La Junta tribune., 1913-05-31
School Exhibits.


training departments. n.ld az the
Boys Club Tuesday and Wedn .sday
I OF this week. was visited by a large
number OF parents aad othcrs inter.
ested IN the work The numbDr oi
visitors was far IN excess OF nose
{ In attendance AT any preyious exbi.
bition, much To the graiificailun Of
/ both teachers and pupils The Land.
some Interior OF the Boys Cluh made
an effective background for tn dis.
Z play OF The crcditable work select.
Cd from the three department The
art exhibit included drawing and
paintings from all the grades HI the
various school buildings and rom
the high school Some really re-
markablo ability was shown ArE the
exhibit reflects much credi, CON- the
instructor. Miss Calf,e. Almost
the entire wall space OF the r11ms
of the club was covered wit the
work of the art classes
The domestic science depar rru.Ht.
under the direction of Miss Nuni.
fred McAllister. included olass, in
cooking and sewing. and "a. excel
lent work accomplished Is .yit.1ced
by the display OF hand and machine
sewing Of an kinds. and jars Of
tempting iollies. preser1.s and
pickles which constituted N, eN-
hibit from this department
Occupying an important plaDs Eas
a large doh which had been pur.has.
cd for the domestic science depart
mrnt by the girls OF the fif'H and
sixth grades The sewing classes
from these grades have been sow
ing for Miss Dolly's wardrobr over
since Christmas. aud the iirtl, miss
has very complete outfit. AZ the
exhibit this dainty little iady wor.
a dress that had been mad, by
Charlotte Cook and an und.rskirt
that was fashioned by Madslins Wor.
den. These garments were chosen az
eScelling In n-atn.ss.
Before Christmas. the xork Of
the girls OF tn. fifth and sixth
grades consisted OF patching and
earning. and making s~~tss. sprons
and dresser scarfs. affortinx train.
Ing In hsnd~ork such a. hemminx.
whipping on lace. and sHttinE In In.
scrtion. The later work of dr.ssins
tn. doll mad. opportunity for In
struction In the use of cutting gar.
ments from patterns. fitting aud the
purchasing ot suitabl. materials Th.
girls Of tn. seventh grades spent
N" first term In making cooking
aprons and caps The latter Term was
devoted to lessons In cooking. The
girls Of the eighth grade reversed
the process. and the sewing, which
consisted OF machin. and handmadc
dresses and underwear. vas pre-
ceded b, course In cooking
The high school girls have made
tailored dresses. fancy dresses and
simonas A, tn. baecalaureate ser.
mon each Of tn. girl graduates wore
dainty white dress of their own
making. and three Of N. girls.
Misses Ruth Brown. Anna MaGes
and Katherine Miller. made tAetr
own commencement gowns
Two silver thimbles ~.r. Offered
as prizes In the sixth grades tor the
b-s, darning. and they ~.ra Sou By
b.uiah Goldi" and Hilds ksarn~y.
The exhibits from III. manual train
Ing department elected much favor.
able comment This years ~xAie-
Its inciud. four porch swings. go
cedar ch.s'. f~o redwood cAeets.
fifteen library tables, two writing
decks, and innum~rsbi. foot saeoas.
match saf~s. neckti. racks picture
frames. and many other small arti.
clcs. Very noticeable vas a chsval
mirror. IN" material for ~hlch was
purchased by tn. boys. IN. sork q
construction hs.,nE don. by the dt
rector. Mr.. X, o. Tru.blood Thts
mirror ~As given To tn. domsotic
science department a, ChristnAa
time. but ~As bronxh, To N. Hpys'
Club as = part Of the EXHIBIT.
Tn. exhibit Of the penmanship caas
s~s Al tn. Commercial Uish scAoc,.
which ar. under the direction IL FRO.
scs~or Mcnb. called for'a many ~.
pr"sesons Of praise from IA. vlsls
ors. Taken all together. the .xAibs.
ton WAS the most successful In ths
history Of the schools. both In sual.
''y of the work shown. and In ths
number of visitors
e'est ceieeed GRADUATE.