Evening journal., 1917-06-02
No. 4 Pupils MAKE
CREDITABLE EXHIBIT
Class Work of Closing Term
Among lest in City
Schools
INDIVIDUAL SHOW
AMONG FEATURES

One Of the most attractive exhibits
Of public school work was that held
Yesterday az School No. g. on Wash
lneton street between Second and
lhlrd. The class work shown was
or exceptional merit and never has a
more interesting public school exhibit
ever been shown here before. In
many ways the exhibit at this school
is unique, the pupils showing marked
advancement I'm practically every line
OF study in which examples OF the
newest and most modern methods of
instruction were shown. One feature
which 10 particularly interesting was
m industrial exhibition Of Wilmington
and an historical exhibit OF this
state In the industrial exhibit which
was attractively sectioned under the
title, Wilmington Past and Present.
several leading concerns in the city
sent their products, showing them
from the raw state 10 the finished
state. In this exhibit are fibre pro-
ducts. leather products. paper, etc.
The Bancroft Company. Bmmenthal
Company. Jessup and Moore Paper
Company, the Chamber Of Commerce
and the Wilmington Sash and Door
Company contributed.
In practically all the rooms are
patriotic exhibits which are so ex-
cellent and unique as to attract gem
eral attention at once. One Of these
exhibits which was entitled RE
spects to the Flag" was suggested 70
the teacher by a patriotic Respects"
which appeared in THE EVENING
JOURNAL some time ago. The chill
dren I'm most incidents drew the flags
and wrote appropriate lines Of poetry
under the illustrations.
In composition the children have
been taught research work. ono par
ticularly interesting exhibit showinl
4 drawing Of a diningroom table SCI
for a meal end concerning each arti
Gle on the table. such as the salt. pep
per, sugar, etc. the children wrote
brief compositions. In geograph,
work the pupils have been taught thl
transition method particular ON
phasis being placed on giving geo
graphical knowledge OF ones owl
State. This method was brought from
Chicago and has been highly success
ful and approved by authorities.
In the art work the pupils OF thi
school have excelled. This branch o
work includes water color work. de
signing Of wall paper and tile designs
ornamental lettering. silhouettes
landscape. copy work. color matching
cut out work. Italian vase designs
nature studies, perspective work
drawing Of solids. illustrative work
pen and ink sketches and charcoa
work One particularly interesting ex
hib.t includes a series OF portraits
which was done by Miss Marjorie Viz
den. OF Class 7-A.
The mechanical drawing exhibit
which is done by the boys and froI
which they make various manui
training objects, was also OF unusui
interest. The boys this term hay
made broom holders. cake mixers an
other useful articles. The Rhym
brush work which is another phas
OF art study. is interesting and III
usual, while the stained glass eneci
which the children are taught 10 d.
sign showed many excellent example
In the arithmetic exhibit the pupil
had on display various phases OF thi
work an interesting branch being th
business arithmetic in which the chi
dren have written business letter
checks. money orders and bills. tt
writing Of kilograms is also som'
thing which is now taught and yel
terday there we're a number Of tell
grams on exhibit
In B Glass room there was an e.
hibit OF vegetable products lesson, IN
children, through composition forr
showing the plants used for med
cines. clothing. foods and dyes. In
Il Glass room an exhibit known as II
"craph exhibit" which shows in cha
form the increase and decrease OF IN
migration. population temperanc
imports and exports, etc. furnish'
new interest in school work.
In every phase OF the work. in rae
there Is evident excellent training ar
The result Of modern methods. TT
sewing exhibit includes praotic
work such as the making Of cors
covers. dresses and rompers, nigl
gowns, petticoats and aprons az
this exhibit Is one Of the most attra
tive 10 be found anywhere. Mi
Fanny Butler is principal OF Il
school. The childrcn represent fro
the fifth 10 the eighth middle class
and they range I'm years from 10 TO