El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-15
BAILEY SCHOOL
HAS PARENT DAY
Work of Montana School Is
Shown; Kindergarten Has
Wonderful Farmyard.

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school was on inspection for the pat
rOns from the top floor to the manual
/ training department in the basement.
I Miss Willie McCreary, the PRINCIPAL
and the staff of teachers OF the Bailey
/ school showed the visitors through
/ every part of the big school and ex-
J planned the work that is being done
/ in the different grades
/ For the benefit Of the parents and
/ visitors. the children had their work
! on display in the various rooms which
I make up the Bailey school and this
/ work was as interesting as was the
; wonderful work done in the kindergar-
ten, manual training, domestic science
and other special classes Drawings
done under the supervision Of the art
teachers decorated the blackbOards and
walls Of the various rooms. cut-Outs
done freehand with scissors, little rata
hats, napkin rings. maps in colors,
studies from life and penmanshlp eXer-
9 cises were shown on the walls and
desks of the rooms Sand boxes with
Z miniature farms where real wheat was
l growing out Of real soil, cotton patches
] with darkies picking them, wagons
] crossing miniature streams and the
Z cows and chickens which make it "the
/ life" were shown in all Of the in
I genious arrangements which the youth
! full minds of the Bailey school students
could conceive
wOndow Boxes Bloom
The artistic was emphasized in all Of
the rooms, as the window boxes in a
number OF rooms were in full bloom,
trailing ivy had been draped over the
windows and cut flowers placed in
profusiOn on the desks and in the cor
ners- This was all done complimentary
/ 10 the parents Of the children and the
visitors to the school which has a
parents day twice each year.
As little folks are always the most
( interesting, the kindergarten depart
Inent OF the Bailey school is one Of
the most interesting departments Of
this school The kindergarten work IS
In charge OF Miss Lulu Jones and her
success is shown by the results marked
by the little artisans and which are on
display in the kindergarten room. On
an elevated stage has been grouped
gaFten scenes ever seen in FL Paso
schools.
Farmyard Scene
Inc scene is that OF a farmyard and
IS complete In every detail The yard
IS enclosed by substantial Stat fence
which is horse high and hog tight"
II IS carefully nailed together from q
measurement and is as snuElv Joined ss
professional cabinet maker could
make In one corner Of the ward is a
windmill with real paddles. a tank
made from coffee can and little pipes
connecting the pump with the tank
Cnoer the tank are the COWS and
chickens The windmill was made nv
Lincoln HaWley and is comDIers IN
every detail.
A pigeon house sets on a post with
hoies bored in its sides to permit the
birds 10 enter and leave This is fbs
work Of Robert Johnson a v-beeIo
barrow, the wheel sawed from the end
OF a ribbon spool. was made bv Dean
5eFans VINO takes TO wood working
from MS father. Stanley Bevan- Wes-
ley Ray made a chicken coon for ~.
farm with the nests foi- the hens roosts
and runways. The chickens ar 49,
N profusion looking like a belated
-5-S-sL eeie Dra lion- A wagon on which
was also made by Wesley. Billy owen
donated a tiny dOghouse with pIenfv
OF ventilation for his CANNES
Real Gate With Real Hinres
Inc gate 10 the farmyard swings Z
on rea4 hinges, the fastener is a resI .
catSh ana on the cave Of the barn Is a Z
Pu4lsy Tor drawing up hay whic- one &
" the boys brought TO school as an :
after touch A ladder leads from the I
ground TO the loft and there is 4. s0us-s 4
10oE IN the haylOft to put in hav :
WITHIN the barn are stalls where I
horsss are munching imaginary hay.
ne entire class OF boys and girls I
between SIX and seven years who COM
pose the kindergarten class Of so made
mucn OF the woodwork for the fsrm
ana they are all enthusiastic abour Z
t S1ielI 7cIeatlon-almost as much so as
MISS Jones A hammer rack which con- ]
talns the hammers used by the lttIs
c,lfpenters was made by Billy Coles
lne son OF J. r. Coles and there Is ; {
dining table and chairs which were
MADE by the kindergartuers iron, &
3 umWood and which is a mart ~ a Z
complete set which is being made for
the kindergarten, including a buffet
Ded and dresser These are All cut III
measurement and are all well buiIr
1 mere are also looms upon which have
peen woven rag rugs, the looms and
rugs having been made by the bows and
girls and various kinds Of cut-out
Work and paper work
Manual Training Work.
Equally Interesting is the manual
raining department an the basement OF
the schooi where the High schooI
classes and other school classes have
- ~ u RAINING m this useful work
1 stDIes, ulnlng chairs, cedar chests and
other furniture Is SHOWN in process of
-5laAIhS ana is as good If not better
-I-aL1 lHuch OF the furniture thal is made !
~ me DIG factories These pieces are !
maze Dy the boys under the direction of /
me manual training instructors ana
-hey are permitted TO take them home
having paid for the materials e1fe--
ng into them.
Domestic Science Cooking.
me domestic science department ia
equally interesting There the I-ifcbs, I
p Stul pped with ranges tables Tor
-oOhlhS all kinds of food, a dining
80 80 win a complete set OF dishes. a
-"---SL IN winch are disDlavaH 3 [
'erIect foaFes Of bread, doughnuts thar
re crisp and brown and desserts thai
- rs sood as the mother made Kind
IluAy afternoon the domestic science
ts-ss5s served grape juice punch and
io11lAte cake which had been made in
ne. ne uoInesuc science department. to the
. -,-1oL ;, including the members of the
q zen IL eacners' association which hal
- NEE tlnS al the school Friday affer-
resided. Us
Pnrent-TeHehers' Meeting.
rms was the final meeting for this
81, ear OF the Parent-Teachers' assocfa-
In OF the school Little Mildred
sooAe' or the primary grade. told me
10y OF the Three Little Bears" The
80 SRI was so small that she had
. stand on a table TO tell her story
- raul Heermans sang with Miss
- Heermans playing her accountant
llent on the piano. Mrs. Fred q J
1-LleIy sang, accompanied by Hiss I IL
an lockwood A group OF school
lIiituIen gave drill in their physical
ulture work
T o!lo"lns the program a business
leellng was held II was d .clIed TO
euuce the yearly dues of the assocfa- ]
ION 10 the sum OF 10 cents a year. this
mount being all that is nece ssary to
ay the state and national dues. II any
lOney Is needed by the association