El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-16
SCHOOL EXHIBITS
EXGELLENT;LARGE
CROWDS ATTEND
Work of School Children For
Year Shown at Bailey and
Sunset Buildings,

The Raf1ev and the Sunset schools
held their school exhibitions trl91y
afternoon. At the Bailey schooI Ie
sides the work Of the grammar school
children the work Of the High school
classes in domestic science, sewing anu
cooking. and the boys manual training
department work were eXhlnlted -
aroused much favorable comment me
work of the sewing classes presented
splendid display Of dresses, coat SUITS
complete sets OF underwear all nlaue
by the high school pupils, planned cut,
fitted. and sewed- These occupied an
entire side Of the wall and were hunB
on coat hangers. in cabinets, and as
played on dressmaker's figures
one cabinet was filled with the COOK
cry triumphs Of the class, various hlncS
of bread. rolls, cakes, and preserved
vegetables and fruits in tempting ar
ray. All the visitors 70 the e1hloll
were served with tea and prea0 ana
butter sandwiches by the girls Of the
domestic science classes, the oread be
ing made and baked by the class, Miss
Margharetta lie Baron has had charge
OF this class.
Manual Training Exhibit.
In the adjoining work shops the
manual training work Of the High
school boys under c. c. Golden was
displayed. The work shows splendid
grasp Of the subject, and good eXecu-
ton and planning, and the articles ex-
hibited ranged from dumb bells and in
dian clubs to swinging shaving mir
rors, morris chairs, desks with full
equipment Of pigeon holes and draw
ers, and a big directors table with
Roman style legs The exhibit also in
cluded neatly bound drawing plans and
diagrams. The work shows the prac-
teal value Of the manual training
course. as every article in the entire
course is useful in the pupils own
home
In the exhibit Of the Bailey schools
manual training work. which is done
under z. c. Beezley. more simple mod
els, though equally practical, were
shown These models are each a step
In advance, OF the other. teaching the
pupils the use Of new tools and differ
ent methods Of work. These are made
with the hand tools while the High
school pupils use cabinet machinery.
Sewing Glass Exhibit.
Upstairs in the library the work OF
the sewing classes Of the Bailey school
under Mrs. Margaret Murphy's direc-
lions were on exhibit. The garments
made by the pupils included complete
sets Of undergarments and cooking IN
forms and caps and aprons. The work
done by these children is quite re-
marSable, showing a neatness Of sew
ing and n carefulness Of planning that
is excellent.
Throughout all the rooms, the walls
were decorated with the art work and
cut out work OF the classes, while the
daily school papers Of the various
studies were arranged on each pupils
desk. giving the observer an Oppor-
tunity TO study the work OF each in
dividual pupil
Miniature Farms
In the low first grade taught by
Miss Hannah Ellison. the children had
arranged two sand boxes with most
carefully laid out valley farms In the
larger OF these the farm house. with its
- 81
separated from the surrounding farm
lands by border OF tulip plants in full
blossom, the tulips being the cut out
coloring work Of the class.
Outside the tulip border was a cotton
field with little pickaninnies picking
cotton There was a field with irriga-
ton dicches coming from an irrigation
reservoir and on the other side a bit
OF western hill country where bron-
chOs and long horned cattle graZed
cOmplacently. The sand box attracted
TORS lsa' oe1i OF attention from the VS.
Hold Final Meeting.
During the afternoon the final
Parent Teachers association meeting
for the season was held. Children's
sumner literature was the discussion
topic Mrs. A. p. Averiu talked upon
children's reading matter and Mrs. Ed
lth Graham Coyne. the city librarian
talked about the books that are the
most popular with children. Miss Rose
Clayton opened the meeting with a
plano solo and Mrs. r Y. Pearson sang,
Mrs. J. 7. Pearce ACCOMPANYING her.
Sunset school Exhibit.
At the Sunset school the exhibit OF
the pupils work was arranged about
the walls OF the kindergarten room,
with the manual training work. and the
domestic science work on exhibit in the
sewing room OF the school. Here this
department again presented n splendid
assortment Of beautifully made gar.
ments. that the children have sewed for
themselves under the director, Miss
Janet Macks supervision.
The manual training work IN this
school IS also under T. c. Beezley's di-
rection and presented wide range OF
well made useful articles OF wood. In
the kindergarten room the exhibit Of
the kindergarten children was most at
tractive- The exhibit aroused great
amount OF interest among the visitors,
and was very well made.
In this room the Parent Teachers
association held its final meeting for
the wear. Mrs W D. Howe, the pres
ident. presided. An interesting program
OF musical and literature numbers were
given. Miss Rose Goodman played
piano selections and Emil Slberberg a
violin selection with Mrs 4 Silberberg
accompanying him. Miss Della lsosen-
stein sang. Cabell Greet sang, and Mrs.
c. o. Ruclzer and Miss Sadie Ruth
Aldridge each gave several readings.
,or-cr.ag SCFroOr. pF-pTTS