Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-05-26
FIRST ANNUAL EXHIBIT Of THE MANUAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT
ndreS of Our Citizens Attend An Exhibit Given by the Manual Training
Of Our School-Dplay Ward Building


pered and decorated with pictures
and notices The house was design
ed by Miss IIurford and Miss Farrell
and made by the manual training pu-
pills.
Near the house was a cathedral OF
blocks surrounded by solid stone
wall of blocks. Beyond the church,
was lad out in miniature a city park
with all the usual decorations OF
houses, bridges, ponds and streams.
! The whole was made of sand with a
few additional materials, such as a
basin for the pond and the wood for
bridges, but withal it was an ingen-
iOus plan and one worked out with a
/ great deal of patience and skill Mud
/ pies, old buckets and so on made by
the little tots of the kindergarten
completed the display This room
and its work is in charge Of Miss
Harriet Farrell.
In the sub-primary room were dis
! plays of various art work such as pa
per cutting, painting, drawing, mat
weaving and so on. Some of the
work seemed really remarkable for
such young pupils. The cutting, and
especially mat weaving were especial
ly fine. Some of the weaving was as
regular and ORDERLY as if done by ma
chinery, which shows n remarkable
degree Of accuracy and care for the
little youngsters. Miss Hattie Crumb
has charge of this grade.
In Miss Pearl Turner's A first
grade room the walls were covered
with a profusion of butterflies, and
other dainty little decorations made
by the pupils while on the front
board was really remarkable like
ness OF a maple sugar camp done in
free hand cutting Strips of paper
were cut out TO represent trees, snow.
pals, house and so on and then
pasted on the blackboard. Consider
ing the fact that il was all cut out
with scissors free hand the likeness
was striking. An apple tree drawn
on the board, and laden with a wealth
of varied colored blossoms, also made
by free hand cutting, occupied one
corner OF the board
The \ first and b second grades.
taught by Miss Shaw had to the
amazement of the spectators a
menagerie in captivity. Elephants,
wildcats, tigers and rhinoceroses.
Each animal being done in black and
white water colors. The usual dis
play OF paper cutting, painting, draw
ing, spelling and writing papers was
also III evidence here.
In Miss Eta Hearn's room one OF |
the attractions was a beautiful land |
scape in black and white on the front
board. 1t was scene of the waters
with the moon shining upon them.
shaded in chalk upon the blackboard.
A great many of the visitors express
ed their admiration of this extraor-
dinary picture. Viewed from a slight
distance in order to take away the
roughness Of the chalk the effect was
exceedingly soft and harmonious.
Miss Eta Hearn did this work Be-
sides this there were numerous but
terfiies and bright colored knic-knacs
scattered about the room giving it a
cheerful appearance
In the other room on the lower
foor and in the four rooms in the
second story the same general plan
was used as in those just described.
About the walls were hung the vari-
'us drawings, paintings, writing and
spelling lessons, each room being
decorated IN its pretGest array. The
eachers besides those mentioned
aving exhibits were: Miss Gertrude
Dodge, Miss Cora Dunlap in the 4
ourth and eighth grades; Miss Wiley 5
n the third grade; Miss Frances e
titt and Miss Winifred Trapp in the b
ourth and fifth grades; Miss Nettie :,
1acLaren and Miss Bertha Mac .
.aren in the second and third grades: ~
liss Inez Monroe and Miss Mar 4
aret Wynne.
On the landing between the first u
nd second floors was located the art
allery of the building, the exposi- II
on of the art work done by the pu- .,
lis in the grades and in the high
,hool under the direct supervision ~
NhiSS vi he general n.
me of the pictures was high and
lowed a high degree of talent and h,
aiming. The water colors were very NJ
BOD, and the shading in pencil and 7,
ttering were exceptionally we'll =
'ne. To this landing also had been NJ
ought the school piano and during
e afternoon the grade girls kept the r,
ys going for the pleasure of those
sembled there. Another pleasing
ature, especially so since the
Gather was SO hot. was the serving
lemonade and waters to those pres
I. c.
Taken all together the success OF G.,
e affair was all that could be de- an
ed for il and that the parents OF in,
G children and others took such an cit
crest in it is very gratifying to the de
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