools have entered the contest as
follows:
IAngdon, Smallwood. Polk, Congress
Heights, Grant, Hayes and Henry.