The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-07-30

OF LITTLE FOLKS
AMAZED VISITORS
Closing Exercises of Vacation
Bible School
CREDITABLE EXHIBITION
Pupils Show Talent in The Max
ing of Usefuls and Orna-
mentals.

Closing exercises OF the four-weeks
session Of the Bible Vacation school
were held at the Y. NJ. C. A. Friday
morning, July 30. The program, be-
sides being most enjoyable In itself.
gave the visitors good idea OF the
work OF the school. The children re-
cited the psalms they had committed
to memory; Miss Perkins told a story
that the elders recognized as a
habit talk; Mr.. Perry gave a short
address which completed course in
religious instruction; the school sang
many of the hymns and songs they
had learned. The singing showed the
enthusiasm and the good training
that was evident in all the work of
the school. The perfect order of the
children went to prove that the Yaca-
tion Bible school has been a real
school and well-organized one.
After the formal program, while
the children enjoyed ice cream cones.
all the better because they we're a
surprise, the parents and friends In
spected the exhibit Of handwork, for
each child had made at least two
articles, one for himself and one for
someone else. There was general
surprise at the number of things on
exhibition, and at their variety. At
the tables of woodwork done by the
older boys the spectators were divid-
ed between astonishment and admir-
alton. for here we're door-steps. knife
boxes. napkin rings. bird-houses-
everything from paper knife to an
aeroplane. All attractive and all made
from mere cigar boxes.
The older girls had achieved mar
wells, too, with sealing wax, really
beautiful necklaces. Those artistic
beads likewise. had been evolved
from strips of colored paper There
were aprons, smocks. pin cushions
and bags that were specimens OF ex-
cellent needlework. and, by way of
novelty, some skillfully woven ham
mpcks Some interesting pieces OF
work of another type we're illustrated
parallels. which we're correlated with
the Bible study. ~ 9oi
Even the most resourceful mothers
gasped at the array Of articles made
by the little boys and girls. for it was
a study in ingenuity. The floating
ducks, the dolls furniture, the bunny
blottlers were perfectly simple If any
one once thought Of making them
that way The cut out animals, the
colored figures, the wired butterflies,
the book marks were devised by
someone who knew exactly how to
make very little hands make pretty
things. BY following a few simple di-
rections little girls had contrived
charming dolls out of white stock.
ings; little boys had made brown
stockings into brownies" and black
ones into what their owners lovingly
described as 'kitty-cats,'
All of this manual work is likely to
attract more attention than the fun
damental work of the school, but any
one who observed thoughtfully the
roverent behavior OF the children dur
ing devotional exercises and their
eager attentivoness to the speakers Of
the morning realize that these four
weeks have given, or strengthened
things in them that they will keep
long after the treasiNes of the exhibit
are no more. The program Of the
daily session gives a glimpse of the
scope Of the work and the aims OF
the school.
Devotional Period.
Music
Marching
Habit Talk
Bible Lesson
Saldtes to American Flag and Chris
tian Flag.
Handwork Period
The Vacation Bible school In Ben
nington has been In the nature OF an
experiment Mr.. Towart, who is a
recognized authority in this kind OF
religious work, after having conduct
cd such schools In large cities for the
children of the tenements, was anxi-
GUS to undertake the work in this
community, with its entirely different
conditions. The results show that
the school has met a real need and
that our community is ready to sup
port il. Though no effort was made
to get pupils the total enrolment was
149, the average attendance 10.
Mr.. Towart. a host in himself, has
had able snport. AS head of the boys
department he was assisted by Rev.
!. A. Perry, Miss Thelma Jolivette,
and Ray Hart,
Mrs. Towart who has for several
summers worked with her husband IN
his schools. has been in charge of the
girls department She has had as
helpers Alice Buss, Janet Macintosh,
Mrs. Lester Nichols, Mrs. G. S. Mills
and Mrs. f. S. Pratt. Miss Gladys
Fauley did invaluable work as story
teller to the older pupils.
Miss Jeanette Perkins, who has had
charge Of the little children, is a
regular contributor to publication
dealing with methods of primary sun
day school work, and is we'll known
among Sunday school workers. Miss
Perkins unusual talents. and unfail.
ing enthusiasm contributed much to
the success OF the school. Her as
sistants were Harley Armstrong,