The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-01
NEWS OF TIE DAY IN SOCIETY WORLD Exhibition Of Art Work In Ru-
 ral Schools HORSE SHOW NOTES smith-WlIson NuptiaIs at Bangor. Wedding of Mss Margaret Ho- gan and MT. James c. Lovett.
 Opening Ball at Bount.
SHOW NOTES
BY MYRTLE MILES.

We may live without poetry, music and art" says Owen Meredith, but the Board of Education of Jefferson county has wisely differed with these sentiments.
 The display of art in the summer school held in the city hall Is indicative of great advancement in the rural sohoois of Alabama. Jefferson county's Board or Revenue has during the recent session of our public schools instituted as an experiment the offices of county super visors of music and art.' So successful has. been this attempt that an effort will be made in the near future to have the school laws of the state embrace them as a necessity for the progress of our rural schools.
 Miss Margaret McAdory, the supervisor of art for this county, has special class for teachers in the summer school and has placed on exhibition in the hall the work of her classes-work executed dur ing the three weeks of June Chasing 1t by teachers grades and arranged so as to designate the progress of the work for cath week. The work consists of sketches from objects in drawing, black and white
 
 schools These examples indicate work in grouping and placing suggested by state regulation drawing books. The sec ond week embraces landscape, fruits, flowers and grasses, with crayon colors. The third week shows sketches in the form of hemisphere, illustrated In the shape of bowls and segments of apples, the shadows indicating shape.
 The progress of the class in noted in the last week by the figure in motion, when the sketch is of little boy as he jumps over a candle, bringing to mind pleas ant memories of Mother Gooses Melo- dies, Jack Be Nimble," etc. These studies are given to a special class of experienced teachers. Their lessons in clude water colors and crayons. Then the applicants for teachers during the next term are given thorough preparation of Fundamental principles. During the term of school the supervisor will make peri odical visits to each school. and has also the privilege of visiting the homes of the pupils at different times, thus coming in touch with their environments and oppor- tunities for their promotion.
 Miss Margaret McAdory has so cap ably filled the office of supervisor and has labored so arduously in her duties as pupil and teacher that this exhibition reflects credit upon her as teacher upon the public schools of our city, and the Birmingham School of Art. whence she received her training, making her capable of filling 50 important an office. Mrs. Walker Is demonstrating the theory of music to the same classes, and the future progress of our rural schools will be watched with much interest.
 Arrangements have been completed for an exhibit of the drawings from the dis trict schools at the Alabama State Fair in October, displaying the work of both pupil and teacher. These exhibitions are object lessons for the extension of art in all schools.
 Each progressive step is an Important factor in the home, extending desire for culture, placing the home on a more refined basis and above all teaching the use of the hands as T means of develop ing the stronger man. In these days of creation the individual who models or builds skilfully is pursuing path to suc- cess and the schools of this county have taken the initiatory steps toward develop ing talents that have lain dormant in many of our rural children.