The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-21
(By JAMES MAL0NE.)

(By JAMES MALONE.
II should define culture says DR..
q. P. Claxton, the United States COM
missioner Of education, mot as the
routine study OF the so-called classics,
but as the logical development of a
:child's natural tendencies and apti-
tudes.'' -S u
The annual exhibit Of the manual
training, domestic science. drawing,
shandicraft and commercial work Of
the Bemidji public schools will be
held May 23, in the central and north
buildings from to $3.50 p. m. Light
refreshments will be served. -
Parents and all: who are interested
in the public school education are In
vited to visit the schools on this date.
The articles displayed will be good
exhibition of the best phases of In
dnstrial education and art pursued in
the representative schools OF this
country. .s@ .:Ss.-z - .=z.
Manual Training Department.
Specimens Of the work done in this
department including the carpentry
work and mechanical drawing will
be on display. Students from the
sixth grade will have specimens of
their work whic hconsists of the
lighter form of carpentry Most of
these are made with a block plane,
knife, bucksaw, rule and square and
are designed from stand point Of
utility and ease in construction: The
pupils in this grade are not allowed
much choice as to the article they
wish to make, but are given different
designs upon which to work.
In the seventh grade they are al
lowed q little more choice and the
articles upon which they devoted
their time gave them good practice in
planing true surface, measure and
earners. The articles
made, ~ the boys ii this grade con-:
sists mostly Of hat and coat racks,
bread and cake boards, sleeve boards,
fishing tackles boxes, chicken-feed
hoppers and eggtesters. ~ ~
The eighth grade commenced work
at the first of the. year upon dado and
house joints after which they worked
upon the half-lap joint. After these
articles could be made to the satisfac-
ton of the instructor they were set
to work maxim bed racks, boxes,
pedestals, taberets and magazine
racks. II. =. . =
The High school boys were set to
work on exercise pieces at the begin
min got the term and then were al
lowed to choose a small piece of fur
niture which they were obliged to fin
ish before Christmas. After Christmas
they made any piece of furniture they
wished. Piano stools, clothes sheets,
book cases, writing desks, chairs and
many other articlse were made.
Many of the boys taking second
year work divided their time and
worked on articles for tn eschool.
Material valued at thirty-nine dollars
was used by these boys in making
small improvements about the school
which meant large saving in car
pentry expense besides giving the
students some practical experience.
In speaking of the work completed
by the students, A. D. Bailey, instruc-.
tor Of this department said:
"In all this work the best results
have been attained where the parents
took a live interest in their boys
work which aroused in him a keener
interest and which is necessary for a
boy to get the real benefit of,this de-
partment." I
All the articles mentioned above,
will be on display at the High school
at this exhibit and the par
ents of the boys will be able to COM
pare their boys work with work done
by the other students and be able to
Judge for themselves as to the benefit
Of this department to the future Of
their boys.
Domestic Science Department.
Miss Beatrice Eddy, intrnctor of
this department will have large ex-5