The morning call., 1893-05-26
CHILDREN COOKS.
They Feed Their School
Directors.
DAINTY DISHES SERVED.
Franklin Grammar School Girls Give
Practical Illustration of Do
mestiC Economy.

Yesterday at noon. just before the
graduating exercises Of the Franklin
| Grammar School, the girls of the seventh
grade gave luncheon to the Board o.
Education for the purpose of showing tbeil
progress in cooking during the past term
All morning they were quite busy. There
were chickens TO be dressed, potatoes
peeled, onions and lemons grated and pies
made.
There were only ten coUks and pretty
picture they made in their big white
aprons and with their sleeves rolled above
elbow, exposing plump, dimpled arms.
They were earnest little workers and their
faces were flushed with the exercise.
At one long table four girls were busy
dressing-or observation-disclosures. AT
the same table two Others were grating
onions and cheerfully weeping. There
were only four at the other table. Tifey
were making biscuits and pies and grating
lemons.
Shortly before II O'Clock the tables were
cleared of cooking utensils, ard amid
clatter of dishes, were spread for luncheon.
The menu consisted of mock blsque soup,
chicken fricaSsee, mashed potatoes and
green peas, and for dessert they served
lemon pie.
The collation. was prepared and cooked
in the same room in which it was served.
There were twenty-foIr guests in all,
the teachers and several Others having
been invited, as well as the Board of Edu-
cation.
The board was well pleased. and will
probably add cooking to the list of studies
In other schools which have paid no atten-
ton to it this year.
Mr.. Kennedy. the principal, in q little
speech made at the closing of the grad
h
ject. He said he considered the teaching g
of domestic economy in our rubic schools
necessary to the government OF the
country, that men could not be good cit
izeus WHO had not good, comfortable
homes. and that he had found. after long
years of experience in teaching girls, that
they were not, as rule. taught domestic
economy at home.
The commencement exercises were
unusually Interesting. Besides the usual
programme the scholars made several
interesting chemical experiments. Several
wel-written essays were read. Among
them was one on "Education," by Miss
Rachel kurlander. In it she said: IAN
educated citizan will consider the influence
OF Law on the general welfare before he
consents to its enactment, and will obey
the law when enacted. An uneducated
cllZen Will want any law enacted which
he thinks will be an advantage to him
without considering its Effects
Mr.. Dennan. ex-princpal of the Dem
man Grammar School, gave two medals to
every grammar school in San Francisco
for the Two girl graduates who had the
highest percentage in scholarships. Josie
O'Rourke and Rachel Kurlander received
those given to the Franklin Grammar
School. In like manner Samuel j. Bridge
presented medals to the boys of the
grammar schools IN San Francisco. An
drew Carl and Thomas OConnor were the
fortunate lads at this school.
Mr.. Kingsbury. vice e-principal of the
school and teacher of The eighth grade
presented Miss Maude Frodsham with
silver medal for perfect department.. Not
only has she not received a check during
the term. but she has never once been re-
proved. Mr. Krgsbury considers her a
most wonderful scholar. The graduating &
exercises concluded with the presentation
of diplomas and the song America" by
the class.