Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-15
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With the 'sheepskn tree" yielding it's
annual bountiful harvest over the length
and breadth of the land, Gold-i-l6cks these
later days finds herself sharing scholastic
honors with Dusky-braids. This especial
ly In manual training. AT the Phoenix In
dian School, Arizona, eleven bright-eyed
girls. representing eight different tribes,
which included even the Apaches, have
just been graduated in domestic science.
This is the first graduating class in
the southwest in domestic science.
One Arizona girl went east and took a
three years course in that department and
is now member of the faculty Of the
University of Tucson. Outside of that
there have been no other graduates of this
character. The table of the domestic sci
ence department gave ocular evidence of
the culinary skill of the girls. Everything
presented there was the product of the la
Dor of the pupils A plump roast chicken,
garnished with parsley olives and sliced
lemon, formed an attractive centerpiece,
around which We're grouped other sub
stantials and delicacies, such as well-bak-
ed bread cinnamon rolls, Saratoga chips
macaroni, tamales, stuffed tomatoes, GUS
tard pie and various kinds of cake. The
graduating exercises of the class were held
in the chapel in the evening, when essays
by the girls and demonstration in cook
Ing were enthusiastically received by the
audience, which included many of the
parents of the pupils. One girl selected
for her subject What the Government is
Doing for the Housekeeper." In her essay
she referred to the bulletins issued under
the auspices of the government, giving the
results of experiments in various foods,
and their products. The establishment of
departments of domestic science in the va
r1ous Indian schools was considered by the
essayist to be an important part of the
work undertaken by the government in
behalf of the housekeepef. The evolution
of a light, puffy, fragrant omeiet before
the eyes of the audience by two Of the
young graduates was watched with keen
est interest and every evidence of delighted
appreciation. In the address to the grad
uating class Superintendent MCGOWAN ex-
pressed the hope that each member would
marry an educated Indian man, and that
together they should build up a happy
home.
1t Is at this season that class luncheons
and receptions vie in favor with the vari-
Gus bridal festivities. AS almost every
class has it's own colors or flower the dec
orations should correspond. At each place
lay little Doutonniere, tied with the class
colors. Roll the name cards in imitation
of diplomas, placing inside apropos quota
lions or original .jestS or prophecies Make
that 1t is the welcome that makes the
merry feast. Don't be 'ciiquey." If it is
a class affair, see that all social barriers
of every sort are forgotten. Meeting on
H.,
should be equal. Take particular pains
that timid Miss Proletariat and gawky,
awkward Master Hoplite shall have such
a good time that its memory shall go on
singing all the rest of their lives II don't
want to sit by that plain Mary Richards
said a snippy young miss recently, whose
family belonged to the nouveau richie; .it
would be apt to make her feel so uncom-
Portable" And she looked down compla-
Gently at her own pretty gown and trim
shoes. Out upon such an unlovely, I'M
Christian spirit as that If there is any
feminine attribute that should be cult
waited to it's utmost it is the power of max
ing every one about one comfortable and
happy. The unlettered, the unlovely the
awkward and poorly dressed are usually
quite conscious enough of their own def
ciencies and limitations without having
them accentuated by the thinly disguised
superiority of those more happily circum-
stanced. Years may come and years may
go, but the Impressions Of character made