The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-14
SKILLFUL WORK SHOWN
By Pupils in the Barre Evening Drawing
School, Now on Exhibition.

This evening the annual exhibit of tho
Barre evening drawing school opens "
the basement OF the Mathewson school or
Elm street. Sessions of the school were
suspended for the year on April 30 and
both the faculty members and the stu
dents have had ample time to prepare
the school rooms for the yearly inspec-
ton. A more attractive showing Of ele'
mentary drawings. mechanical and monu-
mental drafting, modelling, ETC., has not
been made since the school was organized
Two large rooms are devoted to the ex
hibit and teachers will be present to ex-
plain the various specimens. Tomorrow
afternoon, tomorrow evening and again
Monday evening the school will be open
to the public.
That the students of the school, mum
bering $50 at divers times since the year
opened last September, have made
marked progress in their work, no one
will gainsay. In many ways the curric-
ulum this year has taken on a much
more practical aspect and its results are
clearly reflected in the exhibition A
mausoleum plan, drawn from the ground
plan to the roof outline and executed in
detail is only one of the many features
of this years exhibit A model making
department has been established, al
though owing to the fact that the work
has been carried on in close quarters,
the space given over to the new depart
ment will not be opened during the ex
bibit. Elementary modelling, unfinished
studies and attempts at carving in plas-
ter of paris are shown in the east room
of the school. Much that is highly com
mendable can only be seen to be appre
ciated. No pains have been spared in ar
ranging the specimens TO the best advan
tage and no one who is escorted through
tn exhibits by Principal Charles Pam
perl, or his assistants, Alexander Young
son, Carlo Abate or Robert Knox. can
fail to appreciate the work which the
school is doing for Barre and the granite
industry.
Principal Pamperl issued the following
statement to-day in connection with the
exhibit:
"The visitors who have in mind previ-
Gus exhibits of the school will find that
the number of students who have taken
up drafting has been largely Increased.
The advanced drafting department needs
no mentioning. as the exhibit sufficiently
speaks for itself IN the varie-y and mum
Der of drawings shown. What seems
of the elementary drawing
department. is that an unusual number
II pupils have taken up scale drawing |
md elementary drafting. This assures |
arger number Of workers who can intel |
igently interpret shop drawings. Many |
n this class promise later to become eff
lent craftsmen.
"The sculpture room shows compare
lively fewer models than in previous ex-
libts The principal reason for this is
hat experience has taught that plaster
I paris casts of students work have been
TO such an extent that no
DOM could be found in which to store
hem until the students should take
hem home. This Is now eliminated by
ot allowing every study in clay to be
ast in plaster Of paris. After all, prac-
ieal experience In modelling is the prin-
ipal thing, and not the cast. Therefore
models, in the future, will be destroyed.