Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-01
A CULINARY TREAT.
The Public Cooking ScheOl Holds
Commencement Exercises.
A LIST OF THE FAIR GRADUATES.
Great Preparations for the State Teachers
Association.
NEWS FROM TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS

One would suppose that the twelfth COM
mencement exercises of the Public Cooking
School would not be such conspicuous
success as the previous events, on account of
the rainy weather of yesterday, but the
crowd of visitors was as immense as ever.
The large hall of the Grant School was
utilized for exhibition purposes. -Four
large tables covered with snowy linen and
outlined by framework of snilax, were
filled with innumerable dishes, whose repu-
tation on similar occasions has already been
established. A wealth of pink and green
bunting artistically extended across the center
of the hail. formed an arch on the platform
and covered the chandeliers.
Superintendent Luckey made few intro
ductory remarks, stating that the school is now
three years old and that the Industrial Com
mittee had dispensed with the practice of CIV
Ing prizes, as it proved burdensome and caused
dissatisfaction.
Controller E. 8. Morrow was then introduced.
and stated that the Scriptural quotation that
MAN should not live by bread alone' is as true
to-day as l9 centuries ago. Yet man must have
food, and it msst be prepared for him. The
art of cooking appears to be a lost art, as at
tested by the number of dyspeptics. There is
close communication between the brain and
the stomach, and we ought to hail this era that
is helping to make cooking fine art. 1t
promises well for the coming man. The lessons
these graduates received were more useful
than any of the higher branches. and these
lessons were only the foundation upon which
they were to build.
DR.. Guy McCandless delivered the diplomas,
and as each representative of the different
classes came forward for the bunch of diplo-
mas, he said few happy words to each. One
pupil cooked 631 dishes and another 500, during
the term. The entire class earned the reputa-
tion of having cooked the best and greatest va
riety OF dishes of any of their predecessors.
The visitors were then served with the tooth
some viands. Before the'onslaught, Superln-
tendent Luckey proudly poised an immense
platter. containing large fish, for the inspec-
tion of the visitors. To facilitate matters, Sec
tary Reisfar, Mark Lewis and D. r. Terrence,
and pies with great skill, while under Mrs.
Ballous superior management a corps of grad
uates served the visitors
The following is a complete list of those who
were given diplomas; Anna Bohne, Nellie
Brocket:, Annie Henderson, Alma Kennedy.
Sophia Kimain, Agnes McCaffrey. Nellie Nc
Cutcheon, Annie Price, Agnes Pryer, Bertha
Schamberg, Florence Smith, Alice Tyler, Laura
Wallace, Maud Wilson, Lizzie Ziedler, Josie
Rupp, Matte Robson, Stella Schueman. LYDIA
Torley, Mamie Tussey, Kate W Walsh, Lulu oun-
ker. Lizzie Wyman. Mamie Jones. Sadie
Kenney, Sallie McCann Minnie Nichol, Bessie
Oglesby. Rosey Phillips, Hannah REYNOLDS,
Emma Suttzer, Mary Schubert. Grace Thomp-
son. AggIe Holden, Louisa Giedel, Lizzie
Thompson, Emma airing Fannie Chiley. Lizzie
Conley. Mary Edwards, Maggie Noble, Clara
Godfrey, Maud Lewis Mollie McCleary, Katie
Annie Leeds. Rose Solomon. Mary Thomas.
Mamie Sweeney, Cora Brush, Clara Barr. Car
ne Jacobs, Ida McCandless. Helen johnson,
Ida Rohen, Maggie Mariner.