The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-03
FESSENDENS EXHIBIT AT. THE
FAIR

Fessenden Academy, located seven
miles out from the city, made an ex-
tensive exhibit at the fair, which DEM
onstrated the wisdom of giving proper
training to the colored youth. AS
they are properly trained they become
more valuable as aids in the develop
ment of Florida. This school. though
a little more than a dozen years old,
has done much for the awakening OF
the ambitious colored youth, and has
the warmest encouragement of the
best of both races.
The whole north end of the building,
set aside for colored exhibits, was IL
Illuminated with a complete display
from the academic, manual training,
sewing and cooking departments. The
agricultural department also had ex-
hibits in the agricultural building.
The manual training samples ex-
hibited were models of perfection in
that class of work, and showed the
successive steps followed in teaching
the uses of tools and the mastery of
the same. The models were largely
made from Florida pine and showed
that the boys would be able to prop
erly handle it when out in the world.
This departments exhibit attracted
| much attention and was the occasion
of much favorable comment.
The list of articles was as follows:
One gate, nine model blocks, CHS
leled, two window frames, nine picture
frames. (varied,) six stairsteps, nine
mortise end tenor blocks, eighteen
Maltese crosses, five double crosses,
isix right angle models, four odd cross
les, nineteen T models, one plane mod
!el. six drawing models, four silver
trays, one door frame and various
models showing progress in manual
training.
Next to these models was a COM
iplete set OF text books used in the
course Of twelve years from the pri-
mary to the high school. This text
book exhibit was examined by many
educators and received approval Most
of the text books seemed to have been
published by the American Book Com
pany, that has covered the field of
text book education by supplying the
best from the brightest minded au-
lthors.
In a beautiful circular glass case
the cooking exhibited by the domes-
tic science department was a banquet
ipicture, and was one of the most artis-
tic creations at the fair. This depart
ment is presided over by Jennie L.
,Childress, a college graduate of Fisk
University The things showed not
ionly science of preparation but great
Tart as well. The Fessenden girls are
fortunate to be under such a director
as the things indicated. The list be-
low was a part of the things sent by
this department. One other thing to
be noted about this exhibit is that the
Train prevented the cooking exhibits
Ibeing put in place in time for the
Judges to pass on it the first day, but
it was so well prepared that a special
award was given to it. The following
lis the list:
| Baked ham, baked chicken, salmon |
icrOquettes, chicken salad with mayon-
iaise, loaf of corn bread. half dozen
cream puffs. fruit puffs one dozen bis |
cults, one dozen rolls, two Ioaves
llightbread. iced sponge cake, iced
chocolate layer cake, white cake with !
caramel filling, delicate cake Ciced
and decorated), mincemeat pie
Mrs. Ida Lewis of Nashville. Tenn, |
the head of the department of sew
ing, was present, and showed the |
many interested visitors through the |
exhibits of this department She is
/ well versed in what she is doing and |
the wealth of models exhibited was |
pleasing to the hundreds of the fairer
sex, who patiently listened and exam |
ined the many beautiful designs dis |
! played.
Each female student at Fesscnden |
is taught sewing. and before being |
permitted to leave school she must |
be able to make all OF the apparel in |
which she graduates. The sewing ex-
hibit was a perfect revelation of the |
skill and ability of the cOlored girls |
when given an opportunity to Le cor
Erectly trained. The large number OF |
| blue ribbons awarded to this depart |
ment told of the high esteem in |
which it was held by the judges. The |
Carnegie building at FesSenden has |
well fitted rooms and number of ma |
chimes usel by students while sewing. |
/ The list exhibited follows:
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