East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1958-11-20
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lcamp, the boys dug up basket
uls of moist clay from the
stream and carried them back
to the crafts hall. They were
surprised at their weight, by
the way. Then they nodded the
clay around bottles or jars that
they had on hand, and allowed
them to dry in the sun.
/ Since the children didn't have
a kiln in which to "fire" the
pieces, the masses Of clay dried
unevenly. and some of them
developed cracks. Undaunted,
the children used these cracks
to form part Of their designs
which they painted on the vases
and bottles. One would not no.
tice the difference now, but the
pieces have a rather delicate
tracery look to them, which is
quite nice.
Another room at Rozelle has
completed a crafts project that
called for a great deal Of pa
tience. Miss Roxie Lodges third
graders had been reading about
pioneer women making candles
out Of bear grease and home
spun wicks; they decided to
make candles too. They didn't
have the bears and they didn't
have the spinning wheels, but
they substituted wax and cord
for these two raw materials
and the handwork, they can tell
you, was just as tirne-consum-
ing as it was for their great
grandmothers.
Dipping" candles sounds
awfully easy: you dip cord in
hot wax, and that's it. But it
isn't. Many layers of wax must
be built up around the central
core. and each layer must
harden before the next one can
be applied. And this process
takes several days.
But the finished candles are
worth the trouble. Two-toned,
with various combinations of
red, green, and yellow, they
make a handsome display, and
they will be used later on as the
holiday season approaches.
Caledonia
Yesterday morning, six young
women came up to Caledonia
School from Western Reserve
University to observe classes
in Language Arts. Language
arts include reading, writing,
spelling, and just plain eng
lish.") The university students
are studying to be teachers
themselves, and wanted to see
how these subjects are being
taught in the Hilltop school.
They visited five different
classes from nine o'clock until
noon, and SO they didn't have
very long in any one room.
But they could get an ap-
probation Of the different
"levels of teaching. from the
first grade up to the sixth, and
the different methods employed
in each.
Caledonia teachers are learn
ing things themselves these
days. Fifteen of them studied
various kinds of dances at an
afternoon "dance workshop"
last Thursday at Millikin School
in Cleveland Heights, at which
they learned steps which they
can pass on to their pupils.
There were pioneer and Indian
dances, patriotic and May Day
dances, and dances for winter
festivals. Since the best way to
learn is by doing, the teachers
wore their low-heeled shoes and
took part in the dances. This
project was sponsored by the
Women's Physical
Education Association.
Prospect
Fired and glazed clay gift
pieces are being made by Mr..
George Dion's sixth graders at
Prospect School for the holiday
season. Ashtrays shaped like
leaves, and decorated with
acorn or flower designs, are
among the most popular arti
,les being made. Some of them
will go to hospitals, and others
will be given to the children's
parents for Christmas presents.
Each child makes two clay
leaves" then decorates, fires,
and glazes them. This gives an
opportunity for varying the de-
sign used. Then one Of them
will be for Grille Hospital. and
,he other one for Dad or Uncle
Bill.