Milford chronicle., 1935-05-03
SCHOOLS
TOHOLD
NEXT TUESDAY
Lcontinned rom First Pagel

LLOMtHhed lFOm FU1 F0geI
to see and enjoy the benefits tha
are derived from the teachings of Z
fitted person like Miss Bancroft
who maintains a high standard il
art for Milford schools. Scholars in
the high school are invited to attend
the exhibition as well. A group oi
first grade pupils made visit to a
grocery store, where they were al
lowed to purchase something, to
talk with the grocer about his stock
how it came to the store, and to see
the display of vegetables. They then
went back to the school and drew
what impressed them most. In many
instances the transportation, trains,
trucks and horses and carts had the
highlights, in other pupils the ar
ray Of bright vegetables were most
important. These examples from the
first grade pupils will be on exhibit.
Another group of the first grade
have done printing and script, which
brought in mail, and the various
ways of its transportation. Another
group interested themselves in the
farm and the things found there.
Illustrated books, such as Peter
Robbit" and Little Black Sambo"
and frieze of Little Black Sambo"
have been remarkably done by the
second grade groups. The third
graders have drawn beautifully col
ored fairy trees and they have been
framed for the exhibition.
One section of the fourth grade
has made fairy flowers, another did
a frieze of a hot desert. representing
Arabia with the sand and of the cold
desert with the Eskimo in Alaska.
The third section has been interest
ed in birds and have made panels of
the different ones. The fourth and
fifth grades have made a beautiful
panel which will eventually be plac-
ed in the cafeteria.
Foods, their origin, how used and
how shipped is the subject, that has
been we'll worked out. A panel, of
Delaware foods has been started as
the next project. The fifth grade, one
section, made a very colorful Mexi- !
can panel, another made a Colonial
room, doing the furniture, fireplace,
rugs and hangings in true early Am
J
displayed. Another group. of the /
fifth grade has made panel that is
Delaware's own. In subdivisions, |
surrounded by a diamond border,
are pictures denoting Caesar Rod !
ney's ride, Zwaanendael House at |
Lewes, the landing of the Dutch, the |
Henlopen Lighthouse, Barratt's /
Chapel, Coochs Bridge, the factor
les, the canning, the schools, the |
fishing, agriculture, churches, poul- |
try raising, dairies and the seal and |
State flower.
This panel needs especial mention.
A section of the sixth grade has
done, chair. seats like rocked rugs, !
another one depicted homes front !
the earliest caves to the pictures OF
the pupils own homes. An American
history panel has been done by the
seventh grade, representing ten per-
fods of history. Qualities of the fore
fathers, which gave them the perse-
verapce to push on have been neat
Iy printed, and a border of pictures
of the inventions enclose a delight
full whole.
Some examples of block printing
on material, and some weaving by
the eighth grade girls will be ex-
hibited. These have been given in
detail so that the visitors will know
what has been the principal effort
in each grade.
It promises to be a big day of the
school year. The time for visiting
bas been set from 8 to $3.50 p. m.