Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-12
TO LEARN TO SEW
or2anzss Charity Opens is FRS,
Sewing School
GOOD FIRST DAY ATTENDANCE
ms work VIII Ne spread 80 An
R==s= Of the Cn1-Tha.s who
Assisted as ths start

ives don't hare % go % sewing
sehool. does we. JaAonief' szcialmeu
Ca. sFeckled- faced boy - cue q dozsn
90 mofs c0mpa1ious - they stood sith
hands IN Their pockets critically oossrs-
ing ths teasnsrs and pupils ~ thsy
entered the Diamond street sc1ool al ?
o'c.oek yesterday mof1inz Whea the
school hauss doors acre closed the bos
turned away aad sought amusement
playinx AZ n4Fblss With small gravel
sfooeA
Yesterday xas the opeaing day u the
hrst ssNl8g school ever held Ia public
schooi baildsng ia Grand Rapids and
the scbool opened pFopitionsiy With
about forty little girls from nee httle
thinzs OF 5 years cid % these Il years
old- BESIDES the committee from the
Charity society. coosisfIng u Mss
Perez. Mrs. Fuller aad NfA StFshAn,
Mo have The matter ia charge, there
we're present. Mas Lafhrop. principal ~
the Diaaaoud street school. and her as
s.ztanta Niss butler add Miss GARDINER.
Mss Bsrios. Mss julia Barlow, Mrs 4.
4 J11.i, Mrs E-ynslds Mrs. Marsh and
Mas Idsma wers also present
Divided Into Cias>e<
At9.Do al the ehiidren had been IL
viled into touf classes. according 20 age.
and with sE4ll pieces II cloth were az
uarx taklng their FIRST lesso1z The
teachers passed from dosk 10 desk CIV
lcg instr1cfio04 and the little girls
seemed az eager 10 learn a. could 20 de
s.re.l Not an IDLE hand was seen. All
Rers - Nogk dong the best they could.
aaa .iad - be corrected whec they
nals mistakes Next saturday there
MI probably BE- a great many more
pupl.s. a. the schooi u located IN a poor
bat exceedingly PopaloHs part OK the
eats
Next Saturday a school will be opened
~ one ol tie West side suburban schools
All xeek by Nesk the work Will be ex-
tended % every quarter u the city. The
OBJECT Is . give the children Of those
uho cannot give their children proper
TRAILING az home chance 70 learn how
o. make their own clothes and how 10 do
a.. kinds q sewing.
Mrs.. r. +. Fuller was the first pro-
meter 20 ths pian Of work She has
beeu Interested 10 the work IN ST. Marks
school. and conceived the idea that what
was 20 god Zoe the Few who can be ac-
commosiated there. would be good Tor the
handrssis OK little onrs all over the city
Who cannot bs accommodated In one or
two schools. She first talked the mat
tsr Cd with members % the Charity
soriety. and a committee was ap-
Tciated from that society to
confer wish the school, hoard 10 lear N
rooals "A the public schools could De OBJ
tsiGcd. The committee met with the
board ~ education In September. aud
the committees 90 buildings Of the board
took the matter under Amusement AT
the last meeting % the schJol board the
conal4ttes reported faEosab.y. and AZ
oocs the work Sas started and viii be-
pushed Until schools i'll be IN progress
ia al the poorer Districts 81 the city.
After the eofk has progressed 30 Tar
that pupils are able 20 maze garments
they NIll be given material and xill
make clothes tor themselves. which they
can have FOR The making. This gives
enco0ragement 70 the pupils and makes
them realize that they are dong some
thing 70 earn their clothes