New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-20
INTERESTING TO TEACHERS.
111NCHROOMS NOW BEING ESTABLISHED
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY.
LATEST NEWS IN THE EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES

,ArrsT MEMS IN THE EDUCATIONAL CIRCLES
MORE ABOUT THE wADLEIGH ASSOCIATION
Now that the Board OF Education has Endorsed
en.r,n,nndent Jasper's idea OF establishing lunch
rooms in the pubic schools. it is well TO kno"
what other cities and countries nave dohe !" '9
direction. .
NM foreign countries have long considered 1t
essential 10 see that the bodies of the school ch-
dram should be well nourished, in order TO attain
the hest mental results. The large schools OF Eng
,srd Ike that at Manchester have for many
wears provided a noon luncheon which ooNa'es
the necessity OF taking home lunches or ou!ihs
,bs unhealthy foods of the bakeshop. In vienna
,bA children are served by the peoples Kitchens
to- ,u,o cents meal from November to April. the
two cents pays for the food only, while the service
1. chiefly voluntary, and the general organization
"a a gift from the Government. the city ana inc
citizens, all OF whom contribute. ~
In Paris the Government is more Sociallstc III
O.. ideaz and the city Itself furnishes its school
children with luncheons just as II PROVIDES schoo'-
houses The covered piayroom serves as noonDaS
restaurant where a luncheon, consisting OF DOW
Of SOUP and a plate Of meat and vegetables Is Iui-
nshea for three or four cents II any child Is 100
Door 10 pay this small amount ticket is gwen
which entities him to share equally with the others
Progressive educators in this country nave Iohe
recognized the need Of some method Wheieu!
proper food might be served to pupils espee'a''S
IN the one-session schools The chief obstacle was
,h fact thai no provision had been arranged for in
building the schoolhouses where food coud De
served hot or dishes washed.
Boston was the first city to give practical rest
O, the scheme and it was womans quick oralh
that found the way. The director OF the Boston
Normal School of Cookery arranged for hfteen-ceht
lunches 10 be sent to the Normal SchooI OF Gym
nas;tcs during two years Finally the Committee
on Hygiene took the matter in hand ana olIereu
10 become responsible for all food sold in the schooi
njttee The New Eng and Kitchen arranged 10 pro-
vide It's nutritious and economic unenes 10 me els'
high schools OF Boston composed or l,lJ0 chlldreh
The Committee on Buildings showed apprecia-
ton Of the innovation by placing simple aPPGb
ratus in the basement Of the sch9o.s py %niGm
food could be served hot and the dishes properly
The 1--WE and ten cent lunches served are sc!en-
iifcally selected and prepared from me most hq-
served one kind a day with crackers or bread;
sandwiches. with or without meat OF Wnlte anu
he pest quality and one portion for their sweet
tooth either a bun gingerbread or sugar COOKIES
As Il may not be thought feasible to have cook
ing In the various schools OF our citS: en-
trial kitchen under competent and scientlhc super
vision would be practicable. from which the food
could be sent. as II is done in Boston
NATIONAL SCIENCE CLUB.
The progress Of women in science well illus
ated al the recent meeting Of the National Science
Club in Washington. The club which is composed
entirely of women held its sessions in the par
lors Of the National Museum under the wing of the
Smithsonian InstGr9n' Miss Miss HS a On, af,sr
noon on birds and their architecture. This was fol
wsd by TAX saes on veTe Teoeed hs WR
House by Mrs Mckinley. and were also entertained
by Mrs. Hearst.
THE TEACHERS SALARIES
Among the most interesting of all the petitions
presented 10 the Legislature while 1t was con-
eidering the Greater New-York charter" says Mrs
Carrie Chapman Gait was one from the New-York
City school teachers. under the heading Of The
Plain Statement About the Salaries OF the Women
Teachers OF New-York City" Among other things
Il said: There are in the city of New-York 1000
teachers and $50 principals OF schools. Or these
only 800 are men. They are the most poorly paid
employees OF our city government, this In spite OF
the fact that they are educated women upon whom
The Youth ~ our great city. Under these circum-
Stances the teachers of NewYork, the metropolis OF
America do not feel that they are asking TOO much
when they petition the Legislature 10 enact law
that teacher should be paid less sum man SOvo
year shall any teacher after Ten years 1&-
perience receives less than $500 and tat the sara
res Of the women principals shall be increased py
the add ION OF $3.50 each year until they have
reached the limit $500.
BONE OF CONTENTION.
The protective association recently organized by
graduate nurses seems have become a VeritaDe
bone Of contention among the women or the pro-
iess!on. Those who opposed us said nurse OF
Long Island College yesterday. VINO was msuu-
mental ia organizing the protective association
od so because did not organize on the OASIS OF
me existing Alumnae A socis ton. Ihat w0u,b
NA4NN'
oI the superintendent. The truth is we are uieu
o. that, and want association OF our own Or
gsnized on more democratic principles which VIII
recognize trained as good as ahotheI'
personally shouldn't care 30 much for our snpS.
Mtendent Miss Su.liffe IS Of the fairest-mlhaeu
rornen ] ever knew. sun. she is one among many
me nurses at Long Island College have many pr!N-
..sses not granted 20 graduates OF other schooIs'
mere is, for instance room there for SICK nurses
sna We understand that we owe many OF our az,
.antages 10 the influence Of Miss SutIlne NOW; VI
.se other hand am told that the superintendent
we Presoy erian Hospital has said that any orc
VIC belongs 10 the Graduate Nurses Protective 4s-
sociauon may not register with her. Ihat seems
me 10 show an arbitrary use OF power
THE ASSOCIATED NURSES
There has just been fled In the County Clerks
'mce certificate Of incorporation Of the Associ-
.'eo Nurses Of the Brooklyn Training Schools. The
eo'ect OF The association Is 10 foster all movements
81 the Improvement OF nursing. 10 further the
s.snIe OF the individual members. and 10 establish
vehtral agency Cor graduated nurses The o.
i'e.ors Tor the first year Anna l.. Alllne, lda
suuine NJ Alice Ashley. Emma O. Brown
Scstie ID Mckee. VI. Isabel Merritt. Olga Lind.
A.a " Clark, Helen G. Everett. c. q. Patterson,
ALBERTA Ross. Efiie u. Graham, Marcella Doyle,