The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-18

When the sedate little Puritan maid
OF early Colonial days completed her
first sampler, she justly regarded it as
the f1rst important accomplishment of
Der life. Frequently it was framed;
not for qualification of sinful pride. to
De sure, but in order that it might be a
continual reminder to the Patience, to
the Faith or to, the Prudence who
made the dainty stitches that fine
needleWork was an accomplishment no
thrifty maid could afford to lack.
Today in the various industrial
schools of the city the beginner fin
lshes the first task assigned her she
Is apt 10 feel the same qualification
that swelled the hearts of those little
Puritan girls when their samplers were
nnlshed, for during the hours of toll
her teacher takes pains to impress up
on here the value and the dignity and
the necessity of this most womanly ac-
complishment.
There are, today, over a dozen in
dustrlal schools in st. Paul, including
those that are conducted by the differ
ent churches. Some of these teach
sewing only, like the one which holds
ats sessions every Saturday morning
during the fall, winter and spring
months in Relief hall. Others, like the
industrial schools of the Peoples
church and Christ church, include va
rlouS branches of industrial training.
The former indeed has a very COM
plete system of Industrial training; for
not only are the girls taught sewing.
cooking and other forms of domestic
science, but the boys are taught sloyd
work.
The Christ church industrial school.
which opened last year. has added this
year class in kitchen gardening, and
the Bethel Industrial school will teach
G1 oil
ence on even larger scale.
Industrial School Started in 1874.
There are many people who believe
that these industrial schools are insti-
tutions that have sprung up in ST.
Paul within the last few years.
AS matter of fact the city's first in
dustrial school dates back to 1874 and
possibly earlier than that.
The industrial school, which is now
an adjunct to the Relief society,s work,
existed before there was a relief So
clety.- Mrs. Pratt, who now resides in
oregon, was the first superintendent of
st. PauPs first Industrial school She
had for her assistant, Mrs. Henry c.
Burbank, who has also removed from
the CITY These two women, who, while
tney nVed here, were always closely
Identified with the promotion of the
city's practical philanthropics, gathered
ABOUT them classes of girls and taught
them sewing just as other classes are
being taught today in the Relief hall
Mrs. Hall, now deceased, the wife OF
Rev. Richard Hail. the Distributing
agent of the Relief society, was anoth-
er woman who interested herself ac.
lively in that early industrial work.
When the Relief society was organ.
lied in March, 1876, it established head.
quarters on Robert street between
Third and Fourth, and here the sewins
school met until the new Relief hal
was built in 1882, when the school re-
moved to the rooms on the second foo
or the building. Since that date tn
building has been enlarged, and toda-
the children who attend the schoo
have large, well lighted and mos
conveniently fitted up work room.
A Busy Scene.
The visitor who happens to drop 4
saturday morning to watch the girls a
their work finds an animated, busy, blu
not noisy, assemblage The pupil
assemble at 10 o'clock in the SEWN
room,where the days work begins wit
the singing of gospel hymns There
piano in the room and Mrs. Gardne
;. Moore, who has charge of the sing
Ing, has accomplished wonders con
sidering the little time that is allotte
her edcn week In training the childre
to sing in time and tune. There is res
melody in those Saturday mornin
choruses.
Amusing traits of the pupils Civ
character to this school as to a
schools. Perhaps a pupil is absent an
inquiry develops the fact that her al
sence is due to the marriage of a dis
tant relative. The news imparts
dignity to the absent Lizzie or Mol
or Mamie that the other children in
mediately covet. and five minutes mu:
De given to "reminiscences, during whic
the children tell the story of past mai
rimoIrial alliances in their respectiy
families.
Then they hurry to the store room,
which are kept. during the week,