The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-15
HAND|WORK Or
PUPILS SHOWN
Manual Training and Domestic Science
Departments Of keokuk Schools
Have Unusually Good
Exhibits.
VARIETY rs DISPLAYED
from Dressing Tables to Collar Boxes
in Manual Training and From
Fluffy to Practical in Sew
ing Rooms.

ing Rooms.
one of the most interesting exhibit
both in the variety and workmanship
was that held yesterday in tn,
manual training and domestic scienc'
department of the Keokuk publ,
schools, in the manual training build
ing. In the sewing department there
fluffy to the practical. Organdit
afternoon frocks, gingham dresse.
bor every day and pretty little aprons
we're all on display, and all were
made by girls in the classes.
In the manual training department
there was everything one could ASK
for in the way OF useful and artistic
bits Of furniture From dressing
tables and tea wagons to ornate
candle sticks, library lamps and col
lar, boxes. individual tastes and exc
cution were shown. The exhibit was
really the most varied one that has
ever been given and delighted the
visitors. The entire exhibit in born
departments showed that there Is
something to education besides the
three RS" and that the handiwork
OF the pupils has an important niche
In the general training of young men
and women.
R. l.. Wilson and Orrin n. Hawley
are the manual training instructors.
and Miss Cora /. Wilson and Miss
Mabel c. Brown are the domestic
science instructors. To them must
90 the credit for the splendid results
achieved.
Dressing~TabIe and Collar Box.
The manual training exhibit was
made in the shops down stairs. In
the drafting room there were samples
of the drawings made during the
year. These included both mechani-
cal and architectural drawings. In
the shops, proper, were the products
of the year One of the largest
pieces attempted was a dressing
table. This was made with the three
panel mirrors and had distinctly
professional touch. On the table
were grouped pair of candlesticlcs
and number of purely masculine
dresser Announcements, such as col
lar boxes and the Hike. One OF the
collar boxes was quite cleverly made,
with an inside box for buttons.
Reading lamps on turned pedestaIs
were displayed advantageously. and
the lamps were really maryels Of
workmanship There were smoking
cabinets, ash trays and complete sets
for ones den. A victroia record cabi-
net was made by one OF the students
and piano bench and library table
were the products of the years work
of two other students. One of the
boys made a cedar chest
Another of the large pieces of WORK
were the tea wagons which were dis
played. One of, these was made with
leaves on either side and could be
converted into table. The entire
exhibit i'll this department will be
put into one of the down town store
windows next week.
Ready to Wear Garments.
An elaborate display Of ready-to- |
wear garments were to be seen in the !
sewing room of the domestic science |
building yesterday at the exhibition |
held there OF the work done by the |
high school and grammar school girls !
In that department.
The walls were literally lined with |
pretty clothes and lingerie occupied |
large amount Of surface space on |
tables. The majority Of the work /
was done by the first year sewing
pupils, and among their contributions
We're Bingham dresses, white dresses.
summer blouses and "middies." SNme
OF the garments were old ones made
over, others were fashioned without
Patterns.
TWO masterpieces of art were on
exhibit which showed the results of
a two years training course in sew
ing satin dress, an elite style
and attractively made which cost the
owner little over twenty dollars
was one OF them. Another frock CT
pink organdie, the very nth degree
N summary fashions was shown.
Florence Linquist, a senior, was the
owner and maker of the frocks. /
The Grammar school work was dis |,
played in separate room, and the II
same accurate and painstaking re. i
suits was shown by the articl IS !
made by these pupils as those in the
nlgh school. great many of their
articles consisted of handwork.
samples Of the different kinds of ma. >
ehlne stitching were "among those 9
Present. =
Theory is Emphasized !.
MISS Wilson, the director has also 7
iaid special emphasis this year on 9
,ne theory side of this art in addition
20 the practical and as result. each :
pupil has kept notebook with m.
l,ormation in thcm in regard to the +
inherent kinds of fibres, cotton,
Moolens, silk and linens. The vari-
y. nus machine attachments, how to use !,
Lnen' and what they are for also are :.
hent in the notebook.
!. he high school girls under the
OF their supervisor have
sepi an account Of their personal !
,.olhes budgets for this year. and :
AYE made typical budget for hign
''i,eo. girls in connection with this
~ dinner table correctly set and E