Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-05
INSPECTION DAY AT WINTHROP.

The following interesting descrip-
ton of what is to be seen at Winthrop
on inspection day was written for the
News and Courier by DR.. W. A. Press
ley, Of Rock Hill:
Inspection day is one Of unusual in
terest to the visitor at Winthrop COM
mencement. There is nothing which
gives him more pleasure than to see
the actual work Of the departments
and get an insight Of the advantages
which South Carolina is Offering to
her daughters. The buildings are all
wide open on this day, and the school
rooms and corridors are thronged with
those viewing the departments.
In going the rounds one is all the
time and on every hand impressed
with the system and neatness ana
thorcughness-allo of which mean dis
cipline-prevailing here from Kinder
garten to the farewell daisy chain pro-
cession of the grave and reverend
seniors" It goes without saying that
these things will always win in every
walk of life from the dumping or a
cart or the hoddling Of bricks up TO
the presidential chair.
But let us begin our journey, taking
the work in order.
one Of the most capable and enthusi-
astic teachers in the state, demon
strates to the normal pupil that Ito be
a Kindergarten is the perfection OF
womanliness.'
Here the little ones are taught many
accomplishments in amusing them
selves and using their hands and
minds-steps to their further educa-
ton. Their drawings In black and
white, their illustrations for stories
both in drawing and scissored out Oh
paper-are revelations to the un1nltla-
ted. They are taught to build play
houses and furnish them-not In the
haphazard way Of the unframed, but
properly-with card board furniture,
with wooden furniture and clay model
led ornaments and utensils.
Progressing, we enter the model
school rooms, where the work of the
primary, intermediate and higher
grades is shown. The free hand cut
ting of the lower grades is very fine,
and the specimens of work in mathe-
matics-arithmetic and algebra
show care, neatness and thorough
ness.
The manual training begun in the
kindergarten is here widened In scope
and detail and the designs shown In
ton Of baskets, picture frames, calen-
dars, ETC., are very creditable to both
pupil and teacher.
These exhibits also show a number
Of specimens of drawing in crayon'
brush and ink work, both of still life
and pose work.
Here, as in the kindergarten, but
showing great advances, are also seen
specimens of story illustrating.
The model school is in charge OF
Misses Sarah Withers. Leila Russell
and Grant. This department. OF WIN
throp will be very much enlarged In
the near future 1t will be remember
ed that the legislature has appropriat-
ed a certain amount-which is supple
mented by private donations-to be
used for the building Of an up-to-date
school building, which will make pos
sible this enlargement, will give back
to Winthrop the much needed space
now used by the school, and VIII IN
every way be a great Improvement
and progression for the present ar
rangement. Although physically sep,
arated from ground floor to third
story it Is a natural sequence to go
from where these model school young
sters have shown their aptitude in
handiwork, where their older sisters
are engaged in doing all sorts of Won
derful stunts" with hammer and saw,
plane. chisel and mallet, using the
gauge, and trying square with dexter
| ity Of master workWomen. The large
hall-formerly the art room, now the
room of art-where Miss M. F. Wick
life holds forth and imparts her Won
derful enthusiasm to all who come
within her Strenuously energetic In
fuence, is completely equipped with
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yidual tools, while on the nearby
shelves are kept the larger tools for
common use-manual reference works
one might say.
In this department are taught wood
working and carving, bent iron work
basketry, weaving, cord work, clay
moulding and decorating.
The display Of specimen pieces in
the wood working department is Won
derful and would put to blush many a
boy who thinks he alone can make
things. It includes well made, beauti-
fully decorated or stained-not var
nished, but artistically stained-book
shelves, coat hangers. picture frames.
broad boards. butter paddles, paper
knives, etc.
In the other lines there are many
beautiful and useful things in what we
are more accustomed to regard as girls
wOrk-such as baskets of vari-colOred
grass and cane, fine needles and other
materials. hand woven rugs and bags,
Venetian bent iron novelties, embroi-
dered collars, decorated book bindings.
hats Of ratfia, cardboard designs. imi-
tations of Sophia Newcome pottery.
modelled by the students and decOrat-
ed by them in flower designs.
The department of domestic science
or the cooking room. presided over by
Miss Catherine Mulligan, is another
charming place to visit. even If one
does not get to sample the many de-
liciously appetizing creations or con-
fections there seen. Not only is the