Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-09
EXHIBITION OF
CH|LDREN'S WORK
Closed at Lafayette School Last
Evening. With Interesting
Program.
GAVE DRAMATIC READINGS.
Al Least 5000 Articles or Individual
Exhibits Were Displayed to Large
And Interested Gathering.

Tho exhibition of chldren's work at
The Lafayette school closed last eve-
ming. with an interesting program. and
after hundreds Of citizens and children
from other schools had called to inspect
the credltable work done by the Lafay-
cite school pupils. There was large
attendance on the evening exercises,
Notwithstanding the numerous attrat-
tons elsewhere. The program included
dramatic readings from children in the
second grade under Miss Thackeray.
arithmetic exercises by the fourth
grade under Miss McVickie; readings
BY the eighth grade. under Miss Mess
more; Shepherds drill, by the third
grade under Miss Hamln; and physs-
cal drill by 100 pupils OF the seventh
and eighth grades, under Miss Gala
CHER. This last was repetition Of the
drill OF the previous evening. which was
of such excellence that a SECOND per-
formance was called for The handi-
work Of the pupils was further admired
and the progress made by the school
noted with qualification.
5000 ARTICLES DISPLAYED.
There were at least 5000 articles or
Individual exhibits displayed at tho
school, filing the superintendent Of
flee, the whole Of the corridor on the
third floor. and the assembly room.
There was probably never 80 extensive
display made In any Salt Lake school
before; It was larger than the total
school exhibit at the state fair. An
immense amount of work, patience. per-
sIstency and intelligent care was re-
qulred in preparing and arranging all
this array. and the fact that such ..
thing as this could be done, showed
how much can be accomplished by chill
dren when their enthusiasm and natui-
al talents are turned IN any profitable
direction Principal Coombs told the
visitors that what he was especially
aiming at was accuracy. He would have
this, and by setting out in the propc,
way, and with the proper spirit, he
managed to get what he was after. A.-
curacy I'm early life leads to correct
and effective habits OF thought. ana
when a child grows up with such habits
he learns how to make Of his mind
very uSeIul servant.
Principal Coombs showed series OF
problems in mathematics by the pupiis
Of the upper grades as illustrating this.
Each child had four problems: and II
there was a single mistake In one Of
these, zero was the mark for that pai-
ticular problem. BY this strict methoo
he was able to secure more care ana
attention, and the result was high d.
gree Of accuracy, the average In mathe-
MATES for the entire school reading 30
Der cent; and in cases going up 70 96.1
per cent.
FURNISHED HOUSES.
There were several features about this
exhibit IN this school which call for
special attention. one Is the kindergar-
ten display furnished by children OF
six years old and under. The children
built play house from boxes repre-
senting four rooms OF a dwelling In
these rooms they arranged furniture OF
their own making suitable for kitchen,
dlnngroom, bedroom and parlor, Tha
approximation Of these furnishing arti-
Giles to the genuine In miniature at once
occasions favorable comment The chill
dren have also made various little ar
ticles from clay; and the excellence OF
this entire display pretty strongly sug-
Sesls that there Is an amount of latent
talent In children generally, which II
VIII pay richly TO develop in the line of
mechanical training.
SEWING DEPARTMENT.
The sewing exhibit in the superin-
tendents office, ms already noticed, is
very complete, covering all the grades
from the fifth up. and beginning with
patch work, which gives the little girls
nm idea Of stitching Then come pill
loWsips, and various little articles, de-
Neloptng into more complicated and
less simple work as the age of the pu-
pills Increases. until I'm the upper
grades all kinds of articles Of wo-
mems wear and specimens OF darning
ana mending are shown. In this
branch q notable exhibit Is a baby's
SKIRT by Annie Lucas, embroidery work
by Kettle Williams and fine kitchen
apron by Lucille Evans, daughter of
John A. Evans The table cloth made
Tor Principal Coombs IL the handiworS
~ Florence Spence, Josephine Swen-
s'n Hilda Cherling and Hazel Wal
lace, The embroidery work on the
hopkins was by Ruth Spence, Gretchen
Ilelie, Annie Lucqs, Hettlc Williams,
Auth Godbe, Florence Clayton. Hazel
Gray Fac Lambert, Helen Howard,
Sadie Tins. Lucille Van. That Florence
Spouco Is talented In other ways was
evidenced 10y an unusually VOL drawn
mead and bust Of Julius Caesar In char
SoaI. She Is the daughter Of w. G.
Spence.
CREDGTABLE WORK OF BOYS.
With the sewing exhibit is grouped
me manual training exhibit by the
DOVE nf lbn QahnnI Ia xxb . Ic . f,.i,t L..
oirditable. There are about 125 ar
ucles al worked out by hand and In
.ludlng Key racks. towel racks stools
ironing boards, sleeve boards bread
buafds, match safes. and other useful
s,lcles. There is sleeve board by
Alpert McNltt, son of tho auditor OF
me Short Line. This young man Ia
nors under special physical dlsad-
Nantages by having n crippled hand,
ana yet his work Is given special hon
liable mention by Principal Coombs
mere IL foot stool by David Taylor
.uat Is 4 me piece Of workmanship,
euu tower rack by Lawrence Taylor
,,aillng for special mention. In the
me Of manual work may be noticed
me rugs made after rag carpet style
IN small hand looms. The little weav-
- either used n stick shuttle or ran
Wy lhreads or other material through
WIN their fingers This work was
zone by the second grade children un-
der Miss schoes.
WORKED TEN DAYS.
work In petroleum products by the
,N.n grade was unique and complete,
pelns partly furnished at the pupils
iIeluest, by the Standard oil company.
sto'ralts OF j. ID. Rockefeller Henry
-, W., lagier and other oil magnates APP
OF color work, done by Florence spence
hlbited. "'0 ''''
III. me upper corridor and assembly
,i walls are q veritable sight. II