Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-03
SCHOOL ro TRAIN SERVANTS
One Writer Thinks This the Only RAM
edy for the Present Situation


Such q school should be well organ
| lied and equipped for the thorough
| training of servants in all branches OF
household work. In the first place 1T
should have facilities for teaching pu-
pills how to battle properly. to care for
their own bodies and their own clothes
| 1t should nave different departments OF
training, one for laundresses. another
for chambermaids, another for wait
| resses, another for cooks and another
for general homework servants the last
of course, requiring a special condensed
course On entrance young women or
girls should be classified as far as pos
sibie, according to their general in
telligence and ability as well as the en-
ployment for which they wish to be
fitted The first work given should be
the washing of the kitchen-ware the
sweeping of the kitchen, and the scrub
bing of the floor and tables-in short.
every pupil should be taught the work
of kitchen maid After that, even
though she intends to fit herself for a
special department, she should DC
taught to sweep and dust carpeted
rooms. and next to do plain washing and
ironing, these being among the things
which every domestic should know how
to do we'll
An ordinary dwelling-house might be
utilized for the school. The basement,
which should be well lighted could be
fitted up laundry, capable of ac-
commcdating large number of yvom-
en- to be classified as they advance IN
skill in the department. There must be
a head laundress to look after those
under her, and inspectors to decide
when a woman is capable of promotion.
laundry might easily be made self-sup-
porting
The first floor of the training school
should be devoted to the cooking de-
par tment- It should have several kitch-
ems where women in different stages of
advancement could work. under an ex-
pert leader. The different departments
IN cookery could be made self-support-
ing by having lunch counters where
men could go IN with their dinner-pails
and have served to them from the
kitchens OF the less skilled pupils hot
SOUP tea, coffee and other plain food
while a restaurant of a better class
might be sustained from the work OF
those who were more thoroughly
trained Another source of income
might be secured by filling orders for
special dishes. or for whole meals. Set
ting a table, washing fine china. and
glass. and polishing silver could be
taught in connection with the restau-
rant
The upper floors should consist of a
Parlor and various apartments. where
servants could be trained in cleaning
busting, window-washing, care OF
lamps and all kinds of second work
From this department servants could
be sent out by the hour or day to sweep.
dust or act as housemaids-
With the training given in this way
, thoroughly competent laundress, if
she were fairly industrious and intel
igcnt worker. should be graduated in
perhaps six months After the first.
month she might be paid small sum
for her services The cooks might also
Begin to have small wages after the
irst month AZ least two years would
be required for cook to be
thoroughly trained in every branch of
Ter work. from caring for her range
20 doing fine cookery. Those who show
special capacity should be trained to
axe the whole responsibility of PLAN
hing and cooking elaborate luncheons
md dinners. as well as in the mastery OF
and healthfuI cookery for
veryday life. Wages should increase
With gain in skill. The cook would find
for the longer course in
he high wages which her certificate
would enable her to demand. The time
equired for training in any department.
rould depend upon intelligence and
The certificates given by the training
chool should be proof of skill. COM
etence and integrity: they should state
xactly what the servant is fitted to do,
nd they should be so conscientiously
iven that housekeeper might rest as
ured that she knew exactly the capa-
iIi:ies of the servant. Throughout tic
purse earnest effort should be made to-
npress upon the pupils the idea of
loral obligation Servants should be
lade to realize the dignity of their
ork, and the important part Its faith
IL performance plays in the happiness
nd health of the home. and so of the
atom They should be taught that
leir work is essential to the moral
Id physical well-being of humanity as
lat of the teacher. the doctor or the min
ter. and that it demands just as much
nselfishness and conscientiousness
this connection it might be well to es-
blish a training school for mistresses
Id other members of the family. that
e idea of moral obligation might not
all on one side.-Carrie Niles Whit
NIB, in Century.
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