Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-26
FRIENDLY LEAGUE,
Fourteenth Year Faculty, Departments

BOurteenth Year Faculty, departments and Courses of Instruction. The fourteenth year of the Friendly league was inaugurated on last Mon- day by the reopening of the league
 building for it's winter activities Tn
 trinsically in a stronger and better con-
 dition than it ever has been. The
 scope of the advantages offered, and 1 the capability of the faculty provides 1 an institution of which Waterbury
 may be proud It also offers to girls
 and women of Waterbury and neigh ! boring towns advantages for which l they need not go elsewhere. Thorough 1 doors, and this favorable condition
 should be recognized and investigated 1 before they are sought in other insti-
 tutions by the wage-earner and the
 woman of leisure.
 1 Of the faculty and instructors for 1 19o2-1903 number are new to Wa
 terbury. The superintendent, Miss
 Mabel s. Jackson, comes of a gifted 1 family, and she has a record of suc- l cessful experience in an influential in- stitution of New York city, There is l satisfaction in anticipating an excep- l tionally successful year under her ad- l ministration.
 1 Miss Anne A. DOlier, who succeeds l the late Miss Byers as director of the school of housekeeping, Is also instruc- tor of cookery and household econom-
 lcs. Wide experience since having l graduated at Drexel institute, Phila- delphia, has prepared her specially for the development of the Friendly league school of housekeeping. The home department of the vacation schools of Philadelphia were organized and developed by Miss D'Olier. Fol- l lowing this she spent four years in | Pittsburg as director of domestic sci ence in that city and in connection with 1 the women's club of Sandusky. The
 success in both places has been phe- nomenal in this difficult and varied l work, and the necessity of child train- 1 ing and attending to the needs and l ambitions of neglected house workers, factory workers, professional women,
 day workers and society women has received her special supervision Miss Alice s. Johnson, also a Drexel intitute graduate, will be associated
 With Miss D'Olier as an instructor in
 the school of housekeeping. Thorough
 training and devotion to her profes- sion assure a gratifying success. The domestic arts department has
 promise of successful year under the
 d1rectorship of Miss Euphemia G. Kerr, who brings to 1t experience
 gained as an instructor in the normal department of domestic arts in Drexel institute, of which she is a graduate
 IT addition to the branches that have been taught and that will be continued in this department, basketry and h.
 dian bead work will be introduced Physical training under the efficient and popular directorship of Miss Haupt will be continued with the ad- ditfon of new and attractive exercises. John J. Derwin, whose success as
 director of mandolin and banjo orches- tra during two years at the league has
 been notable will resume his practice
 instruction.
 Godfrey R. Reed has been engaged to instruct in voice training. and he will become director of the Friendly league chorus. The results of MT Reeds instruction last year was. ap- parent in the excellent work done by his students at the closing exercises of the spring term
 Miss Elise H. Carret will be direc- tor and instructor of the department of industrial and decorative art. As
 instructor of drawing in the Water bury high school Miss Carret has proven an efficient teacher, possessed of a thoroughly artistic personality Tn these league classes work from nature will be given. Designing will be so taught that the sketches made during the first part of the course may be used as models for various designs in the advanced work. Work in model ing will supplement the drawing and designing. All work will be original.
 H. o. Post will be in charge of the Friendly league commercial courses. They will include the essentials for thorough business training, as taught in the Waterbury Business college, of which MT Post is principal. Two evenings weekly will be devoted to this department.
 The instructor of English language and literature will be Miss Janet E. Arthur, who is we'll and favorabIy known as connected with the Water Dul u dlltiIS SCuOOl lOI tSdCuGIS. lu6 aim of the instruction is to develop the ability of the student in logical thinking, and in effective expression of thought
 Registration for class membership is being received, and class sessions will begin on Monday. October 5. Tn addition to evening classes there are classes for non-league members.
 % &0 fan nt1J+ +x- 1xn given on next Friday evening, October 9 All interested are invited.