New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-14
SCHOOLS OF COOKERY.
From TIE Losdes Saturday Rerier

There ere many symptoms OF al Improvement 10 the
general conception Of wis. the e1gcaen OF the poor
ought to be- II il that toe children OF persona
who have to fgh. all their lives long for bare maio
tenance must be taught only VIA. they csn reta after
they have left SCHOOL and oty VIA: lie Of real use to
them But il lie no. very easy TO carry this truth ito
pr.stice Teaching is duh work ard t5e resides.
lief 10 teach what interests the escher. Gifted gen.
orally with lively ard ibquirDg minds, aud stimulated
by the rivalry Of q great educational system, the
trained teachers Ike 10 A.nue the cultivation OF their
own rteDec.s and 10 hurry mo new paths OF knowl
! edge They wish 10 communicate what they acquire,
ard thus there is always the danger that the ceveer
the teacher the less practical will be the teaching.
For THE the best remedy lie to be found in the exam
PIE and eNhotsnon OF persons whose education 10 go
ndisJ utsby above that CT the teachers that the teah-
ers csppo. fefuse 20 listen when they the opinion
pronounced thst the simplest teaching IS t1e best
Reasoning will not persuade teacher thaI II IL better
that the poor should earn 10 cook and 70 sew than 10
cram ancient history end physical geography. Bat
when the teachers fad ladies' and gentlemen proclaim
irg this not Only theoretically bu. practically they
| have no choice but TO follow where they are led.
OF all things that Il 10 important that the poor
should learn cookery is the most ,ult 10 hud plse
teal facilities for teaching. In toe fret plscs the
| teacher does not know how to cook eec'rdy, there
no apparatus to cook with thirdly there IS nothing
to cock; and lastly if there food 70 cook, there
is me Of dsposug Of the food, when cooked 50
az 70 prevent drain on the funds when would soon
|
/ tempts more or less successful, have been made TO
surmount these difficulties, bat at present there IL no
prospec of any plan being arranged by which cook.
cry can be widely taught as branch OF the general
education of the poor. The day may come VIII. this
NAV be effected but meantime, if /. cannot be man.
ths cookery 81 s be added to the taught
in nations and other schools it Ia possible TO have
small schools in which Jkery sha be- taught as the
principal subiect AID other bra, cbss OF educ on shall
be OF " the aduLcs. Tha. this is possible hss been
chow by the experiment. having been tired In an nsu-
had a.
present fixed ct No. 90 Albany street. It's regulations
lave been carefully and prudenty fra ned II is un-
Ger coLttapt and intelligent superlnendence, ana 81
though i is or sua scale, lie working very we'll
worth the attention CT all VINO are Interested IN prac-
| teal education.
The plan Of the institution is hs:-There is cook
chop eating house in the front OF the onnaing'
| where whoever likes may dine ciesny and whole.
| somelY for abou. tenpence Hsli-acrown IL great
| order and il is recorded a memorable fact 10 the
annals of the establishment. ths. three persons once
spent half guinea. The bulk Of the cooking lie there
fore of plain kind and the demand for broth, soup,
and Joints s Increased BY syeem Of order tickets
whicn any ore can purchase and present 70 deserving
objects And is no small gain that the suffering aod
sick poor can be relieved so simply and etfec'ualy.
IL poor person wants noarisbmen az d visitor IL
willing give what is wanted, it is very little use 70
offer money. What is poor man wtn tender stom-
ach 10 do With chilling Probably ne buys tough
steak OF chop aud having burnt the outside he eate
it as well he can, and is brought one step nea!er
the grave But shilling order for meat, excelensy
cooked with ample cnoioe and perfect cleanness,
| is very different thing, and does some resi- good
But the Institution has also It's side Of hign arr ana
aspes beyond the elements. The friends OF the ns'-
tuition give orders for made dishes when they happen
to want them, and these orders are executed coeapy
ard credably Thus the first and greatest OF the oi-
fculties Threatening such establishment Il over
come. There il market provided by which the 1000,
both of inferior and of superior quality, may be DIS,
| po.ed Of Without this, the establishment would
have TO close it's doors but this fret requisite having
been secured rsmsns to take the greatest possible
advantage the opportunity and TO instruct as nsoy
girs as possible A matron superiDtends the eatao;
lshment and under her are al experienced oook sGa
| one assistant. The scholars are at present elght IN
number four Of whom attend in the morning and four
in the afterIoon except when SEINE great OCCASION
arises and then they are ell present These grs are
taken Fl ON the National School OF the district and IN
return for the inst uction afforded them the school Is
helped with Government grant. Each get Of eight
Iemsips for month, and then smother set OF elSnt
succeeds. The frst eight return when another month
is expired and the instruction Of the sixteen IS csr-
nee on Until their cookery education lie completed &C.
cordipg TO tne views Of their parents. Il the girl
only meant TO learn cookery oraer 10 os useiu o.
home che coon leaves but il II is intended that sne
should 90 into servce, she stays on and many pa.
rents have continued their Children o. the aiions
| School much longer thsn they would have done, IN
order that the girls msy become entitled ID prohl oy
| the School OF Cookery. The pupils from the National
Schools are the only received gratis but any one
may profit by the system who chooses TO pay email
fee At first the gIls are msde simply TO watch the
cook; they then are allowed TO try their hand, aud
gradually more and more Is intrus,ed TO them, until
thew have learned all thst the cook has TO teach them
The establishment is q small one and its efficiency
might be greatly increased If II were transferred TO
larger premises, and TO more central situson. II
might also easily he arranged that branches should be
established il different parts CT LONDON VI course,
even with OuTishiDg main INSTITUTION and system
Of branches tie whole number OF girls that could pos
sbly be Instructed would be small. But thai s always
tne case with institutions ths are lot OF natilna,
sLd therefore Of G very ursspIlog KIND. 10 order
TO set or foot plan which is mesrt 70 rase the poor
is necessary 10 begin by doing the work thoroughly
! with q few favored individusls. And tue Creates
pains sre taken that those who DO neneht by the sys
TEN may be thoroughly trained. IL IL great point
with the psttuiion TO turE out good servao.a from
their school Of cookery; aud with this we the gkls
are made to. do household ard needle ~ofk, and 10
obey miluely the discipline imposed on them oy the
matr1I. Ard the influence OF tue school may be e1-
pected to extend those who are slght TO cook
within the walls There Is no reason why such az es
Enlistment should not be connected with q trani1g
! school: ard then those who thsre learned TO cook
| would aiterwaid dsperse through the country sra
csny their knowledge OF cookery WITH them: Aa1 10
more direct way the success Of f5S sueh schools
would be 10 tell on the general education Of tae
country because teschers would thus have constantly
brought before them the diIecaon IN which those
whom they Iecogpze as in every w.y their supeIors
thirk that the edu ,a,ion Of the poor oagnt 80 be
guided
| visitor 10 the sstsbshmeL, iu Albany street usy
see hox much valuable instruction the art Of cpoksy
supplies. TIE besrpg OF Gecen, cookery OF the health
ard bappness OF the people Is TOO OBVIOUS. 70 nesa
! comment ard child who is made practically 70 sp.
pYeciste H. is being taught most useful lesson aud
one that may be suggestive throughout life of thou
ssra means Of doing good. How many Of the evils
Of The poor might be prevented i they leAlzed the
power Of man 10 comba. pDyscsl msiscies lben,
again the gil ihAt leans 10 COCK has heT msL pow
| eIs asakened in almost the same way az 40 Artisan
has who learns trade. Tnere is something FOR tae
lsvd N d IA liz M lie ed