Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-17
THE DIGNITY OF LABOR.
DR.. Thomson Discusses Its
Phases.
The Meeting of the Friday Morning
Club.
A Morning Devoted to Cooking
School Interests.
The Guests of the Club-Dr. ThomsOn's
Address Miss Ida Maynard on
Cooking School Matters.

Mrs. G. M. Spencer, Oskaloosa, Iowa /;
Mrs. w. A. Vale, San Bernardino, and
Mrs. Thos. Walsh, Mime sofa.
The subject presented by the reform
and philanthropy committee for the
mornings consideration was Industrial
Education. Miss Bowman read short
article-A Plea for Industrial Training,
by II. III. Belfield.
The first speaker of the day, DR..
Thomson, was presented by Mrs. Sew
erance. DR.. Thomson gave short
address upon Industrialism. He said
industrial education commences in the
cooking school, and leads up gradually
to the higher crafts.
There are two sides to the question of
cooking-the scientific and the artistic.
The scientific includes knowledge of
the chemistry, variety and economy of
materials; the artistic embraces order,
neatness seasoning and decorations.
There is an old proverb, God sends
the food and the devil the cooks" The
kitchen artist is great factor in educa-
ton. The head cook OF the Parker
house, in Boston, receives q higher
salary than President Eliot of Harvard
college. A good cook has more to do
with the morality and intellect of the
world than anyone else. In America
we do not realize the dignity of hand
labor, nor properly value that wonderful
instrument, the human hand. We see
everywhere in nature the hand of God.
The time will come when the works Of
the hand, in America. will have equal
power with the work of the brain. Our
education is incomplete withouta knowl-
edge of some trade. This question of
manual training is beginning to be agi-
tated in our public schools. In France
the best results are obtained from the
most thorough scientific training. For
eign countries give much more attention
to this question than we do. In Ger
many the law prevails, rigid in the
extreme. In England law and senti-
ment, but in America it is all sentiment.
There have been good beginnings
made in Los Angeles by the women.
The founding OF the kinderg arten, the
and now, the manual training school,
shows earnest labor and powerful and
widespread influence.
The next speaker was Miss Ida May
nard of Boston, the teacher OF the new
cooking school. In introducing her,
Miss Wills said we are indebted to Bos-
ton for many good things, and, among
others, fine women, SO in securing her
teacher she had sent direct to head
quarters. Miss Wills invited the club
to be present at an illustrated lecture
in the cooking school rooms, 551 South
Spring street at 10 O'Clock Monday
morning. General information in re-
gard to classes, terms, ETC., will then be
given.
Miss Maynard gave sketch OF the
Boston cooking nchooI. II was estab-
lished fifteen years ago by the Woman's
Educational society-the first in the
United States. 1t was soon developed
that it was necessary to know more
than simply how to cook. In the Sec
ond year seventy-fve ladies and gentle
men interested in charities founded a
corporation and started the school on
systematic basis. They commenced in
small rooms, and now occupy foor in
a handsome building on fremont street.
The cooking school course consists Of
lectures, practice classes and special
lessons. The last were particularly
adapted for professional cooks.
The fame of the Boston school soon
reached other cities. They inaugurated
the movement, and sent to Boston for
their teachers. The lessons given are
very thorough, and embrace such sub.
jects as the chemistry and physiology of
food, reasons for eating certain foods,
why certain things produce
certain results, ingredients and
effects of yeast, soda, cream
of tartar, etc. Economy in cooking,
utilizing the scraps, ETC., etc. Scientific
instruction is the basis of the work. A
few years ago Mrs. Hemmaway of Bos-
ton fitted up room for classes at her
own expense. Girls from II to Is years
of age were admitted. The lessons
given were on general housewofk and
the chemistry of foods. In all this in
struction the brain must be used as we'll
as the hand. The cooks prepared in
these schools are in great demand, and
command high wages.
The new cookery school in this city,
which is generously supported by Mrs.
Wills, opens with fine prospects. An
effort will be made to form classes from
the public schools.
Before adjourning, the club passed
resolutions of regret in the recent loss
of one of its valued members, Mrs.
Lester Scott, and expressed it's deep
sympathy with the bereaved family and
friends in their affliction.
THE CROPS.