Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-26

floors Of the new Manual Arts build
ing exhibitions of the high quality of
the work of the students, from the
first grade pupils to the high school
seniors, were shown, and the contrast
between work done a few years ago
with that of the present time exhibited.
The building was open this afternoon
from l to $50, and will be open this
evening from to 10. Tomorrow and
Wednesday afternoons and evenings
the building will be open during the
same hours for all who care to go
and see the work of the students.
FINE WORK SHOWN.
a great deal of interest is shown ev-
cry year in the work of the manual
training department in wood working,
and this year the quality and quantity
as we'll, surprised many of the specta-
fets, morris chairs, music cabinets,
library tables and many other useful
household furnishings are to be found
in the wood working shop on the sec
ond floor of the Manual Arts build
ing. One of the principal exhibits was
the large buffet made by Earl Hedberg
while the davenports OF Ardo Gaetjer
and Israel Goldman attracted a great
deal of attention. Some of the library
tables, of which there were a great
many, which attracted attention were
made by Clyde Downing, Marion Rob
bins, Will Culley, Mac Stoddard, Ulys-
ses Lattner, Joseph McGinnis, Clyde
Downing, Vivian Thomas and Will
McCulloch Louis Eihl had on exhibit
fine Morris chair, which he made in
the shop during the last year, having
upholstered the chair himself. Lowell
Titterington, Eugene Ennis, Will Dav,
is, Ulysses Clarke and Henry Roberts
had beautifully designed photograph
record cabinets on display, while
Vance Ferguson and John BabcocB
have fine specimens of cedar chests
upon exhibition. Lee Snyder a.d Roy
| Criswell, both of Milan, had combina
ton desks and book cases as exhibits
of their handiwork.
! BOYS AT WORK.
/ One of the most attractive features
/ in connection with the exhibition a.
/ the building was the fact that many o.
the boys and girls, interested in man
ual arts, we're at work in the shops
and departments. Any of the students
of the high school who desired Il
make up work or finish their extr;
pieces were allowed to work durinl
the annual exhibit and this proved t.
be very interesting.
BEAUTIFUL PAINTINGS.
/, The free hand drawing exhibit, a
usual, drew a great deal of attention
but the work of Miss Hazel Weller, o
the junior class of the high school. at
tracted the most attention. Miss We
Ter had number of paintings upol
exhibition. In landscape or portal
work she proved herself to be yer.
proficient. Miss Weller has been on
of the leading contributors to III
Watch Tower, the school publication
during the last year, and will probabl
be the staff artist of next year.
THE ARRANGEMENT.
The following is the directory o
the exhibit:
FIRST FLOOR.
Machine Shop-Pe lanship work il
the grades. shown by comparison
the improvement in the writing don
by the muscular movement metho
over that done in 1908 with the finge
movement.
Print Shop-Fifth and sixth grades
drawing and construction work; sen
enth and eighth grades, drawing an
woodwork.
Forge Shop-Drawing and fe'
completed exercises are shown. o
! account of late arrival of equipmer
only FIVE weeks. or about 2212 hour!
work is represented.
SECOND FLOOR.
High School Mechanical Drawing
Four years work in mechanical draw
ing, including both machine and arch
| teCtural drawing, tracing and blu
printing over IS graduates of til
department are employed in draftin
| Offices in the tri-cities.
III Free Hand Drawing -Constructio
/ and industrial work in first fol
grades, including paper and raft
weaving, knitting, burlap, needlewoI
and design.
Free hand drawing, designing ar
paper cutting, both grades and his
school. Raffia work. basketry, MILL
cry. trays, porch, pillows, stencilin
leather work, etc.
II Mems work in night school class
II cabinet making.
y Wood Shop-High school boz