American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-05-27
SCHOOL EXHIBIT
WINS APPRECIATION

pVMESTN SCIENCE AND MANuAr
LEANING DEPARTMENTS MS Ms"
rLAf WORK OF IfNExprCTrn
mEkIT WHICH WINS Ttpnv
APPRECIATION.
fenmnnship and Art WorL n,.,.
p.,a J%ors WIN Vocational Training
AZ u ~ tne Schools Awakened IN
Al PARENTS Who Saw Exhihit--
r"na Youngsters Take Work Homa
20 Preserve for Exhibition at The
me proudest day of the year for
parents OF American Fnlls orcurrsa
FRIDAY when thu Instructors IN tbs
grades and high school turned the
oaiiding into an exhibit hall ana AZ.
piayed the result OF the children,s
s'udious labor. The display was Inc
pest that has ever been shown IocaIiv
ana was made possible on account ~
the added equipment that the schoo,
received last fall. Every room COR
tained an exhibit OF the work done ~
the class 1t housed. The instructors
were there to explain the nature ~
.he displays and the parents vera
surprised at the progress thar ma
peeh made. One OF the most intarass
ing OF the exhibits was that ~ ~.
nanuar training under the supervia-
Ion OF Professor Warwas The nra1
ny OF the shop work was equal IN
,hat OF any In the state for schools No
"ser thah our own. Every line m
work was represented from simnIa
Jo'nts 10 difficult cabinet work Each
student was given an article OF surni-
ture 10 make along with the des,en
winch was usually drawn by Mr. w.
was Some were given designs ~
Morris chairs some pedestnls o,hor.
tables, book cases. cabinets dasSs
,n".ure houses and barns. Mr.. War
was expiained that II was the aim of
eo department TO instruct the stud
.e, en's a'ohg practical lines. They are
nIst instructed IN joints, mortices and
Himnf oqpstrltrfon. . ,ThenI ithey are
SSInsse ad tSHsS|a RISSS ySs 81 Ssh fS9yreaso
are halowed qo9maHeo sniietifing Of IA a
ppffGGqFagyf Artistic nature for a keep
sakeS Tne work In mechanical draw
s''s was as attractive ms the shop
WORK The two exhibits on display.
NOSE OF Howard Stains and Paul Nv
ana were the chief sourccs of intcrest
around the manual training exhibits.
MISS Jones In the domestic science
room In the basement had the largest
display In the building Every sfnd-
eht IN her class had dress on exbib-
!. as wen as other samples OF sewing
Iho advance made by some of the girls
III .ne class was remarkable. Tho work
VI fauiine Sparks and Helen Wiertxba
was especially noticed by the visitors
,"iss Jones was crowded for space so
nau 10 display her cooking exhibits I'm
w t'is room with the sewing. The cook
ing cIass meets twice week and had
on oispiay everything from hot biscuits
70 anger food cake. Had there been
more room the class would have serv-
cd refreshments.
,he penmanship exhibit was notic-
apIe chiefly because OF the splendid
idvance made by some OF the students
'hner the instruction of Miss paugh
u ,he commercial department. The
'tudents writing with the old fingar
movement at the beginning of tba
ear was something nearly unreadahIe
WITH the adoption OF the muscuIsr
irm movement the writing became a
rifie more legible during the first
month after Its adoption and then a.
moved steady Improvement uptii ~
ne end OF the ninth month the nuniI
,.o'e ~ an even iegible hand totally un-
Ike that OF the first month.
The art work in the lower prades
'as as attractive as the more difficult
no finished work Of the upper class
'en' rne grade work consisted of
rec hand drawing, painting, paper
'orh ana the manufacture OF wicker
askcfs Miss Hughes, instructor IN
ne iourth grade IN an enthusiaatic
'pporter OF the art work. Free hand
rawing OF familiar objects and water
olor painting together with the man
Iacture OF paper furniture, wicker
askcts and other simple class room
kercises keep the children Interested b
their school work, bald Miss Hughes, 4 !.
we give them all the elementary
aiming In the essential subjects that
good Tor them and aim to keep them
'terested In these other things 40
'at they VIII not tire of school work.
ome OF the children display wonder
u and valuable traits when given
Ie opportunity TO show What thew
In do. The period that we devote N
'awing and painting is the most in
resting period OF the day"
The exhibits from the first grade tn
% twelfth we're visited by parents.
any OF whom had never been iD the
ilid1ng before The teachers used
cry opportunity TO acquaint them
Ith the work OF their children ana
areo no effort In making the day a
ccess Many OF the exhibits Will be
eserved for the county fair this fall.
itn numerous exhibits from other
hoois OF the county the fair manage
ent hopes to have display that Will
tract TO the fair every parent In
'wer County. -,