Evening journal., 1915-06-09
HOWARD School
Pupils SHOW WORK
Fancy Articles and Manual
Training Exhibit Make Up
Creditable Display
PREPARE DOLLAR
DINNER FOR SIX

Many persons visited Howard High
school yesterday and today to view
The exhibition Of handiwork OF the pu-
pils. The Howard School is devoted
10 advanced classes for colored pupils
exclusively. Miss Edwina b. Kruse
Is principal
Chief among the work on display
Is the manual training class. This
exhibit is especially interesting and
comprises all sorts Of things such as
side boards. tea tables. taboureis,
lhNles. stools. book racks. dayenports,
benches. and serving tables. Each VI
tho pieces on exhibition is the work
of boy students Of the higher gram
mar grades and the high school.
Each piece is finished and polished
IN a thorough manner A solid ma
hogany tea table with n glass top. a
library table done in the mission in-
lsh and a low sideboard done In oak
are three pieces that are creating
especial interest George G. Whitten
is teacher of manual training.
Another exhibition that deserves
special mention is the sowing exhibit
ion. This work comprises the work
of all grades from the third up
through the high school and among
some Of the work shown are dresses,
embroidery work, knitting and fancy
underwear. Mrs. Anderson is super
visor Of sewing while Miss Mary
Johnson, Miss Geneva Lawrence, Miss
Frances Scott and Miss Sylvia Carly
ire her assistants.
In connection with the latter eXhi-
oition there Is fully and attractive
.ly set table on which is served a
dinner for six persons, which, so the
signs state cost but one dollar. The
menu consists Of tomato soup, beef
loaf. boiled rice. tea. bread, butter
and stewcd prunos. There is also an
exhibition OF bread on display for
which prize will be given for the
jcst loaf
A number ef-thc dresses on exhibition
viii be worn by some of the girls at
the commencement exercises. Other ar.
ticles on exhibition in the sewing classes
include breakfast caps, corset covers
iainty combinations, towels beautifully
embroidered, aprons pctticoats ano
many other pieces of wearing apparel
An interesting exhibit is that of the
work done by the loom. The Howard
school is the only school in the city
hat has "a loom and the work turne,
,ut by the students from the loom h
.ausing great deal of favorable com
Ment.
Possibly one of the most original eN
hihits of all is in the Latin Depart
ment which is in charge OF Miss Ann
r. BrondaN. teacher of Latin IN th
L.. Iaft n,sNiItf Ali
convenience of those who have nov,
taken A course in the old Language
here is an outline which is eXplaine
IN large placards which are place
lround the room.
In the exhibit of the Latin depart
nent there are letters from eN-Prcsi
lent William II. Taft and Charles Ben
nett professor of Cornell College, 4
which the advantages in the study q
Latin is pointed out 10 the girls of th
school, These letters were sent to val
ous scholars OF the local school, an
hey 20 to show that Wilmington
m the educational map. as both OF thes
nen have high standings In the educa
ional world.
The students of the school are ais
well vcrscd In the art of stenciling,
Is shown by the work ON exhibition
he art section. PROTECTIVE drawing an
llucprints are all made by the boys
he manual training department,
The following are the head teachc
Of the sarions departments; Miss ~
Nina B. kruse, principals Miss Alice
Baldwin, training school, Mrs An
Dunbar. English; Miss Anna j. Bro
lax. Latini Miss Nellie Nicholson, arit
metic Miss Arleon G.. Bornser. Germa
Miss Helen Anderson, domestic an
Miss Blanche Beuzard domestic sclen'
and George #. Whitten, manual art.
The annual oratorioal contest will
held this evening.