New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-13
KITCHEN GARDEN TRAINING.
4 WORK WHICH HNs HELPED MANY POOR AND
SOME EICH FAMILIES

A, WORK WHICH ms HELPED MANY POOR AND
SOME RICH FAMILIES.
"Thcrc Is 80 much 70 find fault with ana 80 ihu'n "
wish for in such great biz. dirty CIV 10 our -"
sometimes the good, sweet. modest I"''' cum,
with our charitable institutions are oV'roo'eu ''
visitor 10 the Wilson Industrial school ana MISSION -
sho came AWAY from there the other day. The bHl
In, ~ Va ~; 81 Marks Place was turned. nearly
forty wear, aco from factory into The Pheasant
ch,ol hui,c which il now Is. This school. when Wac
the first institu,ion Of the hind In America j. "o'
endowed and is maintained entirely by voluntary CON
trilutou Mrs. jonathan Sturgcs i the hrs' VI
rector. and many familiar names nrc on the Isl "'
managers The matron VI the school l. Ni's i'.""
tfun,incton the OIL inatOr Of the system Of hi'"'h
GARDEN Thinning a branch Of work no" carried "'
MT only al the Wilson school ana el'e"h'N III t'''
city, but in other American cites and In 'a"'' E1-
land Ireland scotland ana France. MIS- H'n'""-''''
has made the mission house her home ana mere sue
witches day By day the results Of Tie me''ou' ""'0
she has established.
II is with fascinating interest that one listens 10
the tale Of how. by the merc't chance MIS- I'"n""N
ton 81, ei,htern lust out Of school ana ready Ia De
u,ncred into fashions pleasure. Glanced 10 be- taA'h
bv a friend 10 visit rugged ,cIo0' anu 10" "no
ony daughter fond parent. put -oc"ty ana Inc u'"'
amuscmcnis Of youth aside ana not Ia IN; ahIhc "'"
nor bat with the same motive - her cousin f"'''r
Huntington. ,ct herself aboHt mission school woIA.
and her cupaclty for organizing without developing
new ideas w.ich should bring forth more complete
work, 50. as tine passed on ana she GHhed cA"'r-
fence not Only among the poor. but Win hcf o""
class, she made various dl,cJyc.lc'. one was 'h' uc
le,.ure Of some Of the young girls Of her acduain'
aucs might readily be put to good account ana al
other that Kitchen gardening might Win proht DC
adapted 10 the rich a. well n the poor
She obtnnci the cooperation Of some OF the mothers
ard the Interest OF the giIa, 20 that meeting Wa
called for the purpose Of developing Il plan OF move
mcnt. I.ty Girl met at the hOhse oI on" o' INC
elder wonen-tls was In l7G'. IL was proved tla'
,no., Of them. no matter how well vcised they weso
I'm Latin aud geometry, knew absolutely hothhI hDout
domestic science. airangemCJt were made for form
ing 4 uo.u.il cas, which should Dr. divided into com
papl.s these companies to to tlU mission Tor re-
ular day. Of teaching. These Young women ~ uc''
maths divided owed TO Boston, Chicago and else
where, and .ct up kitchen garden, OF their own WIN
the result that the system hhs spread eVefV"Hefc'
II might even be snld with truth. that the other
thought that Of the Working Girl, clubs cmanntcd
from fiji, mission for Miss Grace H. Dod.e was one
of tie nfy Young women who Joined In the work there
md il was 40 doubt because OF The experience she
GAINED al this time her idea vas conceived ana de
veopcd
The girl, became Kitchen gardeners Themselves. and
afterward when marriage had placed some Of them III
homes Of their own, they wrote 10 The founder OF
the SVStsn, " \ OIL nave no uca III" i'ir
helps me with my servant, and INV housekeeping
and In Others il gave the means Of livelihood when
unforeseen rcvcrscs VI fortune made tIem dependent
upon their resources.
II MUST be confessed that Kitchen garden" is
rather misleading name. for 1t Suggests to many
place where vegetables are grown Tor Kitchen use.
when Miss Huntington was asked abOni the hame shc
said: 1T means Il system bv which all the intrica
cics Of domestic science taught weeping busting,
washing ironing. waiting at table etc. thought
little Of changing the at one time because 1t
was COMPOUNDED With the tern vegetable garden. but
| found nothing that quite took It's place and soon
discovered that the fact that the name had to be e.
planned gave II additional importance
s. much for the name and it, meaning. and now for
the methods carried on nj the mission Even with the
most minut, details. however it Is ONLY by making an
actual vsit-and 1t IS possible TO pay The visit any
Tuesdaythat the system be thoroughly understood
and appreciated The school hours are tho same here
rs elsewhcie-frOm until .. There about
200 hundred girls. ranging in age from five to ten.
and there are the usual lessons In reading writing aud
arithmetic. Which under the head Of study. The
training In the Kitchen garden branches is little else
than systcmatized form OF play, and this takes
pioportionate part OF the school day
prcsumng that the visitor IS admitted at IL O'Clock.
n class OF children will be found In OF the bright
sunny rooms. seated around two long tables with
small. fat wooden trays before them. which repre-
sent table, and tiny boxes from which thew take
the necessary cups. saucefs napkins. etc. which they
arrange for a male-believc7 meal The table IS
cleared and dish washing begins As thew work they
sing rhymes OF which the following specimens:
Washing dishes
SuGs hot.
WORK away risky,
Do not stop
First the glasses;
Wash them well;
nicely