The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-05-15

better to win the nomination at the
June primaries
by Sixth grade boys as were also the
wheel-barrows which were made to be
used in the school gardening during
the summer
Mechanical Drawing.
On the walls were the mechanical
drawings and blue-prints made by the
class and also the maps made of the
school district for the members of the
school board. There was also a report
of the work done by the service bu-
reau, items of which may be of in
terest. This bureau was established
in December, 1913, for the purpose of
providing the students with practical
work and to afford them an opportun-
ity to offer the knowledge gained in
their classes. The work is done after
school and in the evening, regular in
structors assisting the boys in carry
ing out their ideas. The student is
| required to keep cost sheet, time
and material cards and receives from
10 to 18 cents an hour, depending upon
the quality Of the work. About Is
boys have registered for this work
and find more work available than
they can handle. Following is a
/ statement of this work from January
20 March inclusive:
Total number of orders filled 48;
sotal number untitled SO.
Amount of work finished, $195.O0.
Amount of material used $131.00
Amount paid for labor $52.
Art Work Exhibit
The art work done by Miss Graig's
high school drawing class showed
some work and talent of high quality.
This is the first year the work has
been offered in high school and it
bids fair to become a part of the
curriculum, There was good work
in tootel and cut leather, in stencil
designs, in place cards and favors, a
little bit of figure drawing and some
excellent work in pastel and water
colors The flower studies were taken
from nature. The basketry work was
particularly interesting.
Domestic Science.
In the domestic science department
three classes of work was shown. In
the kitchen class of girls were busy
all evening baking cookies to dis
pense generously to all comers-even
to the oft-recurring small boy. The
method Of kitchen work was shown
here. In the sewing room there was
a display of millinery, the work Of
third year high school students and
a very complete line of the sewing
work of the first year students. The
array of kimonas, aprons, dresses and
children's clothes quite outrivaled the
department stores in style and quality.
There were even living models who
wore the pretty summer dresses they
lhave made in class. It was the girls
of this department too, who under the
direction of Miss Barclay and Miss
Oberg, served the delicious grape
punch.
! The Physical Laboratory.
On the second floor in the physical
laboratory Miss Jacques classes ex-
perimented with the use of balances,
| studied heat, simple machines and
electricity. There was an exhaust
pump demonstration and expert
ments with telegraph, electromagnetic,
and electric buzzer.
In the chemistry laboratory there
: were drawings Of topographic maps
made by pupils, and sectional draw
ings showing the geologic structure
underlying Virginia. Mr.. Metz class
in chemistry was buoy making nitric
> acid, nitrous oxide Laughing gas) and
? others. There was also display OF
Photographic slides.
Commercial Department.
On the third floor in the commercial
4 department Miss Melgard's class was
busy transcribing stenographic notes.
e In the lecture room there was Ian
< tern slide exhibit Of Minnesota birds
: and flowers. These pictures were
e taken by Supt. D. Lange Of St. Paul
i and were explained by Miss Lorna
Y Lange.
), The school orchestra, under the di-
Y rection of Miss Lille, played almost
: continuously during the evening and
: was never lacking a large audience
e on the second floor.
k To much cannot be said in praise Of
e the able way in which the exhibit
j was planned and carried out. It Of
Y fered an unusual form Of instructive
d entertainment which the people of
S Virginia would not be slow to vel
e come as an annual affair. =