The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-02-01
SCHOOL EXHIBIT
ARRANGED IN FREE PUBLIC
LIBRARY FOR INSPECTION.
Specimens of Manual Training, Sewing,
Cooking and Design From Primary
to High School Work.

training and design work, sewing and
cooking of the pupils of the public schools,
which opened in the Free Public Library
this morning.
From the first grade "B'' to the senior
class OF the High School the progress OF
work In each department is shown, the ex-
hlbits being attractively arranged or
screens and tables and in show cases. A
feature of the first year display is .
farm with houses, animals, fences and
even a grape nrbor, cut from paper. The
specimens Of paper work on the walls in
Glide dolls, dolls furniture, a dolls fiat,
most up-to-date with it's double beds and
pretty colored designs for wall paper and
borders. Raffia mats, crocheted horselines,
raffia hammocks, whips and a brown paper
{ eddy bear are also shown. The second
year work shows a white Eskimo village,
with huts, dogs, sleds' and people true to
life. The paper and raffia work follows the
lines of the first year, only the problems
are more difficult. A country Village is
depicted on a table, In the third year
work, with a flowing river on which sails
a boat; a church, houses, trees, hills, peo-
pie. etc.
The work of the fourth and fifth year
pupils is more difficult in each line. The
paper exhibit includes calendars, book
covers, also designed by the scholars;
match and whiskbroom holders. wall paper
borders, napkin rings, candlesticks, sleds
wheelbarrows. In the raffia and reed
display are work baskets, jardinieres, cord
holders, mats. doll hats and other difficult
problems. Especially good work was sent
in by the Seventh Avenue School.
One of the winning features of the
fourth year exhibit is the "Old Newark
showing this city as it was many
years ago, with a pump in the centre of
the town, around which are clustered a
few farm houses and their outlying build
Trinity Church may be seen, and at
one end of the town is the Passaic River.
the other end is the general store"
whole is laid out on real dirt and real
grass.
Iron work and basketry are also included
in the fourth grade work, and In the fifth
and sixth year exhibit carved wood is
The stages of carving are
shown in several pieces, from the rough
board to the f1nisher article. Books
containing fifth and siSth-year mechanical
drawings are also shown. The work of the
ungraded schools is very fine showing a
of finished difficult problems.
among which are carved stools, with woven
reed seats.
Among the special exhibits are an auto.
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the South Tenth Street School; an inven-
ton for developing pictures, a frame to
hold the films while they are being dipped
In the solution, made by Franklin Mase, If
the eighth grade "B" of the Bergen Street
a doll house, with all improve
nents, completely furnished, made by Miller
Street School boys; a large mission
chair, with leather seat, by Harry
Reiner, Of the eighth grade, Of Miller
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pine wood, mission finish, by Theodore
of the High School; a library table.
stained green and highly polished, by Nor
man Richards, of the High School; a
'srandfather's Clock showing much work.,
by Louis Kraus, OF the High School, and a
music cabinet, made by Saul
Streen, of the High School.
The High School Exhibit included pat
tern making, trimming, advanced metal
work, wood carving, mechanical drawing,
weaving, exquisite specimens of all
of the work being displayed In
the cases. The carved wood exhibit showed
conventional and free designs on comb and
brush trays, mirror backs. waste baskets,
Charts OF the problems worked out in
the mechanical drawing classes hang on
the wall. Specimens of the upholstering
work are also shown. The sewing exhibit
occupies considerable space, and Is at
many visitors, whose compliments
are well deserved. From the simplest tasks
to the making of shirtwaists ard elaborate
fancy articles, all steps in the sewing les
sons are shown. The fifth year work shows
n dainty handmade corset cover, trimmed
fine lace; doll aprons. needle cases,
bags, embroidered pincushions,
fancy covered boyes, etc. In the sixth year
display are muslin waists. neatly patched
button-holes, hemstitched handkerchiefs
and baby dresses. The seventh and eighth
year work shows embroidered Initials on
darned hose, embroidered waists,
wallpockets, doilies and pho
to-holders, shirtwaists and all sorts of
fashioned articles.
Hhe stencil work of the High School
girls is displayed in all its stages, from
the drawing of the design to the finished
scarf. or whatever the article might be.
The brush drawing work may also be seen.
In a show case is a collection of fine
old laces, loaned by those interested in
the exhibit.
The cooking display is in cases, and on
a table set for a meal. 1t includes ~jellies,
jams, preserves, buildings, pies, roast
meats and desserts, which look tempting
enough to convince any n of the value
OF cooking lessons as a part OF the school
curriculum. The cooking exhibit was ar
ranged by Miss Mary Caufield, the cooking
supervisor, and Miss Irene Caufield. The
cook books Of the varlous grades are also
on view.
The High School display was arranged
by Carl F. Laughs. Charles +. Stonesifer
and Miss Elizabeth Garrabrant.
The display was arranged by Eli Pick
wick, the supervisor OF manual training,
and the manual training teachers, Miss
Carrie v. Stephens, the supervisor Of sew
ing, and her assistants, Miss Mary Dom
nelly and Miss Josephine A. Belcher; Miss
Eva Strutde, the drawing supervisor, and
her assistant, Miss Mabel Chase.
The exhibit was inspected last night by
OF the Board of Education, prin-
cipais and teachers. and was thrown open
the public this morning.