Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1916-05-13
THE ANNUAL EXHIBIT
Halls and Class Rooms at the School
1hronged With People Friday

Great interest was shown by the
townspeople in the annual school ex-
hibit which was held at the school
house Friday afternoon and during
the whole time the halls and class
rooms were thronged with people
viewing the work of the school chill
dren, done during the year. Those
who are in position to know express
the opinion that the work of the
students In all grades is superior to
that of any previous showing.
The Republican representative
made the rounds of the various rooms
In a systematic manner, starting at
the primary room and ending with an
inspection of the boys work in the
manual training department. In the
primary room there We're a number
of very nice pieces of work done by
the little tots, but the most attrac-
tive thing was the peach blossoms,
which from the hall could be very
readily mistaken for the real thing
The first grade had collection of
animals and birds that, were they not
made of clay, would rival Barnums
famous ZOO. Also, in this room there
was AN miniature City SO realistic as
to make one feel that he was taking
a birdseye view of Milwaukee.
The second grade took great pride
in showing the jardineers and vases
which were certainly very pretty,
while the mats, trays and baskets
made by those little ones was work
to be proud of.
The third grade had some excep-
tlonally fine pieces and the members
OF that class have every right to
feel proud of their hand work, and
the taste shown In the arrangement
OF that room lis we'll worthy of men
ton.
From the fourth grade on, the work
of pen and brush appear to lead. The
special effort of the fourth grade |
seemed to be centered on map work
The fifth grade specialized in an
exhibit of knitted goods, and many
beautiful and useful articles in this
line made UP the exhibit.
In the fiWe-a and ska grades the
boys seem to have taken the lead and
the handiwork of their whiting class
made a very worthy exhibit, while
maps and water color finished out
very fine display.
The water color work ofthe sixth
seventh and eighth grades deserves
creditable mention. Much of this
work shows a marked degree of
natural talent as we'll as great care in
training. The eighth grade sewing
class had ON exhibition many articles
of wearing apparel which goes far
toward showing that in the training
practical lines are are followed.
1t was in the domestic science de-
partment that the greatest interest
seemed to center, for there the cook
ing class served tea and waters. The
girls, under the guidance of their
teacher, had a most appetizing dis
play OF the many good things to eat
which make us glad to live.
The display of the manual training
department was in the basement and
was made up of many articles of fur
niture that would do credit to a fin
ished cabinet maker. The boys who
did this work probably do not rea-
LIE 1t now, but in later life they
will learn that the training they are
getting in the handling of tools, max
ing measurments, etc. is invaluable
to them.
Taken as whole the exhibit was
one OF exceptional merit and the
Oeachers and pupils have cause to feel
proud of the work they have done,
and the community is to be compli-
mented UPON having an educational
institution that can accomplish such
results.