El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-17
WORK Of PUPILS
PUT ON DISPLAY
San Jacinto School Has An
nual Exhibition of Work
Done BY the Pupils.

a large number Of parents and
friends of the pupils of San Jacinto
school attended the annual exhibition
Of the school work for III year, which
was held Tuesday afternoon at the
school.
Through the rails and rooms Of the
building the work of the scholars was
displayed, classified and arranged into
Pleasing groups, offering to the visitor
an opportunity to grasp the variety
Of the scholars wor-, and also the
Improvement in each scholars work
from the beginning Of school in the
fall until the present time
Displays Are Artistic.
In the main hall upstairs the work
of the departmental grades, from the
low sixth to the high eighth were eN-
hlbited. The papers of each studenI
in history. mathematics, literature ana
English were to be seen. Each set OIL
papers was bound in artistically deco
rated covers. also the work of the pu-
pill. The history papers were prln-
cipally ornamented with designs III
which the United States shield or rag
figured prominently. but the pupils
we're allowed to originate their
designs, and some of them bore leNas
shields and Indian heads. The hter2-
JIG UdpEAh hEAE AnAAAkAAN1&
sketches of Shakspere. Sir walter Scott
and other literary p-ersonages Of note.
in connection with the
work, was an exhibit Of CUBES cones
cylinders and other objects used III
mathematical problems, made of card
board by the students.
The work Of the drawing classes
was of especial interest Inc Ciass
work has had as its goal the lnstl!HhS
OF a comprehension Of the principles
Of designing from a practlcal view
point, and a part of the cXhiblt was
composed of designs. elementary OF
madras cloth, lawns and other fabrics.
There were also good displays OF free
hand sketches of landscapes, sun Ire
and the more recent work or the class
in figure sketching.
sewing Exhibit Interesting.
The exhibit OF the sewing classes
in the domestic science room. was note
worthy, for the neatness OF the sew
ing and the practicaltty Of the work,
as all of the years lessons have been
upon wearing apparel for the girls
themselves and the display was a. good
representation Of the work that is be-
ing done in all the sewing classes Of
the public schools.
On the first floOr the younger grades
had their exhibits in the various class
rooms.
A May pole, established in the sand
box Of the low first grade, was an at
feature. with the little cut
out paper figures dancing about 1t,
made by the children. The manual
arts work OF the youngsters from the
first to the fourth grades, formed a
most interesting display. This IN
cluded free hand construction work,
and cut-out work of paper. clay mod
cling work, and weaving of well made
little rugs. doll hammOcks and school
satchels formed a part of the eX-
hibit. The Indian basket weaving was
most c~reditable.
Work Of the Boys.
In the shops of the manual training
classes Of the boys a variety Of pieces
of useful household furniture, made
by the boys in the carpentering classes,
were exhibited. The kindergarten
children had n union station built or
blocks, with tracks and passenger and
freight cars.
Punch was served to the visitors in
the library. the punch having been
by the cooking classes. The ex-
hibit was well attended and aroused
uch interest among the parents.