The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-08
Work Done by Children of
Kenosha Schools to Be
Shown This Week
DISPLAY IN MANY LINES
Best of Exhibits Shown in Schools on
Last Friday to be Taken to Central
Building for the General Exhibit
for ali School Patrons.

On Friday afternoon last, hundreds
of people visited the display of school
work that had been set up in each of
the eight ward schools of the city.
Every child had something on exhibi-
ton that he had made; it might be a
rabbit of clay by the kindergarten
child, neatly made apron by the girl
or raffia basket by the boy of the fifth
grade. A carefully expressed arithme-
tic paper or composition-there was
something there that he felt pride in,
and which he was glad to show his
mother.
While the work was that of the
children themselves, it could be readily
seen that the results exhibited had
cost the teachers many hours of care.
To anyone who knows anything about
the duties Of teacher, this exhibit
gave evidence of patient direction of
child energies, careful arrangement of
results, and putting in attractive shape
for examination the various pieces of
work. To the elementary teachers from
kindergarten to eighth grade too much
credit cannot be given for the great
success of the day.
Much of the work shown last Friday
has now been transferred to the au-
ditorium of the high school, where it
will be on exhibition Thursday and
Friday afternoon and evening.
There are three sections to the exhi-
bit, kindergarten, drawing and indus
trial work.
The sewing of the girls of fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades prov
ed an attractive feature of the differ
ent school exhibits, as did the finished
ercises.
pieces Of wood work, which the boys
had wrought out in the school shops.
The evenings will afford an oppor-
tunity for the fathers of the pupils
to see what the schools are doing, And
an especially urgent invitation is Civ
en- to them to see the display.
The course in hand work is all shown
from the paper folding and block con-
struction of the fve-year-old child in
the kindergarten to the finished piece
of furniture made by the high school
sophomore.
The charts displaying samples of the
art work are equally interesting.
These charts contain selected pieces,
but on the tables are found entire ex-
ercises showing the results of class ex-
The raAia baskets made by the boys
have attracted much attention.
On Thursday and Friday afternoon
the kindergarten children will be pre-
sented and the usual games Of the kin
dergarten will be illustrated. Children
from the Weiskopf and Columbus will
entertain in this way on Thursday and
those from the Gillett on Friday. The
eighth grade girls of the Weiskopf
school will give the May Pole dance
on Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
Five beautiful quilts form a part of
the exhibit. One of these was made
by the eighth grade girls of the Column
bus and two each by the seventh and
eighth grades of the Balm school. The
time used for this work was the odd
moments after the regular models of
the sewing course were completed.
There are eight dolls, each dressed
by girls of one of the seventh or eighth
grades Of the city. The garments are
beautifully made and show most sat
isfactory skill in taking the different
stitches.
The quilts and the dolls are to be
auctioned of on Friday evening, w. J.
Craney, member of the school board,
having consented to act as auctioneer.
A candy sale will be conducted by
| the girls Of the high school under the
direction of Miss Yule. Two tastefully
decorated candy booths stand near the
north. and south entrances to the au.
ditorium. The proceeds of the sales
will be used for defraying the ex
penses of the exhibit.
The parents who visited the schools
with their children last week, will, by
seeing the general exhibit, find what
other schools and other children are
doing. 1t is hoped that they and as
many others will visit the auditorium
OF the high school on Thursday and
Friday afternoon and evening. The ex-
hibit will be open On these days from
1880 to $50 and from 7 to 10 O'Clock.
J. IT. White, one Of the pioneer resi-
dents of the city, who recently removed
to Coggswell, N. D.. where he makes
his home with his son, Lester H. White,
has returned to Kenosha for an extend
ed visit
The motorcycle squad is taking rest
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