Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-08

tuition always contain moro -applica- tions from families desiring to secure the services of graduates than there are graduates to take tho places. Tho Bos. ton Young Woman's Christian associa- tion was the first of its kind in tho world. Its primary object was to fur nish comfortable and safe lodgings and wholesome and cheap meals for working women. It was not long after the or ganization had we'll settled itself in two rented rooms on Warrenton street that tho idea of adding domestic train ing to it's work was broachod. Before the plan was adopted an experiment was made with a young orphan girl who had no friends save thoSo that wero raised up for her in the association. Sho was carefully trained at the rooms of the organization, and a homo was quickly found for her in a family, where sho gavo perfect satisfaction as | most competent domestic.
 As soon as her success had Gcmon- stratCd the feasibility of the scheme quarters for tho school adjoining tho | boarding house wuro leased, and tho | training school thrown open. From tho | beginning it was decided not to uso tho | pupils of tho school to do the work of tho boarding house. because it was do- sired that tho graduates should loo capa- ble of doing work we'll upon small scale and of performing all sorts of du- ties such as would bo required in a moderate sized family. It was realized that if during their term of schooling they wcro employed to cook and do other work for many people they would | be unfitted rather than fitted for service | ill families. It was sOmUw bat difficult | during tho early years of tho inStitu-
 tion to givu tho pupils just tho right training, but when, in lSS4, it was de- cidcd to put up a special building for tho association arrangements wcro made, | tho carrying out 0f which has made tho school almost q perfect model, and the pupils arc now trained tu du UNartly the
 work they will r., called upon tu p,I- form when actually engaged as domestic | servants.
 The working apartments of the >Chuul | arc four ill numbur-parlur, dining room, kitchen and classroom. In tho l classroom lessons, or lectures. as they
 aro called, are given twice a week. Of
 theso lectures tho girls arc required to mako careful notes ill books furnished
 for that purpose, which they must pre-
 servo and to which they find it neces-
 sary to mako frequent reference. Tho
 parlor is furnished just as tho parlor of
 n well to do family would be fitted up.
 Upon the floor thore Is a largo rug about
 which there is a margin. Other rugs
 arc scattered about, the chairs are up-
 holstered, thero are tables with books,
 lamps with shades. briC-a-hrac, pieces
 of statuary, , o'clock tea tablo with
 its fittings, and so on. To learn how to
 care for these things properly is ono of
 tho most Important parts of the instruc-
 tion given, and i'll order that tho time
 spent by the girls in tho school may not
 seem to be "nu intending round of work
 they are allowed to serve tea 0ccasiun-
 ally to each other. privilege with
 which they are greatly delighted.
 Tho kitchen and dining room are fit
 tod up i'll complementary fashion, Tho
 kitchen has a largo rang" and is fur
 uishod with all sorts uf cooking utCn-