The Greeley tribune., 1908-05-28
HANDICRAFT
EXHIBIT OF WHAT SCHOOL
CHILDREN HAVE DONE
Surprising Results Of Manual
Training in Greeley Schools
Development of Head,
Hand and Heart

The exhibit given last Thursday af.
ternoon by manual training depart
men and domestic art Of the public
schools was a revelation to those who
had not before seen the work. Par
ents were astonished at the progress
Of their children along these lines and
others marveled at the results accom-
plished The exhibit was held in the
basement of the Eighth grade build
ing and the rooms were thronged with
visitors both afternoons.
AS a good introduction to wood
work and sewing, both boys and girls
of the fourth grade are taught, by
their regular teachers, card board con.
struction work and raffia work. Book
lets, trays. boxes, etc.. which require
careful mechanical manipulation are
made and mats, doll hats and baskets
are braided from raffia.
Miss Edith Gale takes the girls and
teaches the sewing from the fifth
grade until they enter the high school
and many OF her eighth grade girls
are more handy with their needles
and more capable of making and car
ing for their wardrobes than the aver
age college graduate. The mothers
who can sew and the mothers who
cannot, are equally appreciative of
Miss Gales work in interesting their
daughters in sewing, the one branch
of the girls education which has been
sadly neglected since the days of our
grand mothers.
The sewing room WA decorated
with profus1on or potted plants and
fragrant blossoms. the seventh grade
girls being the decorators on Thurs
day and the eight grade girls on Fri
day. The reception committee con-
sisted of the best needlewoman in
each of the four grades; Fannie Per
sons, eighth; Merial Church. seventh; ;
Ada Bunker. sixth; Elizabeth McClen-
ahan. fifth.
In the fifth grade the girls make
long gingham sleeved aprons for them
selves, aprons for their mothers, dust
caps and scrim fancy work aprons and
bags.
The sixth grade girls make night
ingale jackets, shirt waist holders and
dainty fancy work aprons. trimmed
with insertion and ribbons. The sixth
grade girls have also dressed large
doll, the entire outfit being hand work.
This grade also had beautiful dis.
play OF huck sofa pillows Of original
designs by the girls.
In the seventh grade display were
many lovely shadow embroidery ap'
rons, waists and hats and in the
eighth grade were the same things OF
Walachin embroidery and coronation
braided waists.
The daintiest and most exquisite OF
all was the complete infants ward
robe made by the eighth grade girls
Three machines have recently been
added to sewing department and when
far enough advanced with hand work
the girls are given machine work
They are also taught to care for and
adjust machine.
Prof. f. Athelstan Ross took charge
of the manual training department ir
the school here year and half ago
Prof. Ross came highly recommended
and has made for himself an envi
able reputation here. He has taught
in high schools in Detroit, Michingan
and also in the government industria,
and manual training school in Porto
Rico Prof. Ross says the object OF
manual training is to develop the ini
tiative on the part of the pupils. The
development is principally mental but
can be reached only through the medi
um of the hands.
The work is restricted to the grades
for as yet the school has no equip
ment for high school work in the
manual arts.
The course had to be adapted tt
large classes but this has not prevent
ed a large amount OF work in desigr
on the part of the pupils. individual
design work is required Of all boys
in the grades from the fifth to thu
eighth. A rough sketch is first made
and is followed by careful mechani
cal drawing In pencil. The bill Of ma