New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
VACATION SCHOOL FRUITS
Interesting Exhibit of Industrial
Work This Week.

On TUESDAY, August TO- iiOl'i ~ -
TO y M. parents and friends OF the ch'l-
dren attending Vacation School no o.
Bridge and Tillary streets, Brooklyn are
cordially invited to inspect an exhibit OF
rhe industrial work Of the school me
shop. elementary woodwork class ana
the classes in basketry. millinery oreSS
making. sewing embroidery. cooking ana
Kindergarten will display the results OF
their FIVE weeks labor
The shop boys have made grown
IN" furniture that will add to the COM
for, and sttractiveness OF more than
score Of homes. Morris chairs, mission
dining chairs, tables. desks, china clos
cts. book racks, plate racks. taoourets'
umbrella stands, het trees. bowling AL
levs and tool chests are among the varied
articles fashioned by their busy hands.
The woodwork class has made In min
iature every article OF furniture needed
IN kitchen, dining room. bedroom ana
living room, as well as matchsafes'
whiskbroom holders. mechanical toys
etc.
In basketrv are shown stitched bas-
kets. reed baskets Of all sizes. from tho
basket. baskets OF such varied shapes
and designs and coors that 1t would ne
difficult to make a selection; shopping
bags of raffia, some knitted some woven;
table mats. reed ratties for babies, etc
Looms have been employed In the manu-
facture of various articles. One bV,'
whose father Is butcher has made a
butchers basket
One wonders AZ the extravagant prices
Of hats in the shops when looking over
the array OF straw. raffia, lingerie ana
velvet hats manufactured by the MILL
nerv class Here the art OF frame
making. wire and buckram covering
making of ribbon and silk flowers, bow
making etc, keeps the children busy and
interested. Old hats and old materials
are often brought by the CHILDREN ana
made over into chic. up-to-date headgear'
Little tots from eight TO ten proudly
exhibit their work in the elements ary sew
ing class, and many of them have MADE
as many as fourteen articles, most or
them being OF a size that makes them
useful, Quite a number OF children nave
made garments for themselves. THESE
midgets are also preparing dolls ward
robe for Tuesdays exhibit
No machines are used in the advanced
sewing class, where articles Of under
wear kimonos, shirt waists. dresses
sprons etc, bear testimony 10 the per-
severing Industry Of the class members.
These children have also been taught 10
darn their own stockings. and some OF
them have made dresses for themselves
out of the old-fashloned full skirts OF
their mothers. The class baby little
girl eight years old. so small that when
she applied for admission she was taken
to the kindergarten class, but protested
50 strongly that she was finally admitted
TO the advanced sewing class. has made
several dresses and aprons for herself.
That embroidery appeals to many OF the
children is evidenced by the dainty hats,
baby caps. bibs. bootees, collars. cuffs,
belts. aprons, guest towels, centrepieces.
pillow tops. whiskbroom holders, pin pads
and numerous other articles that have
been worked this season. Two little girls
have embroidered dresses.
What good time they have in the
cooking class. learning how to bake
bread, biscuit, cookies, gingerbread,
popovers, cooking stews. vegetables and
eggs. putting up jellies, canning peaches
making sandwiches, omelettes, tea, coz
fee, cocoa, lemonade, orangeade, lemon
ice and other good things TO eat! On Fri
day the parents Of the children In the
cooking class attended a demonstration
Of the fireess cooker and Of paper bag
cookery, much 30 their delight with the
aid Of boy In the shop the hreless
cooker was manufactured right in the
classroom.
The continuation classes, from "A
through sB, are for pupils who failed OF
promotion in June. for children over age
for the grades they are In, for foreign
ers and for those who needed certain
number OF days attendance In order to
obtain employment certificates. Each OF
these classes has a daily attendance OF
from forty-eisht to fifty pupils. and very
many will receive certificates entltling
them TO a trial promotion into an ad-
vanced grade.
Mrs Ida ONeil, who Is the principal OF
this school, is an earnest and enthusi-
sstic worker. and. with her teachers and
pupiis,' received much credit for the ex-
cellent standing OF the school, which Is
regarded as one OF the formest IN the