New-York tribune., 1907-08-15

nature Study. and The children. many Of whom had
never seen chicken before, simply went wild over
TIE little family. TIE carpenterfng class made
coop for the newcomers, and they seemed TO be
quite contented
fish frogs, nevis, aner,oneS and other Great
ures There are growing plants, too and eacn
child has pot in which IL planted seeds at the
beginning Of the term and which will be taken
home Friday Some of the boys OF the car
pentering class have made window boxes which
they have filed with plants and which viii also be
taken home. All the classes 60 TO the nature
study room certain number Of times every week
and they have truly great times there
The art teaching is also universal and each class
correlates lis work with its art study The
tronxorkers make shades for their candesticks.
the wooaworkers decorate their work, the en-
broiderers learn stenciIling and stamping the dress
makers draw desisns and the cooks evolve menu
cards. and so
DECORATING THE ICEBox
Embroidery is the most popular subject. though
the girls never speak of embroidering the fabrics
they decorating. They sew them out" in
stead There are seventy-ive in the embroidery
class. and never at any lime has the attendance
fallen below sixty-seven. The pupils have done a
great many articles which the teacher took at
first, for bureau II turned out, inquiry.
that they were icebox covt-s- An icebox is. from
its rarity. important tice OF furniture in this
neighborhood. and has TO have cover beftting its
dignity. When piece e work Is finished the
girls wash and iron ii according 20 instructions
given in dry and nEeiess demonstration at school
Some Of them have thus developed into superfine
little laun6resses
The millinery class comes next in popularity.
TIE girls have worked industTiously all through
rhe six months Of the term making hats not only
for themselves hut for their sisters and their
and aunts, while every girl in the class has
made hat for her mother
In the advanced sewing class it has been just
the same. All the people at nome, the mothers
and the sisters and the babies, have prohted by
the work of these busy fingers one girl made
q tie for her father. and another produced sim
iisr accessory fer one or the teachers one niue
girl who wanted bed for her dolly, did a very
sharp stroke of business She bargained with a
member Of the carpentering class 10 make the bed
for her while she made a blouse for him
Even in the elementary sewing classes the little
folk like te make useful things. and bring their
own material the purpose. instead OF contenting
themselves with the models for which materials
are furnished by the Board Of Education The
board furnishes material, however, for a baby's
hood. quite big enough for the precious baby al
home TO wear
making class. the great Joy of the larger girls
CT the aeghbOrhood-
GOOD LITTLE COOKS
In the cooking class they have been having a tre-
delicious dishes. unknown the East Side. which
the teacher shows them how to make Jees.
salads soups and hot weather drinks-the last
much cheaper and great deal nicer than the
products Of the soda fountain-haye been among
the things covered by the curriculum Last
Wednesday the cooking class gave a luIecheon 10
Kiss Evangeline h. Whitney. superintendent OF
recreation centres and vacation schools the super
,r,eors of the vacation schools and Mrs. Ralph
Trausu1ann. The rest of thu school co-operated
rs far it could The enlbroiderers decorated
soies which were given 10 The guests as souvenirs.
iTClNOrheLS
ehades were made in the art room. The table was
decorated with nasturtums. yellow is the school
co5or
There are not quite many boys as girls In the
school but they have all worked industriously can
ing chairs for their mothers or for their neghbors
xho pay them 35 cents chair; making baskets
and producing sundTy creations I'm wood and iron-
Next year the principal. Miss Rebecca Palmland,
hopes to provide for more boys.
No III differs vacation schools in hap
sr.s an assembly every Gay The children enjoy
this very much The stairs always patrolled
az this time by monitors, who are called the
ssl,rights Of the back stairs and boy who stands
at the roirC where the children turn they march
tutc the room is called the knight OF the square
corner" The flag is always saluted with great
forunaIity with the help of color guard. and the
scoaa song, written by the nature study teacher,
Miss Pauline Stei1bsrg, is sung
One class is chosen every day 70 entertain the
ofasrs exhibit its work, and the teacher OF the
class explains the work
This afternoon Miss Parnlsnd expects 10 take
about 3Ge OF her little folk Dreamland The con-
oitsons Of admission this party have had 10 be
made almost npossbly strict IN order TO limit The
suraber sufficiently If all those who have not
been late absent during the term were taken