Wichita eagle., 1888-07-15
COOKING IN SCHOOLS
SEVERAL REASONS Why n NAY
NOT az PROFITABLE


Needed-Let Cooks-y b Learned ss
Home-Ohjections b Kitchens in CITY
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The women who propose to introduce in
strucnon IN the science and art Of cooking
into the public schools unaoresediy mean
well Their ODER 10 pay the expenses Of Q
teacher and 70 provide Tire articles that are
70 De prepared for food Is cummendable It
Is understood, however, that this proposition
Is only with a visw OF making public ex.
pertinent II it is successful the design is to
have cooking taught. IS reading writing,
German and music now ar-. ~ the cos; Of
taxpayers 1t viii take It's place in the reg
alar course OF studies.
That every woman, whstevr he~ rank
should understand how TO prepare the various
kinds Of food In common uss Is certain.
Nothing promotes the happiness of mankind
III general mucn good food Poorly
prepared food ruins toe nesIta Of many fam
lies Wastsfui cooking prevents the pros
periry of still larger number Economy in
the kitchen, il Is said. enabled the French
nation 10 pay the indemnity demanded by
Germany fer foolish var and allowed the
peasantry TO contribute miilious toward dig
glng the Panama canal Psrsons Of every
age and condition appr~ciate q good meal
Cooking deserves 20 he recognized Is one Of
the fine arcS For its highest development
science as well as skill and exp>r,enos are
required II u one Of the most nopcfui sigma
of the times tina; several chemists have lately
delivered courses OF lectures and written
works on the science Of cookery The at:se
are now taking the piacs ot the empirical
cook book
TOO MANY s--pfK&
The propriety, however Of introducing
cooking into the common schools Is qus~t,oo-
abia. An attempt IS made &c inpart instruc-
ron In quite toe many things nov The
school life OF Tie majority OF pupils - limited
TO 500 day& They canno, learn 10 rod.
writs and compute simple numbers IN this
short TINA Every new branch inserferes
with progress N what are known ~ tie
fundamental seudieS II human eeinSs are
to occupy q piale above tina: Of soe common
animals IL u certainly necessary that they
learn TO read in the language OF the country.
20 express their thoughts on paper and 10
compute numbers A vsry largo proportion
of pupils leave the schools now only only one
step removed from iliiseracy German,
music, draining and gymnastics have each
had en- influence in preventing them from
learning bow to use the English language In
any other way than liz conversation
knowledge Of cookery can be acquired
out Of school much better than G knowledge
Of reading writing arithmetic and gecgra-
ply Ii girl can read and write we'll I'M
derstands the value OF weights and meas
uses, and is tolerably familiar with the terms
employed in practical science. she can learn
much about cookery by the study OF books.
A knowledge Of the elementary studies orSii-
narily taught In common schools Is as i'm
portant ~ learning cookery Is to lesrnir
anything elsa
SEVERAL OBJECTIONS.
There are great objections to fitting up
rooms in school houses TO be used for cooking
food Ovens. stoves, ranges and a largo
number OF utensils will. OF course, he neecs-
sary for conducting operations Meat, game,
fish, fruits. vegetables, buttsr. lard pepper,
spice, vinegar and many more articles muss
be brought to the school house every day OF
kept in stock The odor Of the Kitchen viii
be likely to extend TO every room in the
building The children who are making
mud pies under the direction Of the instructor
in art will wish they had some OF the bacon
and eggs. corned beef and cabbage. pork and
liver, beefsteas and onions or fried cakes
and outage cheese That are being prepared
by the class in cookery In the room beneath
them
II cookery ia Introduced IN the schools there
viii properly be a demand for instruction In
cutting. fitting and making articles Of cloth
iSg and for doing laundry WORK IL Is Inn
portant that girls know how TO wash. starch
and iron clothes Girls "a well a. boys should
learn many things that not now taught
In the public schools II does no, follow.
however. that the public schools should I'M
dertake to give instruction in every depart
rnent Of LEARNING or in every art practiced In
the shop, kitchen, laundry and nursery.
They have already attempted 20 do too much
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