Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-29

the many parents and friends, explaining
the exhibit. The new superintendent. &C.
companied by Miss Sipe and Mr.. Stewart
gave the flower show his attention and WIS.,
tied the main feature.
The flower beds in the school garden last
spring were widened one foot and the lawn
further extended. Now pleasing erect Is
to be gained by the rich masses OF mowers
and the groups OF shrubs along Its border.
Here Is profusion OF purple asters. there
mass of scarlet sage or the many varieties
Of Zinnia.
To the rear Of the yard is the vegetable
patch, where beans. tomatoes and even
tempting bed Of lettuce are to be seen ana
where the elm tree and the peach tree ana
the many shrubs are in evidence.
Fifth Division.
The exhibits of the schools of the fifth
division were jointly held at the Curtis
School, on o street between SD and a3d
streets. The schools represented there
were. beside the Curtis, the Addison, the
Jackson the Fillmore. the Corcoran and
the Threlkeld. The Weightman. the Toner
and the Grant schools, also Of the same d.
vision, held their exhibit at the Grant. The
Industrial Home School on Wisconsin ave-
nue. held Independent exhibit at the
Curtis. under the direction Of its superin-
tendent r. Haycock.
The display at the Curtis School was as
varied as it was complete. From onions to
peanuts and pumpkins the scale Of garden
products ran to ferns. flowers and balloon
plants. Each exhibit had tag. on which
was written the name, the grade and the
school of the pupil who had grwon 1t. Then
there were beautiful displays of cut flowers.
arranged artistically in vases and jars. The
ported plants were all placed stands
honor in the hall. On table there were
the vegetables. well represented by new
potatoes. large beets. popcorn. parsley.
pumpkins. string beans and large quanti-
ties of corn. ESPECIALLY interesting were
the peanut plants which are far different
from what one would imagine them to be.
Another curious plant, well worth seeing.
was the Japanese string bean. which comes
in long pods, more likely to be sold by the
yard than by the measure. and which
strongly resemble green beaded embroidery
used by women.
The teachers were especially proud of the
potted plants and the palms grown by their
pupils. These exhibits also were well rep
resented. especially the large leaf variety.
The exhibit Of the Industrial Home School,
while Independent of that of the other
schools was equally as interesting and
worthy of honorable mention. Rather than
flowers and plants. the Industrial pupils
they were arranged upon table. resembled
the exhibit of well-appointed market
stand
The exhibit at the Grant School was also
attractive. although smaller, because only
three schools were represented there. In
charge of the exhibits were the following
teachers: Curtis School, Miss E. M. Chase;
Addison, Miss c. A Ossire; Jackson, Miss
E. L. Cooley; Fillmore Miss T. c. Roeser;
Corcoran. Miss M. F. Gore, and Threkeld,
Miss S. E. Thomas.
Morgan School on v Street.
The Thomas P. Morgan School, on v
street between 18th and 18th streets, is pc
culiarly well fitted by it's architecture and
color to show off the beauty Of it's floral
setting. Through the generosity of Mrs.
Gardiner Hubbard and the advice and work
Of her head gardener Mr.. Bisset, the
grounds in front and east of the building
have been made beautiful with lawns and
terraces, shrubs and vines. In the rear of
the building the children of the various
grades have made splendid flower garden
out OF what two years ago seemed impossi-
BILE conditions. In it many varieties of
autumn flowers are Haunting their gorgeous
blossoms and the children feel well repaid
for their hard work.
At the Hubbard School
The display of flowers, plants vegetables
and vines brought In by the children of
the Hubbard School made a creditable
showing. Classroom work in the way of
compositions. penmanship papers. spelling
lessons and problems. relating to home
and school gardening were also on exhibit
ton.
The pupils at the building are Justly
proud of thriving privet hedge which was
planted and has been cared for by the
pupils.
Many parents and friends showed their
interest by their presence.
In the Southwest
Miss B. M. Price, principal of the Poto-
mac School, on 10Th street southwest be-
tween Maryland avenue and e street. has
accomplished very creditable results, con-
sidering the fact that the Potomac is one of
the smallest schools in the city. 1t has but
four rooms and there were only about thirty
scholars of an age sufficiently advanced to
be able to assist in the work properly
There are two large yards which have been
sodded, the soil having been brought a dis
lance of nearly a mile and carefully sifted
before being spread over the hard gravel
which formerly composed the surface
There beds of nasturtiums, COSMOS
phlox and other flowers. bordering the
grounds at the base of a high board fence
which has been artistically screened with
vines. Nearly all the plants here were
raised from seed. Little Michael Kilerane
raised a number of plants from cuttings
and cared for them throughout the sum-
mer. His father also took a great interest
in the work and looked after the garden
during the summer.
Anacostia Exhibit
The parents and friends of the pupils en-
rolled In the public schools in Anacostia
testified to their interest in the exhibit of
garden work yesterday afternoon by at
tendance in large numbers at the Van
Buren, building. on Jefferson street. where
the teachers and pupils had arranged a
tasteful exhibit in four of the class rooms
on the first floor Miss S. A. Langley, the
principal of the school, received the Wis
itors, assisted by the corps of teachers and
some of the older pupils
DUNNE AT HEAD OF LEAGUE.