Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-28
GARDEN WORK EXHIBIT
Continued from Seventh 1.age.)


Greater Washington can look to with more
pride at present than Its schooI yaruS, IL
they stop to consider that but mere pit
lance of public money has been used ZOE
the purpose but that children and teach-
ers have given their money, their time,
their interest to this great movement Tor
civic betterment.
Second Division.
1t was decided by Supervising Principal
W. B. Patterson of the. second division to
hold the gardening exhibit of the second
division schools jointly. The schools COM
prising this division Abbott, Gage,
Henry. Morse. Phelps, Polk, Seaton. Twin
ing and Webster. The exhibit. which will
be held at the Twning School, Third street
between N and o streets northwest, will
be open from 3 to o'clock.
The exhibition will consist of drawings.
compositions, cut flowers potted plants ana
photographs. Miss King, principal OF the
Abbott School, will have charge of the
drawings and photographs. Miss Kent OF
the Webster School will have charge of the
literary exhibit. and the teachers of the
other schools will supervise the rest OF the
exhibit.
A Pretty Exhibit.
One Of the finest exhibits in connection
with the flower show given by the pub
lie schools of the city today was held In
the large central hall and the four class
rooms of the first floor of the Lenox Schooi,
9Th and G streets southeast, of which Miss
A. P. Stromberger is the principal. Inc
grades occupying daily the class rooms OF
the second floor combined with those OF
the corresponding rooms OF the Hrst hoof
in making the exhibit easy of Inspection by
the hosts of visitors who by their presence
showed their appreciation of the EFFORTS Oh
| the strong corps of teachers or the LenoA.
The main hall, in which the arrangement
was along general lines, was transformed
| into a bower of beauty by decorative piantS
and gracefully festooned vines and served
, as an appropriate Introduction TO the Iias
rooms. Some of the features of the eXhlDle
| were statistical tables written on tne
| blackboard, of the seeds purchased by the
| pupils of each grade last spring for both
| school and home gardens.
| Compositions written by the pupils Oh the
| intermediate grades on gardening were
| carefully examined by proud parents. SEEDS
| from the plants. neatly packed In envelopes
labeled by the pupils, formed an interesting
| study. Asters, marigoids, zinnis. cosmos
and blooms of many varieties of towering
plants formed bright spots of color mere
| and there. Shocks of corn. baskets OF
beans. punches of peppers plles OIL .o ~ ia
| toes. iettuce celery and parsley showed re.
| suits of vegetable gardening on the part OF
some of the pupils. Not the least attractive
| feature of the display were the photographs
taken of various grade gardens aoout .n IN,
| building. The enthusiasm displayed each
| wear by the residents of the Lenox nelgh-
| borhood in upholding the work OF the ear
| nest teachers and scholars Is most encour-
| aging and inspiring.
| Out in Mt. Pleasant.
| The school children of Mount Pleasant
arc exhibiting the plants and vegetables
| which they have grown during the pas
| summer. The exhibition began in the
| three Mount Pleasant schools. the Ross
| Hubbard and Johnson, at o'clock and Will
| continue until o'clock.
I This work of the school children has at
| tracted much attention from the parents
| and there were many favorable comments
| this afternoon.
| The exhibits were in charge of the prln
| cipals of the schools. who were assisted o!
| the teachers. The latter, 1t was stated. oe
| serve much credit for the advancement tn
| ehildren have made
At the Adams School.
The display at the Adams School, first
division, is an evidence of what can be ac-
complished by children under their teach
er's direction in changing a strip OF rec
clay ground into luxurious and Deauti
full flower garden. This is emphatically
chldrens garden. the teachers having CON
tributed nothing but advice.
The composition exhibit Is also featur
| with this school, every grade. including th'
| picture work of some favorite mower, or al
| account of their success in their summe
planting The eighth grade has designs
| for landscape gardening, and set OF pa
pers on the relative value OF the howe
| garden and the playground.