The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-28

groups and come as they did when the
school first opened, ON alternate evenings,
Much has been accomplished in improy-
| ing the school, and new equipment has
been purchased. A successful exhibit
marked the close OF the school year. Mr..
Pamperl speaks appreciatiyely of the cir
|cumstanees which permitted him to join
a party OF industrial educators for the
purpose of studying abroad. Much new
knowledge which he hopes TO utilize in
school affairs was gathered by him while
abroad.
Drawing instruction.
Much interesting information Is found
in the annual report Of Catherine Reav-
eley, the supervisor of drawing in the
public schools. The outline of study has
been changed but little from that of last
year with the exception that more hand
work has been introduced. More than
half OF the time allowed for drawing rs
spent in studying the principles OF draw
ing and the result has been very salts
factory. Suitable material for construct
ing articles has been supplied this year
for the first time. Work in designing,
book binding and other lines
is being pursued with satisfactory re-
suits. The supervisor advocates indus
trial training, as she finds that a large
of her pupils are destined for in
dustrial pursuits. Introduction Of such
training would tend to keep the children
in school longer than they might other
wise care to attend. Pupils in the eighth
grade Lincoln school are learning their
first steps in sewing. They are furnish
ing their own materials to work with
Ind their interest in the work proves
that sewing would be appreciated, at
least by the girls themselves. One so
minute period is given each week to pu
pills taking the commercial course in the
high school. The course is planned to fit |
the needs of those pupils who expect to
iii positions in the various offices con-
nected with the granite industry.
Music Department.
Music in the high school was made
elective last fall, according to the report !
If the supervisor of music, Lucy A.
Proctor. A chorus of It's voices meets
,nce a week and is doing very good work. |
)nt of this number is the Glee cluD.
80 voices. The number would
nave been increased to so had the super
,isor been able to secure voices for the
enor parts. Plans are in the making
or concert in the spring and perhaps
music festival for the grades. The
at some length describes the +
ystem she has followed in cultivating
oices from the first grade to the high
chool. Children who enter the schools !,
t the age of five or six years to the 4
ereentage of 90 are, to a certain ex-
ent, passive" The sense of pitch rs
and they do not sing in
une. Therefore the first year is given
p to the singing of rote songs through
rhich the child receives training, un-
as it may be, in ear, voice,
emotion, melody, rhythm and
If proper attention is
iyen the little ones, nine out of 10 will
ing.
This year, marks for music have been
iven in figures instead of letters, above
he third grade, and the mark is aver
ged in, the report states and placed on
b. report cards. These marks are based
n individual sight singing and theory. !
he supervisor finds that the interest in
he music is much greater when the
Iarks mean something definite in the
gerage of the school work.