Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-08-02
GERMAN SCHO0L.LIFE.
HOW A DAY IS PASSED IN ATEUToNIC
FEMALE SEMINARY.

FEMALE SEMINARY.
Two breakfasts. . Dinner. @ Lunch, and
| q suppsr-siz Hours and = Pan Passed
| in Glasses A Girl Leaves School
at Is.
| 1t takes some time for girl Just fresh
from an English home to get accustomed
/ TO the German manner of living. But,
when she has once conquered her preju-
dices, she enjoys II quite as much, If not
more, than the English method. The
| Germans are much earlier in their hours
i than we are. In most places the schools
begin at Z, some even as early as half-past
i 8, but all-evep the latest-by s. Break
/ fast is generally served at or halfpast in
/ winter and at half past 6 in the summer.
| This is no site down affair, but is taken
| standing or sitting, each girl leaving the
| room as soon as she has finished, without
| standing upon the ceremony of waiting
| for one another Ii consists Of a cup OF
\ coffee and one or two Of the delicious Ger
| man rolls called week in south Germany
| and .semel" In the north. These differ en-
tirely from our rolls, being crisper and
| lighter and in shape resembling two
| small sausages joined together.
Immediately after breakfast each girl
| goes up to her room, makes up her own
| bed. and tides her bedroom, for the Ger
| mans do not consider q young lady edu-
| Gated unless she is instructed In house
| hold work as well as In languages, etc. 1;
| and II Is the custom rs soon as girl has
| finished with school, before she comes out
| in the world, to keep her for six months
or SO either at home or in a pension,
| where she can help in the house e.,
learn cooking Of all kinds, superintend the
| servants, and be initiated into all the
mysteries Of housekeeping.
WORK IN THE CLASSES.
At O'Clock the classes begin, each Of
which lasts an hour, and frequently takes
the form of q lecture. In the finishing
schools no one need take them who does
not wish to, but when once in the room
they must pay attention. There is no ques-
ton Of mumbling through the lesson half
learned, or getting off without being
asked the things you don't know" Either
stay out OF the room or learn the lessons
set, and that thoroughly At 10 O'Clock a
quarter of an hours grace Is allowed,
when another roll is given out all round,
and every one rushes out into the open
air, while the windows are flung open to
air the room And here q word about n
vice usually ascribed to the German which
they do not possess. They are generally
supposed to be fond of sitting in stuffy
rooms and to have general objection to
fresh air. Now, this is libel; the Ger
mans do not like draughts, and would
think IL certain death to sit with door and
window open at the same time; but fresh
air they are quite as desirous of obtaining
as the English, and, indeed, Few English
girls spend so many of their spare mo
ments in the garden as do the Germans.
At i2 classes cease in winter, and a walk
is generally taken. At l O'Clock comes
dinner, of which soup is the first course
This is followed by what the Germans call
"rindflei sen" and the French 1bouilli'-
the meat from which the soup is made
and is eaten with pickles, salad, horse rad
ish, branded cherries, etc This Is sue
ceeded by the roast meat or "braten," I"
whiC% is veal, mutton, Seef or pork,
which latter is always eaten With the In
evitable German dish, ~ssuerkraut" The
meat is cut quite different from ours, ard
it is indeed a work of some difficulty to
recognize a leg of mutton In the crooked
sinewy joint which answers to that name
IN germany ms meat Is eaten wrn
po's'oes ana o'ner Vegetables as IN Eng
ianu, anu then tne ainner Is AZ an emo.
Even IN private iamines IL Is CONSIDERED
iuAury 70 nave ppaolngs' ahd IN schook
.ie! ohiy app1ar On Sunaays' and some,
I .ilneS H among NohAn Sa'ho'ics on erraays
anu "edhesaays ihs.eaa ot meat. inest
paauss uinel ehsre,y rom ours, aha
eonsst VI = A'no oi uuhpnhg, maze OF
S! u " noui, ou. "i.noe. aa' oi any
Nu WIZ ''e"eu nui'' Which,
sei'eu sep"io''
LABoRs OF THE AFTERNOON.
Glasses begin at O'Clock and last till 5,
with quarter OF an hours interruption
at 4, when bread with fruit in the sum,
mer, and jam or honey In the winter, sup
plies the place OF the coffee and cake taken
In families. These afternoon classes gen
orally consist OF French or English con
versation, during which the girls work al
all kinds of embroidery and fancy work.
The Germans are always supposed to be
such beautiful workers, and here and
there, among girls who have attended th'
work classes, you find some who embroi
der exquisitely. But, as rule, their or
binary plain work by no means exceeds
that oil the English In neatness and finish
II Is an amusing fact that 1t is the Eng
hsh girls who are famous there for being
such good darners and members gen
orally.
The pupils are then free to do theii
preparation for the next day until
O'Clock, the usual hour Tor supper. which
consists OF meat and vegetables or salad,
or else bread and butter with so-called
tea" In spite OF the large proportion OF
water In the latter, 1t Is always looked for
ward to as q treat.
After supper In the summer the GIRLS &c
Q O'Clock when thew have nravers and
,