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

old. 1t was started last year by SONS
of the women of Christ church, prom1-
nent among them being Mrs. S. r. Nc
Masters and Mrs. Joseph f. Langdon,
who is superintendent of the sewing
class. In this class there are about
fifty girls of various ages, who have
been graded according to proficiency
instead of according to age.
Each Saturday morning, beginning
in October and continuing until May,
the children meet in the main parlor of
the guild room. After programme of
songs they begin Immediately their
work, which is directed by number Of
volunteer teachers. Each pupil brings
a penny, which, of course, does not, pay
for the material used-voluntary con-
tributions provide that-but which i'm
presses the pupil with the fact that she
is not getting something for nothing.
This year the school branched out
little and opened kitchen garden. A
member of Christ church has present.
ed to the new class the articles neces-
sary for the miniature homework that
is carried on, so that it starts well
equipped. It is, moreover, fortunate
in having directress who is able not
only to enter with Zest into the play
side of the work, but who impresses on
each girl under her the real import
ance of the work, it's purpose and its
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The class has started with a mem.
! bership of seven, but the kitchen gar
den outfit is for a class of twelve, and
1t is probable that by the first of next
month the class will be complete. The n,
as 1t increases beyond that number,
new articles will be purchased.
The Kitchen Garden. ,s
In this kitchen garden are taught the
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child's play by any MEANS but the first
and most important steps in domestic
economy. For that reason the classes
are made up of girls who are old
enough to appreciate the work and to
apply it. While she sets her toy table
with toy dishes, the kitchen garden
student is learning to perform this
task correctly when she has real table
and real dishes. When she makes the
toy bed, she is learning how to make
the real beds at home. And when she
is washing and putting away the toy
dishes she is being taught principles of
domestic economy that she will be able
to apply when she is called upon to
perform those tasks in her own home
or in the homes of others.
The order in which the make-be-
! lieve tasks are performed is a
necessary discipline that will aid the
! girl when she drops the believe
| work and takes up the real.
For the object of every industrial
school in the city is to emphasize the
dignity of every form of household
labor. The multiplication of these, in
deed, may offer the solution of the
| problem of domestic service. For the
/ women who teach in those schools are
women of refinement. BY proving te
their pupils that they themselves are
competent to perform capably every
branch of homework, they give 1t 6
dignity in the eyes of those whom they
/ teach.
There are many other schools beside
those mentioned IN this article. st
Mary's Catholic church has a very wei
equipped one; the st. Francis German
Catholic church has one, and Hope
chapel, on Bradley street, has a schoo
with very large enrolment.
The industrial school of the Bethe
will be conducted on larger seal,
than ever this year, for the rooms Sc
aside for this school in the new build.
ing are admirably adapted to the work
These are all conducted in very mucl
the same fashioneas the schools al
ready described.
And the object of all is the same, t,
impress on all who attend the valu
and the dignity of labor.