Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-22
BEST BREAD BAKERS
Receive a Testimonial to Their Skill
at the Hands of the Mayor.
THE M'GANDLESS PRIZES AWARDED
To Three Proficient Little Pupils of the
School Kitchen.
SKETCH OF A WORTHY INSTITUTION

SkETCH OF A WORTHY INSTITUTION
The cooking school is a pronounced sue.
cess, and one of no small proportions, either,
judging from the large audience in attend
ance at the closing exercises yesterday after
noon, and the interest evinced in the tiny
cooks, their teacher, Miss Bsllou, and the
tempting results Of the combined skill and
labor of both teacher and cooks. The liter
airy programme preceded the seeing and
sampling of the dainties that ladened the
tables in the school kitchen, and was very
interesting. The exercises were held in the
school hall, which was we'll filled with the
immense class OF little cooks, in charming
little white frocks and white caps, occupy
ing the reserved seats in front. On the
platform were seated the distinguished gen.
tlemen who were to make the addresses.
and Miss Ballou, with DR.. W. n. McKelvy,
the Chairman of the Central Board of Edu-
cation, as master of ceremonies, who an
nounced Mr.. D. r. Terrence, Chairman of
Committee on Industrial Schools, as the first
! speaker. The subject on which Mr.. Tor
renee spoke, very appropriately, was the
school kitchen and its history, which was
made possible through the kindness and
benevolence OF Mr.. Henry Phipps, Jr., who,
on the 18th of December, 1887, offered to
furnish teacher for a year, if the school
| authorities would provide suitable room
and pay incidental expenses The offer was
accepted, as was also the offer of the Grant
School Board, to give the free use of room,
and the school was opened February q,
under the charge of Miss E. E. TORY,
VINO proved a very efficient teacher
and good organizer, but whose resignation
was rendered in July, nearly a year ago,
and to whose place Miss Ballou was elected,
with most gratifying results, as the school
has increased greatly in number and pop
ularity, and receives the cooperation of all
CONNECTED with the public schools or Board
of Education.
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
Congratulating Miss BalIou on her sue
cess as a teacher, and the public schools of
Pittsburg for having made the art OF cook
ing one of their studies, Mr.. Terrence re-
tired, and the Bread Baking Committee,
consisting of Mrs. A. g. McCandless, Hon.
George L. Holiday and Hon. II. P. Ford
presented its report, which gladdened the
hearts Of little Mamie Kelly, of Mt
Washington; Pearl Ruch, of Belle
field, and Blanche Ward, of Belle
field, as the knowledge of good bread
MIS- IuCOauulcSS possessed, aIter
living three-score OF years and ten.
enabled her to pronounce them the winners
of the first, second and third prizes, re-
spectively, the gentlemen having confessed
their ignorance and left it entirely III the
hands of the lady. who was much more
competent to judge than a younger and
less experienced woman would have been,
but who consented to act only at the earnest
request of her son, whose command instead
of request is generally conceded to be law.
The committee, represented by Hon.
George Holiday, complimented the. entire
class upon their skill in bread baking.
and, while awarding the three prizes, re-
gretted that they were not possessed of one
for each little pupil. Hon. II. I. Gourley,
in happy manner. presented the prizes to
the successful ones, after descending from
the platform that he might be on a level
with the petite cooks to whom he addressed
his remarks.
HIS FIRST sTEPPING-sToNE.
Referring briefly to his own principalship
of the Grant school, as the first stepping
stone in his life, he went on to pay .Massa-
chusetts a deserving compliment for its
progress as State, and said that while
Pittsburg had to go to Boston for cooking
school teacher, the time was not far distant
when, through Miss Ballou's efforts, Pitts
burg would send any number of teachers to
Massachusetts,. After giving the little ones
hearty invitation to celebrate the Fourth
of July in regular old-fashioned, patriotic
style, under the trees In Schenley Park, the
honorable Mayor presented the prizes which
Sheriff McCandless has furnished-an ex-
quisite little ring to Mamie Kelly, beauti-
tu stick pin to Pearl Ruch, and handsome
bouquet to Blanche Ward.
Superintendent George j. Luckey, stand |
ing beside the three little maidens, received |
the prizes in their behalf, and though he |
said it was the first time he had ever tried to |
be little girl, yet the thanks returned |
proved him quite successful in his efforts. |
Miss Ballou concluded the exercises by pre- |
senting the diplomas, and made honorable |
mention of little Helen Montreyille. who |
had prepared 406 dishes in nine weeks.
The company then descended to the i'm
promptu dining room. where a beautiful
sight greeted them. The tables were by far
the most beautiful of the many that have
been laid there, and reminded one that it
was the season o flowers as we'll as the sea-
son OF delicious eatables. Everything i'm
aginable was to be seen, in such per tectiou.
OF every description, biscuits.
doughnuts, crullers, cookies, tarts, pastry.
cakes and jellies-all temptingly arranged
and quickly served, to the evident satisfac-
Llou VI thC fIsieuisJ W tuc Wultt-unlIOImeQ
cooks themselves.
THE LIST OF GRADUATES.
The names of the little graduates are:
Idley Coleman, Luria F. Craw ord, Fannie
M. Carson, Mary A. Mathews, Annie S.
McMillin, Clara W. Russell, Anna G.
Smith, Mary E. Shrimplin, Grace Alter,
Mary G. Beam, Cora NJ. Donald, Sophia E.
Koehl, Blanche Lloyd, Maggie Macdonald,
Mary B. Milholland, Una Page, Katie A.
Lille E. Wappat, Lizzie John
son, Emma Brooks, Mae Cargo, Annie
Mayme Kelly, Lizzie Macbeth,
Helen B. Montreville, Nellie Mertins, Jessie
Swaney, Bessie Terrence, Ida Zaebisch, Pris-
,illa Dunn, Alice Skipp, Stella Adams,
Josie Boyce, Ella B. Caskey, Annie Dough-
,rty. Matte P. Ewing, Lottie B. Leopold,
Mamie MCGOWAN, Pearl N. Ruch, Ger
rude N. Viers, Maud S. Viers, Bella r.
W Whitman, Blanche Ward, Lydia J. Wag.
Ter, May Ackerman, Lottie Bauersmith,
Nellie Dullard, Lila E. NJ. George, Lizzie
desse. Jennie Hook, Birdie Mccormick,
Annie M. Pass, MlDnie Ross, Josie f.
Vance, Emma A. Yagle.
Truly E,joyubie