The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-06-01
MUCH PROGRESS MADE
IN SCHOOL DRAWING
Exhibit Nov Being Shown at Mathew.
son Building Is Of Great Interest
to the People Of This City.

The exhibition Of drawing which IS
school il one of which Illustrates Fe-
markable growth in ability and no lack
of painstaking effort Oh the part of tho
instructors. The drawings are arranged
III groups hy classes. beginning with the
crude attempts of the children Of the
primary grades To he finished work Of
the high school pupils.
There are III the exhibition several
hundred examples Of work including
drawings in pencil crayon, ink, charcoal
and water colors and designs in paper
emitting and paper and fooled leather
work and designs for stone work. The
exhibit il arranged By grades beginning
with the 3 primary, whose work il draw
| ing IN pencil and erayon and paper cut.
ting and folding.
In the A primary grade the work Is
much the same as in the first except
that some simple designs for covers are
undertaken and also designs for wall
paper, towel borders and fabrics. The
second grade work is the beginning OF
geometrical designs from the objects and
silhouette paper cutting and flowers
from nature.
The work III the third grade includes
drawings from objects and also from
life, plaid designs in fables and designs
cut from paper. Coloring is also begun
at this time to give the pupils 4 chance
10 learn the relative values and the
blending Of coloTs in the schemes. The
work at this point shows 4 vast inn
lproyement over the work Of the first
year.
In the fourth grade are taken up birds
in colors from pictures, plaids in the
softer colors, Greek borders and spot
work and from objects.
The fifth grade work includes many
OF the things that were taken in the low
| er grades and shows a marked improve
ment all through. Among the articles
displayed are paper cuttings to repres-
ent objects, memory sketches of objects,
I flowers from nature, and designs for
covers for menus and books. The Greek
and Egyptian borders and scrolls are also
taken in this grade, as are flowers in
black and white and water colors show
\ ing light and shadow.
In the sixth grade il taken mp the
I drawing of towers and roofs, more Ella
u tDbibtk IA NtNiAS Iii At4Ab N@t4 @HaI1Ni
\ Egyptian borders, lettering, illuminating
and designs for rugs and carpets and
lplaques.
Tie seventh and eighth grades show
Istill further advancement, some Of the
work being excellent and much OF it
original. IN these grades are taken
some landscape work, and work from
life, including birds in their natural
colors and designs for pyrographie work
which are excellent. In these grades
architectural plans are taken up to q
greater extent and drawings of interiors
i In the work in the ninth grade and
Iihe high school the pupils show theil
individuality in their work to marked
degree, some being inclined TO one brancl
and some to another and many excellent
proofs Of the years Of study are display
L ed.
/ AS a whole the exhibition tends K
show the important place which draw
ing il taking IN the work Of the city
schools under the direction Of Miss An
gie Badger
The exhibit viii open from 3 to
o'clock Monday afternoon at the Math
ewson school building.