[DAY AT THE MERRILL-PALMER SCHOOL,A] Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: A Day at the Merrill-Palmer School, Part Two. “Weaving mats for mother.” Children and teacher at table weaving. “Joy in the household task.” Children washing and drying glasses. “The young carpenters making a wagon -- (boys and girls both).” Children at small bench using carpenter’s tools under supervision of teacher. “Getting rid of the superfluous.” Child removing wooden beads hanging them on benches sawing wheel from dowel pin. “Let him do it himself. There is joy in accomplishment.” Child hammering nail through wooden wheel into board - finished board wagon. “Playing in the house we built.” Children with blocks and toys in playroom. “Father makes the sidewalk.” Using blocks. “Spinach for the baby.” Children in playhouse, blocks used for partitions. “The young engineers. Learning to reason.” Boys building tunnel with blocks, train is too large to go through, tunnel collapses. “‘The tunnel broke over!’” “‘The top of my train broke it, all down.’” “‘We need some big ones.’” Boys building tunnel large enough for train. “Solving little problems leads to solving big ones.” Playing with trains and block tunnel. “Choo! Choo! Choo!” Boy pushing train - children at table with books and puzzles. “Clay modeling, an absorbing interest.” “It needs some more clay.” Child cutting out man with cookie cutter, standing him up. “‘Look what I made.’” “Time to clear up.” Children putting away clay. “Everything tidy before we nave our ‘news.’” Girl brushing up floor. “All ready.’’’ Sitting in circle on floor. “Who has ‘news’ to show us today?” “Look at the lovely flowers Jenny has brought.” “Can Sally’s little man stand?” Sally stands toy on floor. “Billy’s dump-truck.” “Andrew’s Indian play suit.” “What shall we play today?” Children and teachers playing ring game, acting out story. “Fair Rosie lived in a tall tower.” “A wicked fairy casts a spell.” “Fair Rosie slept for a hundred years.” “A great big forest grew around.” “A gallant prince came galloping by.” ‘He took her hand to wake her up.” “And everyone is happy now.” “Gathering for the story hour.” Children seated on floor, teacher tells story. “There was an old woman who rode on a broom, with a high gee ho gee humble.” Teacher showing illustrations from book. “She took her old cat behind for a groom, With a bimble, bamble, bumble.” “Clearing away after each activity is part of the regular routine.” Children rolling up mats. [1928]
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