, 1891-07-11

Towns Seed Manual Training aud Cook
ing schools a. well a. cities.

Towns Seed Manual Training and Cook
ing school. a. Wei a. cities.
Practical education Is needed in the
country AS well As in the city There
has been too much brain culture in the
past, with too little sense development
and mind training Withall oppDrtuui-
ties for objective teaching and manual
training. but little Of it has come 10 the
country, and yet the boys and girls there
need this training As much as children
in crowded city teucmcnts Successful
experiments in these directions are b.-
ing made IN many country urJghbur-
hoods. Groups of ladies are inaugural
ing cooking, carpentry and clay model
ing classes and sending to the cities for
teachers
In these ueigbborhoOls boys who eI-
pected TO become clerks, and in cUnse-
quence TO leave their homes for city
boarding houses, are becoming impressed
with the interest rs well as value Of
tools. Girls are enjoying lessons in
hygiene and the chemistry of food, as
well rs practical demonstration Of cook
ing, Sewing is also growing more and
more interesting, and the young girls
appreciate doing with the learning
Take, for example, two ucighbor-
hoods IN the Hudson, near New York
In n a library association was started
q few years z by some ladies. There
seemed hut few people around who
could or would utilize a library or read
ing room, but soon muny men and boys
gathered nightly. A sewing school was
started for Saturdays upon strict busi-
ness principles, aud within a month was
uyawH-gvrg.H Il .ru. lurI O.. t-TI ..I.-.
the hundred or more girls came from.
but there they were, eager 10 learn. A
boys class for modelling and carpentry
started, then a cooking class for girls,
and all were successful Monthly enter
tuinments were held, when an admission
Zee Of ten cents was charged, and the
rooms were crowded
In the other neighborhood practical
classes have also started and are all
crowded In this small settlement are
now being held three weekly cooking
classes for different groups VI girls, two
large sewing classes, a dressmaking
curse and boys carpentry Glasses.
Village bands and chorusc- are valu-
able. In u place IA large group Of boys
are kept Interested by their weekly band
practice. A right feeling Of pride is
aroused when they are called upon to
lead local professions, TO play at enter
tainments, etc. Here, also, tho teacher
Of the village school has started a gym.
nasium, and is training bows ana girls
alike in the Swedish movements. Coun-
try children need to be physically dcyel-
oped 10y training, and Taught graceful
movements rs well as city children.
Village volunteer companies of boys can
bv -organized and made a power ny FIR
nishing practical outlets to energies,
physical AS well Us mental.
Interest in surroundings should be
reused. The country, with its woods.
rocks, trees and plants, should be studiel.
intimacy with the beautiful variety u
animal and insect life should be en-
couraged. Through such channels homes
will be made brighter. Happiness means
cOntentmeut, and C0ntentmeut comes
from health, occupation and interest.
Country c0uteutment will be the result
wheT young people become stronger,
keep brain As well as hand busy. and are
interested IN others.-Grnce Dodge ~
LippIuCOtt's.