The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-30
SCHOOL EXHIBITS
ARE WORTHY OF
BEING SEtN
Public invited to Third Floor of
Grade Building
WORK is MOST MERITORIOUS
Every Grade of the Public School Is
Represented by Average Samples
Taken at Random.

Visitors and judges at the Schoo
street school building were agreeabIy
surprised today at the wonderful
showing of school work which has
been arranged by the pupils and
teachers for public exhibition today
and tomorrow afternoons and evenings.
The entire third floor has been turn
ed over to the work done by the pupils
during the year. The exhibits com
prise every department of school ac-
tivities from grades l to and the Sew
enth ward school has an entire room
given to its work
There has been on attempt to choose
exceptionally good exhibits for this ex-
position. The idea of the faculty has
Deen to take the work at random from.
among all the pupils in order to give
an average idea OF what the children
are doing. The result is highly in
teresting exposition of regular schoo.
work and also the special branches
comprising manual training. fancy
work. sewing, cooking, exhibits of pen.
manship, drawing and kindergarten
work.
Room l6 has been given over to 6tl
and 7th grade work of Miss Carney
Miss McGuire's, Miss Welch's and Mis-
J'DCnnell's classes. Room II containt
the 4th and 5th grade work of the pu.
pills OF Miss Russel, Miss Cutting. Miss
Harris and Miss Daley In Room IL
is the 2nd and 3rd grade exhibits b.!
pupils OF Miss Moon, Miss Rudd, Mis-
Hart and Miss Richars. Room IS
S the Seventh Ward room where Miss
Hyde, Miss Dakin, Miss Wood and Miss
Whitney have arranged the exhibits OF
their pupils from grades l to 4.
The entrance hall on the third fiooi
has been trimmed by Miss Edgarton's
and Miss Benefits kinder garten class
es. Room 20 is given over to manua
training and several pieces have beel
completed for the exposition especial
ly by the high school boys whose worl
was so good that it was included al
though it is not competing for prizes
The judges were busy this forenoon
and well into the afternoon awardinj
the prizes in time for inspection by the
public They are as follows: PenmaD
ship: F. c. Philips: cane seating.M
Fitzgerald; basketry, Mrs l.. r. Whit
ney and Mrs. George F. Graves {;
weaving, Mrs. Edward Swan, Miss
Florence Walbridge: woodworking, T.
IL. Southall, H. j. Cole, II. NJ. Ritchie
sewing, Mrs. w. II. Wills, Mrs Franz
r. Howe.
In addition to the above committee
composed OF eX-teachers will decide OF
which classes have made the most in
teresting and artistic exhibits, This
committee includes the following:
Mrs. Frank ]. Hurley Miss Eunice
Lyons. Mrs. w. II. Wills. Mrs Alex
ander young, Mrs Harry Moses, Mrs
Harry North, Miss Florence Wal
bridge, Mrs. Harriet II. H. Sears, Mrs
Mortimer Townsend, Miss Maude Car
penter. Mrs. Edward Swan. Mrs. Ed
ward Smith and Mrs. l.. r. Whitney.
The main hall on the third floor has
had the stage enlarged and the follow
ing program was offered this after
noCn.
Music ........,......... Records
Introductory Remarks
Grade
III Spelling Contest -. Miss Woo
6 Singing ...... Miss O'Donnel
3 Arithmetic Games -. Miss Har,
. Singing ., Miss Moon
X Minuet ........ Miss G. Carne.
Steps $40. William Vanderburl
Home Geography Drill
Vermont Geography
Miss Russell
| G Singing .. Miss NJ. Carney
The program for this evening will be
as follows:
| Music ................. Records
Introductory Remarks
arithmetic Contest
| Grade
| Spelling Match -. Miss Harris
X Mnuet ........ Miss e. Carne.
Miss Dale.
Dramatic Reading
Miss NJ Carne,
Boys Glee Club 80. Miss kinn
Miss McGuir
| Singing ....... Miss NJ. Carne
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