The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-19
EXHIBIT or SCHOOL
WORK AT CAMBRIDGE
ATTRACTS COMMENT
Especial to the PaTladiunl


A hat, dresses and other garments
made by the domestic science girls Of
the schools, and library tables, porch
swings, and other furniture made by
the boys of the manual training class.
which were displayed in an exhibit OF
school products this week. have at
tracted much favorable attention and
greatly stimulated public interest in
the work done by the schools.
Three library tables were the most
ambitious product attempted by the
manual training class, but porch
swings, stands, upholstered stools and
chairs were to be seen also as well
as book racks, lamp stands, hat racks
and other simpler pieces. Two pieces
which received especial comment were
a library table made by Robert Bee
son, Of Dublin, of walnut lumber sal
vaged from an old house, and floor
lamp made by Harold Horn, manual
training instructor.
In the domestic science exhibit, ex-
amples of sewing and cooking were
displayed by the older girls. The IL
domestic science students of the coun-
try schools carried on a friendly riv-
d1ly Will Lu0 % City bLuuOulo, III N1S-
playing their cakes, pies and other
products. Puddings, candies, and
cooked fruits were shown also in the
cookery exhibits.
Most Popular Display.
The displays of garments probably
were the most popular of the exhibit,
TS8 different garments being on dis
play, with all dresses and other gar
ments made after different patterns
or varied materials to suit the maker.
Complete wardrobes, including night
gowns, petticoat, MILDLY or sport suit,
combination, Bingham dress, blouse,
and set OF collar and cuffs were
made by the freshman girls.
The project method OF instruction
had been followed. ALLOWING each pupil
to work out her own ideas and to
make garments suited to her own use,
thus finishing the year with products
which could be turned to immediate
use Whil3 the girls are not held to
any fixed task, they were given thor
ough instruction in the principles or
color, material, construction and form
Of the garment upon which they work,
after which each one was allowed to
apply the principles to the manutac'
ture of her own garments.
A hat, the creation of Miss Luella
Fulton, who did all the work on 1t,
from actually making the frame, to
covering and trimming it, attracted
much favorable comment. Hat max,
ing had not been included in the reg
ular course of instruction, but this
product had been finished under the
system of allowing each pupil to WORK
on something of use to herself.
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Highest grades for domestic science
work in the freshman class were made
by Mable Howard and among the soph
ignores by Dorothy Ballard. Eva Har
ris led in grades among the Persh1ns
school students.
Unusually good exhibits were made
in sewing displays, by Eunice Chap
man and Alice Cornthwaite of the
freshmen and Mary Beard and Martha
Kelsey of the sophomores. Anna Cath
crime Whelan of the eighth grade, also
had on display a dress not only made
but designed by herself.
The display showed domestic sci
ence products in sewing and cookins
by the seventh, eighth and highel
grades, under the supervision of Mis-
Ruth Mccormick. Lower grades com
pleted easier work under Miss Mari
! Bolenbaugh, with Miss Mccormick
; aid. Paper folding exhibits were mad
by the first and second grades, ar
work by the third, coloring Of tree
flower and bird books by the fourth
basketry by the fifth and designing b
the sixth.
Relief maps made by the boys c
the fifth grade were shown also. The
included a map of the world by Georg
Dale, two attractive colored maps c
North and South America by Roya
Shipman, and one, done in putty o
wood, by Harold Rowe.