Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03


Exhibition of health exercises by classes
from each grade of the schools, showing
progression from the plays and games OF
the primary schools to the difficult exer-
cises with dumbbells in the highest grades
This will include exercises with bean bags,
fancy steps and wand exercises
The old fashioned desk improperly htted
and placed. with large sketch on the wall
showing vicious attitudes assumed by a
child under these conditions. Beside 1t the
new adjustable seat and desk, with large
drawing showing a child properly seated
and in the act of writing.
The exhibit of the primary grades VIII IN
cIude: % All phases of language-(a) Com
position OBJ reproductions, (c) use OF
idioms of grades. Cd spelling. (e) phonics,
co Number-(a) Pictured facts, OBJ number
facts, (c) problems. (3) Seat work-Reac-
ton of all work Of the grades. a. Nature
and science work of the grades.
Music Department-The complete work
through ali grades of music construction
will be exhibited by scales, songs exercises
written from memory or dictation.
The High Schools.
The results of the work actually gotten
from the classes in operation will be shown.
The direction to all who have had anything
to do with this matter has constantly
| BEEN SHOW what you are honestly doing
in your classes in the regular course of
work"
The general exhibit in English will pre-
sent the work as it is developed in the sew
erai wears of the course. The English work
in the business high school will show. In
addition to the general features covered In
the academic courses of the first and second
years, certain special features along the
line of business training.
The exhibit in history is planned to show
the work done In the several periods COW
cred by courses in that subject, and will
include material gotten by written rec1ta-
tons covering various periods. the develop
ment of general and special topics, reports
and maps.
The work In mathematics will present
daily exercises showing work of single les
sons and tests covering larger topics re-
quiring the work of longer periods. The
exhibit will include papers In algebra, ge-
ornetry trigonometry and advanced mathe-
matics The mathematical work OF the
business school will be confined to CONNER
cial arithmetic.
Scientific Work.
The exhibit of scientific work will include
the subjects of physics, chemistry and bot
any for the academic schools and CONNER
cial geography for both the academic and
the business high schools. In each of these
departments will be presented examples
showing work done In Rotations and lab
oratories Notebooks will be shown. as
well as charts and other drawings. There
will also be an exhibit Of some laboratory
material.
The work in Latin and Greek will include
sets OF papers given to test the knowledge
of pupils In forms and syntax. There VIII
be exercises in composition and translation
The purpose will be to present the gradual
development In training from the memory
work OF the first year to the work Of
translation and analysis of the fourth year,
ais tt Is done in the ordinary daily work. Of
the class.
The exhibit in modern languages covers
work in German, French and Spanish. The
work in the last named subject is little In
amount. because very few pupils take Span
ish, and the course has heretofore only
covered one year. The work presented win
be the result of one quarters work In the
subject The work In German and French
will include exercises in dictation. transla-
ton from English into German or French,
and translation from these languages inr4
English.
The drawing exhibit is planned to repre-
sent the work OF all the high schools, In
Guiding regular and special classes. and
/. covering the suasscts q both heeha1d and