The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-21
GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO EXHIBIT SPEC lliENS OF WORK FRIDAY
Manual Training Domestic Science Drawing Handcaft
Departments Will Display Samples Of Years Work North Central
and High School BudinLght Refreshments VIII Be
PARENTS SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE URGED TO BE PRESENT

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j hibit of articles made by the girls of
the grade and High school classes
prepared and on display. The girls
from the graded department will on
Fly have exhibits of plain sewing as
their work during the year consisted
only of hand sewing. The High school
girls only worked on plain sewing
until Christmas and then were given
work on dress making. Many pretty
/ dresses were made and will be on dis
play in the sewing room on the sec
Eond floor of the High school building.
In the cooking room there will be
tables set with many foods cooked by
the girls cooking class and an unique
plan has been arranged in which
some idea can be gained Of the true
food values of different foods. " go
Drawing and Handicraft Department
The department of handicraft and
drawing under Miss Floy Donaldson's
supervision, presents a carefully
graded course in free hand drawing
from the kindergarten up to. the. sec
ond year of High school, and indus
!; trial work in the primary grades
which includes paper cutting, fold
ing and weaving, rafia winding and
j braiding, hammock making, simple
work in textile weaving and clay
modelling. ...... -. 49,, ... .s... ...s.zEE
In the intermediate grades the
work exhibits problems in card board
construction, yarn and chinelle weav-
ing, rattan mats and baskets clay =
modelling, and booklet making The
grammar grades show designs applied
to stencilling of bags, curtains, dress
er scarfs, pillow tops, table runners,
desk blotters, lamp and candle
shades. &-e .... ,z.5@ lf <s' a2sa
Thi sis the first year course stns
drawing has been offered in the high
school, Nine girls entered the class
last fall, the greater majority having
no previous experience: Believing
with VIM Morris that cart is refined
common sense" the years work has
fully justified its place in the High
school curriculum. The free hand
drawing covered an advanced study
of cofcr, light and dark, still life, pro-
spectlve composition and design. Tool
ed laether was introduced and includ-
ed the modelling and making of coin
and hand purses, hand bags, scissor
cases and magazine and book covers.
Public Speaking Class.
In the evening of the Esd, the Pub
lie speaking class will give public
demonstration in the Hin school as
sembly ROOM Miss Marjorie KNAPP
pen has had charge of this class
through out the year and has given
several excellent programs. The pro-
gram for this final demonstration will
be as follows:
"The Plays the Thing. Edith Ryan
"The Runaway. Dorothy Torrance
Modern Feudalism" Harold Hayners
"The Minister. :. Hilda Galchutt
sRollo Learning to Dress. ......
Margaret Nesbit
"Where Ignorance is Bliss. ..... ..
-. Marie Cahtll
Reconstruction of the South.
........... go. Earle Riley
"Alec's Bear Story. Mona Flesher
"The Losing of Mr.. Stubbins' 49,.
Alice Nicely
Another production which was
added at a late date is selection
from the great humanola, an eight
note instrument which. will be played
by Professor de Ellotson. This is an
absolutely new instrument and has
never been played in Bemidji schools
before. -. ~
A special musical program will be
arranged for this demonstration
which promises to make this event
one of the best for the past year.
Commercial Department.
Specimens of penmanship and type
writing done by the students taking
this course will be put upon display.
The first page of practice work which
was done by each student will be .
placed beside the last copy which the
student made at the close Of the year
60 that the parents can Judge as to