The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-02
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Out and About
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Miss S. Maria Elliott Of Boston gave
| the fourth lecture in the course on
Household economics yesterday after
noon before the Womans club. Her sub
ject was "Puzzling problems of a
| healthy house" She dealt in a some
what bewildering way upon germs, and
dust and bacteria and ended by advis-
| ing her hearers to wipe their carpets
with a damp cloth rather than sweep
( them, to let plenty of sunshine into
their houses, to look out for their eel
lars, and keep a skylight open in the top
of the front hall She advised the
women to use the simple test of an
educated nose in the matter of ventila-
ton.
After the lecture she gave demon
strations with a box, the front of which
was glass, showing how open fires
worked the effect of one open window
on the air Of a room, etc.
Colorado College is to celebrate its
25th anniversary early in February and
President Wheeler of the University of
California is to give the principal ad-
! dress. There will be dedicated at the
same time a new college building-the
Perkins Memorial-which is to contain
the college chapel and also the depart
+ ments Of music and art The building
will also contain the new pipe organ
| manufactured by George S. Hutchings
& Co. Of Boston, and given by Miss
Elizabeth Cheney of Wellesley, Mass.
in memory of her late brother, Charles
b. Cheney of Boston. The department of
Greek is arranging for the production
of Greek play and Miss Barrows of
Boston is coming out TO have charge of
placing it on the college stage.
The rapid growth of the college during
the past few years has made it neces-
sary to call together the full board of
| trustees who are considering very seri-
ously the enlargement of the college
equipment as all its present resources
are very greatly overtaxed.
Miss Jeanne Lea Southwick enter
tanned a number of friends last night
at an informal reception at her house
on Home street. Postcard sketches of
foreign lands" formed the unique di-
version of the evening.
Miss Gray, who was to lecture at
Salisbury hall this forenoon in the
kindergarten club course, is prevented
| from coming by illness. Her lecture
will be postponed to Dec. 9.
Miss Nellie A. Moore, instructor in
sewing at the Dread institute, gave the
first in a series of talks at the Wor-
cester Sewing Schools association yes
terday afternoon at $50 o'clock in All
Saints chapel Responsibility Of
| teachers" was her subject She spoke
| on methods of teaching sewing, neat
ness in teacher and pupil and allied
topics, and gave a practice lesson on
| basting. On the 18th the talk will be
| on threading the needle, the knot,
| overland sewing and blind stitching.
| The remaining talks will be open only
| to members of the association.
The first event on the College club
calendar for December took place yes
| terday afternoon, when Prof. Sidney
| A. Reeve of the Institute of Tech
| nology gave a talk to the members and
| their friends on the congenial theme of
| socialism. The talk was given in Mrs
| A. H. Chaffee's studio, which the club
| is coming to look upon as its club
room. 1t has met there thus far this
| fall, and enjoys the beauty and home
! likeness of the place immensely. Miss
| Eleanor Baldwin and Miss Jane Esta-
| brook are the hostesses this month,
| and after the talk, which was followed
| with profound interest, Miss Baldwin
| served chocolate and cakes, assisted
| by other members of the club. Next
| Friday, when the meeting is for MEM
| bers alone, play entitled Breaking
| the ice" will be presented by Mrs. Geo.
A. Slocomb and Miss Alice Hastings.