The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-15
EXHIBITS STRESS
INDUSTRIAL WORK
Tendency of Southern Schools
Shown in Educational
Exhibition.
OPEN TO PUBLIC ALL WEEK
Colorcd People to Attend This
Afternoon-Cnique Features
Presented.
OPEN TO PUBLIC ALL WEEK

Nothing could be more illuminative
OF ths tendency IN Southern schools
toward industrial education, manual
srts and domestic science than the ex-
hiblts incident to the Conference for
Education in the South Where such
an exhibit a few years ago would have
shown proGominancc in writing clas-
steal exercises or drawing. that OF
to- day shows furniture making, sew
ing. cooking. canning. corn. raising.
carpentry. blacksmithinE.
This tendency is not confined TO one
or more classes OF schools or of stu
dents, but extends to all. White boys
and colored boys. white girls and col
ored girls scholars i'll one-room rural
schools. graded schools. agricultural
high schools, are all being taught the
dignity and satisfaction of labor.
open Day and Night.
The exhibit is in place at the old
high school, opposite the John Marshall
School. 1t represents months OF effort
on. the part of Chairman J. III. Bin
ford and his committee. 1t will be
open throughout the week to all COM
ers. whether conference visitors or
Richmond people, and will be ready for
them at night a g we'll as by day.
Especial interest may be felt by the
negroes. whose work for the first time
IS given great prominence The ex-
hibits from Hampton Institute hnd
from the Henrico colorcd schools are
revelation to those who see them.
Colored people are invited and urged
to visit the exhibit this afternoon from
TO o'clock. During the afternoon
Virginia Randolph, supervisor for the
county. will have her domestic science
girls demonstrate cooking in n room
on the third floor, and serve cream
puffs and doughnuts.
states Send Exhibits.
Various State exhibits from all over
the South occupy the second hoor.
South Carolina, Tennessee and I.ouisi-
ana have a room. and considerable
space IS occupied by the Laurens city
schools. OF Iaurens, S. C. \ map OF
South Carolina, made entirely with
products of the soil OF that State. is a
feature. Kentucky and Alabama have
elaborate exhibitions. showing the work
being done IN their public schools.
The exhibit OF West Virginia de-
serves special mention. Colored schol-
airs have sent demonstrations of their
skill as wheelwriEhts, smiths. print
ing sewing and other crafts The
State institution for the blind has
clock made by siEhtless students.
One room Is allotted to the Rookie
Teller Sanitary Commission, showing
the PICTURES are reRistic, not to say
startling. inpressing the disastrous ef-
fects of hookworm infection in South
ern States, and the quick and complete
recoveries. once the treatment is taken.
The United States Bureau OF Edu-
cation has a room. in which 1t has
placed pictures and exhibits showing
tho progress made in rural schools
and the development OF community
iife
Church Exhibition.
On tho third floor Is TO be found
the exhibit of tho Conference on the
Country Church. in charge of Miss A.
r. Taft. assistant superintendent of
the Presbyterian board OF missions
II contains charts showing the salaries
paid ministers, church conditions and
other matters. For instance, one state
mcnt is that the average ministerial
salary for men with only n common
school education is 1886, while for
those who have a college and seminary
training. II is 1922.
State agricultural high schools have
a large part That of the Second Con-
grcssional District, at Drivers. Nanse-
mona County, in charge of Professor
lleJarnette. exhibits n model barn, as
designed by the school boys. The
Third District schaol at Chester has an
extensive exhibit. The Palmyra Nor
MAJ SCnOOl, IN fIuNilln3 county. Is
well represented.
A striking display IS that OF the
Laurel Industrial School at the re-
formatory for white boys. The stu
dents went into the woods and cut
trees and saplings, from which they
have fashioned uctlc house, which is
set UP among the exhibits.
Cooking and Canning,
OF course, Miss Ella G. Agnew and
rnr la los
been forgotten. since they constitute
one Of the most important links in
the plan OF public education in Vlr-
gina Her Virginia Canning and
Poultry Club has big space. with
platform on which demonstrat lions in
cooking and canning Will he given for
the public Thursday afternoon
Pictures are displayed OF Miss Ag-
news famous Martha and Mary
These girls had no ca pital with which
70 begin work. SO they made some cap
ital They manufactured a complete
canning outfit home made through
out An outdoor fire, with n kettle
swung from a log. was used. and Mary
ket she made herself with the pro-
ducts Of the woods These two girls.
IN the most INDECENT circumstances.
made $50 last year with their home
made OUTFIT.
For concisoness. the Amelia nigh
School would probably take a prize
among the exhibits. II takes but the
smallest space to show what was done