The evening times., 1911-07-25
THE EDUCATIONAL
EXHIBIT A BIG
SURPRISE
It Has Grown to Fully Four
Times the Size It Has Ever
Been Before
RURAL SCHOOLS SHOW
UP REMARKABLY WELL
Grafton and Grand Forks Have
Great Show Hankinson
and Casselton Also

kOCd StaL0 Ialr OF l9lU IOr lL6 mas
grown to fully four times the size it
ever was before. Superintendent T..
F. Burchard Of the department and
his two able assistants, Miss Eliza
beth Burr and Miss Lila McGlynch,
say they have become beggars since
attempting to put up the exhibit, for
with every consignment that the
trains brought in this morning they
had to beg for more display room.
The growth has been most noticeable
in the rural schools, while the ex-
htbits from the Grafton, Grand Forks,
Hankinson and Casselton city schools
are not only exceedingly large but
excellent in every class. The educa-
tional department is given the second
floor Of the Liberal Arts building and
occupies the south and east sides and
encircles the entire center opening
The judges secured for this depart
ment are Mrs. Sara Flynn of Chicago,
instructor in primary work at the
university summer school, Miss Sails
bury Of Minneapolis, instructor in
domestic science at the university
summer school and Miss Cora Adams,
teacher in the city schools of Ia
coma, Wash, and they will begin the
task Wednesday morning.
Rural School Work.
The rural schools, especially of
Grand Forks county, have shown up
remarkably we'll and their displays
are largely in industrial work. This
is a new branch in the country
schools and was not made compulsory
until a few months ago so the splen-
did exhibit shown so soon is very
gratifying to the state educators.
The rural schools are also showing
up we'll with the corn contest work
which was started this spring. This
display, however, is shown in the
agricultural department. Sewing,
raffta, paper cutting and map drawing
are the principal features of the dis
play and the district making. the best
showing is No. 90, located in Ply
mouth township north Of Niagara.
They have display Of home grown
flowers and noxious weeds, raffla
work showing baskets, m1ts and bags
and some excellent paper cutting.
District No. AZ of. Hegton township,
north of Larlmore, Is another deserv-
ing of special mention. Their exhibit
Is especially strong in sewing show
Ing plain and fancy aprons and bags.
There are prizes in two classes for
this work. for those of 13 years and
over and for those under 13. This
school also shows some very fine map
drawing.
District No. AZ in Hegton township,
north Of Arvilla, has small but fair
~ good exhibit and district No. 10S in
Loretta township near Northwood
shows some creditable raff1a and map
work. District No. 81 near Ardoch
has a good showing Of sewing.
Grand Forks City Schools.
|. Quite naturally the Grand Forks
city schools has the largest display
and the manual training work which
Is described In detail in another
column Is the largest part Of 1t. The
domestic art work Is the next most
interesting and Miss Helen Davies
has made most interesting booth
with the work of the seventh and
eighth gr7des and high school. On
account Of the big exhibit which was
held in the Roosevelt school at the
close Of the school year the fair ex-
hibit is Just large enough to be sug-
gestive Of what is taught in this line.
Lack OF space also prevented a larg-
er showing but at that the collection
is very complete. Work from the first
lessons Of sewing and Telling seams,
making hens end plain clothes, such
as kitchen aporns and simple ging-
ham dresses to the work of designing
patterns and following them out in
the more fancy dresses is shown by
sampe or two. The fine hand sewing
on lingerie is quite remarkable
while the excellent finishing on all
the garments causes much comment
from the close examiners. This is
work from the pupils Of Miss Suther-
land, te.'cher of domestic art and
domestic science In the city schools
The drawing work of all the grades
from primary to high school takes up
the remainder Of the space together
with good showing; of product map
work. Miss Elizabeth McNiel is the
supervisor Of drawing and for the
state fair exhibit she has selected
samples Of water color, crsyon, pen,
charcoal and stenciling. Even the
primary grades show excellent work
in these various branches and their
studies have been largely the seasons
OF the year. In the higher grades the
designs for magazine covers, calen-
dars. hand-painted china, borders and
wall paper are extremely artistic,
showing the thorough development Of
talent The group drawings and
copies from life are splendid.
Grafton City Schools.
Grafton schools have sent q re-
markably splendid exhibit and It COM
pares exceedingly we'll with that Of
the local city schools. Their sewing
10 especisliy fine and includes towels,
bass. doilies, centerpiecss and num-
erous other househola articles. These
aye decorated with both stenciling
and hand embroidery. They also
show some nne cut leather work rep