Arizona republican., 1916-05-20
TH0USANDSSEE
 MONROE SCHOOL
Comprehensive Exhibit By Pupils of That Institution Surprises Multitude of Visitors, Who Inspect New Building

The most extensive, most interesting and most satisfactory exhibit ever arranged Of the work of the various departments of the public schools of Phoenix, was given yesterday at Mon roe school and attracted several thous- and visitors during the hours the big building was open. Universal surprise was expressed at the wide range and the completeness of the work and the opinion frequently expressed that much of the work would have done credit to adults. That children in grades no higher than the eighth should be able to accomplish such results as shown in the individual articles shown. seemed quite unbelievable.
 In the broad corridor of the newest grammar school building. was arrang- ed the exhibit of the manual training department. There was shown an ar lay of articles that would have nicely stocked a good sized furniture store. For the most part this exhibit consist ed of easy chairs. Davenports. library tables. foot-rests. dressers. dressing tables. bureaus reading lamps, porch swings, writing desks, chiffonlers, stands and what-nots, all of them ol exceptionally high grade such as would nave been turned out of really mod l. ern furniture factory, but probably Tn most instances, more suostantlaliy made. Even to the securing of the fin est finish possible, no detail was neg lected.
 There was one mahogany piece that was about as perfect and desirable a bjt of furniture as one could desire in their home. A reading lamp of oak and art glass was Q genuine piece oi art. Even down to the fifth grade where the pupils were taking thelr first year in manual training. there were exnibits of brush cases. match boxes and other small articles that were perfectly constructed. It is toe pad the exhibit could not continue longer and that more people could no! have seen 1t.
 The work throughout the year has been under the direction of Lester Finch at the Monroe school. with Clarence Finch at the Adams schooi ard Charles Davis at Central school as assistants. over five hundred pu- pils had articles on exhibition in this department.
 On the walls of the lob1y and on ta bles were arranged the art department exhibits. One woman was heard tC say during the afternoon that she de sired some specimens of the exhibits t' send back to her home in Philadelphia
 They really don't know what { school art exhibition is back there, she exclaimed
 The art department has been unde the supervision of Miss Cordelia Me Lain, with Miss Lulu Clark at Monro school and Miss Ruth McComas a Adams school as special assistants. Al the teachers have had classes in ar under the direction of Miss McLain All grades have participated in the ar work. from the kindergarten up to an, including the eighth grade. Specia attention has been given the past yea to costume designing. lettering. de sign, interior decorating and water col or and pencil sketching. This part C the. exhibit, attracted no end of atten ton and did credit to the ability an efforts of Miss McLain and her assist ants, as well as the entire corps ( teachers.
 The Douglas school had a special ex