Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-05-26

stood near the table. What has been
said of the table might also be said
Of them Both were neat and sub
stantial Then there were foxy little
taberetes, handy shelves, towel racks
medicine chests, work-boxes, lap
/ desks, drawing boards, flower stands,
row-boats paddles, everything and al
most anything along that line. Some
of the lap-desks were of strip OF
! different grained woods. They were
exceptionally we'll joined and made a
pretty article. On each article was
given the makers name and grade
and the boys received many compli-
ments for their work
In this room also were shown the
work of the sixth, seventh and eighth
grade girls in the sewing classes Be
ginning with the lowest grade the
various simple stitches were shown,
then patches made by the girls, then
as the grade became higher more and
more difficult work, until in the
eighth grades department some beau
tiful work was displayed, showing the
efforts OF the skilled, even If young
seamstresses. There were handker-
chiefs, doiles, and many larger pieces
such as underskirts, night robes and
so on Without a doubt a good many
older and more experienced seam
stresses looked with no little envy
upon the work of the girls
In this room also were the zoology.
botany and chemistry notebooks Of
the high school classes under Miss
Potter. Some excellent Venetian
iron work done by eighth grade stu
dents was also shown Both these
departments were interesting and
meritous
1t was interesting, after seeing the
finished productions Of the manual
training department., To inspect the
class room from which all OF them
came. This is located in the base
ment OF the same building in the
southeast corner. il; is one OF the
neatest and cleanest workshops one
could hope to find in many day. Al
though in the basement it is we'll
lighted. Twenty benches are placed
regularly about the room with the in
structor's desk and blackboard at one
end. Each bench is fitted with a full
quota OF all necessary tools, and
every tool in use is OF the very best
quality Besides the individual bench
tools. there are larger and less used |
tools in a special chest for special |.
work. The benches are all substan-
tial and we'll set. The work of plac-
ing and arranging them in the class
room or more properly the work
shop was done under the direction OF |
Chas. Hutchins. the janitor of the /
school. Mr.. Hutchins takes a lively
interest i'll the department. and is very
proud of it. The students are taught
not only the actual making of the dii-
'erent pieces but also the designing
n the way OF making their own me-
,hanical drawings from which to
work. The course is compulsory from
he sixth to the eighth grades and
Elective in the high school
Miss Maud Hurford is the i'm
tructor and that she is up to the min
ite in everything along her line is
hown by the quality OF work which
Ter students turn out Miss Hurford
5 graduate of the Michigan State
Normal school of Ypsilanti, and is
nishing her second year in Alma.
% her is due the honor for the won
erful showing OF woodwork.
The training for girls is in charge ,
f four of the grade teachers, the ;
lisses Dunlap. Monroe, Wynne and !
lcLaren. 1t is required from the {
xth to the eighth grades but is not
iven to the high school students. 6
What the promoters OF this work are 6
fishing for now is the introduction \
the course into the high school 7
Uric ti1um. and sewing machines for \
sc in the classes. 1t is thought that O
,r small cost the efficiency of the
apartment could be much increased \
this way. The course is of slight O.
)st to the city as it is now. all the >;
aterial excepting the needles and n
read being furnished by each stu 5,
mt for her own work. ~
Across the hall from the manual tc
aiming room, is the kindergarten, 81
hich was one of the most interest tr
& of the rooms. Here there was g,
odern house, completely furnished le
cathedral, city park with pond, d,
d a dam, while over in another cor bi
r was All imposing array of mud th
es, clay vegetables, paper animals kt
d whole hardware store full of as
4 oaken buckets The house was a fe
)oden one, two and one-half by w
rec and one-half feet, two stories of
yh. Its roof was neatly shingled en-
chimney rose from the peak Of
E roof. There were fourteen win tn
ws and several doors. The house siI
d seven rooms, including a bath tn
on1, kitchen and so on. Each room in,
IS fitted with all modern conyen- SC