The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-05-28

= ""e"' h"hihs anu WrltlnS OF the
!. grammar and high school departments
, az the Hampton school building Thurs
3 day afternoon was seen by more than
., i've hundred visitors who dropped in
: for. this purpose between the hours of
hve and seven and were made well
1, come by high school pupils and by
the teachers OF the schools.
n The exhibit was not as large as II
was last year. but the quality OF the
= work was just as good If not better
y, than ever before. The exhibit wJn
n athe instant approval of all of the visi-
!, tors and many comments exceedingly
q complimentary to teacher and pupil
+ were heard on all sides. While the
!. exhibit was not so large as before
I. u required full time to look over II
!, carefully and obtain a good idea OF
. the kind OF work and the degree OF
> shill required In working the various
/, articles. -.,
4. \. The crowd was shown around by
the pupils and teachers, who seemed
- very happy In doing this and who
|. seerned much gratified that SO many
y shopid come to see what the girls had
y oope In this department OF cir
ecnool work during the year. Punch
. rsA served 10 refresh the visitors, but
= hrse was the crowd that the re.
. {rsehments gave out and lemonade
VA made and served during the rest
~ the evening.
The work I'm art which wcs on ex-
uioitlon was chiefly OF objects, water
.eolors OF fruits. flowers, trees and
nooks being done with a high degree
Iml sfhcisncy. The sewing comprised
stabls cloth covers. sofa cushions cur
Seins and other useful articles. All of
thsm were beautifully handstitched
ahd ystencilled with various designs,
hccording to the ideas OF what the
oeasner considered appropriate. ON
tAp'es were seen the work In manual
tfaininF, baskets. mats and other ar
ficles made OF reed and raffia were
Pf an excellent quality and some OF
exquisite design. showing the makers
originality and skill Around the walls
we're to- be seen specimens OF the
Palmer system Of writing which has
been taught In the city schools for
three years and which will prove of
great benefit to the boys and girls, IL
they ever enter busin, IS or profession
nj work. ..
The specimens from the various
departments come from the grades of
the grammar and high schools and
are all Of high quality, showing the
painstaking care of pupil In the max
Ing and Of teacher In the supervision
OF the construction. The departments
teieh the pupils adaptability, skill
with their fingers and originality in
t.e conception OF ideas and their
execution The department OF man.
oal training and art In the grammar
and high schools Is under the super |
vision OF Miss Marian Satterwhite. |
while the Palmer system of writing
In supervised by Miss Il. w. Mclean. |
the principal OF the primary depart
ment, although the teachers instruct |
their classes In writing.
The visitors to the building. while
attracted BY the exhibit. are APT TO no.
tice some additions 10 the auditorium
especially the casts and pictures
which have been added TO the coiiec-
uon, casts OF Athene and DIANA and
pictures OF scenes by well known ar
lists. The school has been enabled
10 secure these through the gener.
osity of business and professional men
or the city who have donated gener-
ously for this purpose, the pictures
and casts having cost several hundred
dollars IL is the desire OF the school
To add gradually To the collection. no
that the pupils will have the privilege
OF studying at first hand excellent
works OF art.
The exhibit at the Washington
street school OF the work of the pri- !.
mary grades was In It's WAY as inter-
esting. or more so. because OF the
tender age Of the pupils. as that OF the
older boys and girls in the grammar
and high school departments. All
OF the rooms were adorned with the
works Of the various pupils. drawn
work. crayon work. work with scis-
sors and paste, and numerous other
interesting things To be seen along
the walls and about the rooms. In
one Of the first grade rooms were To-
be seenrthe story of oNah's Ark, the
animals entering two by two. a circus