Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-04
UTAH COUNTY.

Provo and Utah county line M tC
marked advantage in The gallery eX,
hibits of school and educational work
Tho Parker school Of Provo, Fourth
grade, shows large maps illustrating by
their different products the various
sections Of the United States, miniature
packages Of cotton, corn, grain wheat
tmeat products, fabrics iron, coal etc.
being attached 90 the maps. one mar
Is covered with engluyings represent
ing IN print the same effects. Then
there is map OF putty that is quite
unique.
The Franklin school Of Provo, hfth
grade, exhibits maps IN relief of North
and South America, showing the four
seasons on both continents This is
one of the most interesting exhibits IN
the educational section The Provo
schools also show drawings aud spec
linens Of writing that are quite taking,
the coIoring Of the maps, aud the rep
rrsentatiOn Of pictures with sentences
iu Illustration proving quite feature.
Maps are also shown illustrating the
mineral, agricultural political and ply
steal features Of the state OF Utah
out In Utah county the Page school,
Lincoln district, exhibits nicely en-
hroidored red velvet banner, and the
SprlngvIllo school shows one I'm blue
silk very handsomely gotten ny. The
Iehi school shows models made from
the local talc-Paris white Clays evil
dencing well the youthful ingenuity
that is being brought out Of late years
by practical educators The basket
work Is made from native material
and very well done by the payson pu-
pills, and the specimens of scroll saw
gt mi
ton by every one. The mechanical
drawings are also very good and en-
couraging \ noticeable feature is a
flag made by Sc pupils In the Spring
Vile schools, I'm which an of the fun
damental principles OF knitting work
are illustrated
one other feature IN practical In
Strucuon IN the Utah county schools IS
noted I'm charts holding Walls Of com
moditieS from various parts OF the
Garth. and suitably labeled This is
quite instructive. Then the copy books
of all The pupils are preserved so that
the status I'm that line Of work ~ any
pupils In any grade can be shown.
TOTS At WORK.
a special and most excellent phase
of educational work Is the exhibit by
the Training school attached TO the
state university, I'm the galleries. Here
may be seen the little seventh graders
busy binding books and pamphlets.
and learning the various forms Of
bndery work Beyond sit two tables
full OF little first graders modelling
from clays cats, dogs, houses boats,
Tags maps, elephants. and other OBJ
lects that attract their fancy. Their
Instructor said that modelling gave the
first distinct and adequate conceptions
OF form and outline, and upon this the
other fundamental principles were
based The children were very busy
ana much interested in their work, and
did not need any schoolmaster TO stand
over them with switch to keep them
at work There are no ounces corners
for these children. They are interest
ed In their work so that they do not
care for play--in fact the element Of
play largely enters into their work.
In the next department Of the Train.
ing exhibit, are manual training BOYS
with their wood carving and wood
working machines, turning out work
that tends to make the casual observer
stare as he begins to appreciate
through this demonstration the cana
bilitles Of boys for mechanical work,
and how strongly Is implanted IN tho
youthful mind the natural appreciation
Of mechanical principles. Visitors to
the fair should not neglect the CALLER
les, There is whole lot to study up
there.