The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-11-10
MX LEARNS MRREMW
AND Jill MER(MAKMH
NEW COURSES or PRESCRIBED BOYS Aso GIRLS IN
SIXTH SEVENTH AND EIGHT CITY SCHOOLS

That every woman should be her
own sasuatrsrn. and every man. hts
oen caffsfnsr. arc theories. which
h.nerforth ave 10 be Installed into
the Juvenile mind Be- Seattle. ana -
bring this about. a thnfouEh and
carefully prepared cuurNH Of cuttinf.
ntting ard sewing FOE kris, aud the
siovd system uf manual training Tor
boys. has been added to The car.
REGULAR q the sixth. seventh and
sixhfh grades ~ the public sshoois
The board Of education HuHopnesa
Some time ago Us intention 81 max
ing the innovation. but tho scheme
Nas held iu ahsyancs. ewing % the
difficulty 81 making certain ar
ran Eetuents. and securing eompstsut
instructors Even now the courses
are in a nuawhat primitive stats
but nest year viii be substantially
breadened.
The manual training is already
we'll under way. and each boy q
suitabte aas has received NJ least
one lrasan Ia oaFpsutFf. bat the
girls are at0li looking forward 70
their initiatafy lesson IN the dress
makers ara
Th~y arc not 10 he caruueiiea %
begin theif search Ter tnoNiedzs
along fhls line. hY sowing up long.
tiresatm. seams That IL 81 thtng
% fhe pasf " may have been all
right for aFandfmnther and mother 20
learn that way. but u wont de- for
little BESSIE and Eiheliua. They
Wfti not have q ehauee - hartnr
reheliio4s thoughts and learn 20 look
uuon ueedle aa an instrument "
torture. hut viii beFin their course.
II YOU pisRna. by making real. bat
dlmiunftve walking costumes. ball
dresses. reception gowns and dainty
underwear. not Tor themselves. 81
eourns. bat for their dolls.
When these dainty puppets arc
fitted an wfth wearing apparel. n
vii be time enough. 30 snY she in
sfructnra. for the little women 90
begin 70 make glnRham aprons.
laundry hnas and sii9per holders
for Christmas gifts
And then. Joyful news mother u
10 be relieved ~ the tack 81 manu-
featuring little wooden pcttieoais for
uaaaie wiil make hef own ana FER
hans mothers tao. Last. hut far.
Far from the least. comes real
sttrt the material for which WIN
BE- furnished by the school board.
The boys are 10 b. taught o. make
ANYTHING in wood. from 6 ionfhpick
10 an office desk FifHt they VIII
make paper knives. clothes pins.
boxes. towel racks. dolls tables and
chairs Later they viii devote their
energies "a constructing CHAIR au1
tool chests. and wlll hefnine proc
flclfnf NOT only In che i1inntR art,
httf III that ~ tho fiuiaher ne weil
a. a.HH r. 80 Iatf
zach Niece ~ work fhTH turn out
owing 10 the rRueuve ~ fitting up
the manual training rooms. they
have not been arranged Tor IN ~ 81
tho schools. although each child IN
thr city IN the three grades men
Toned Is 20 have he chance Man
ual training rooms have been fitted
uo In the Minor. DAY. warren
south and University leigh Rehools
PUPILS from the other arhpal build
ingn. march 20 ono - these schools
twice or thrice week aa the case
may he for their lessons. The 1T
tie girls take the sewing course in
their own school rooms
Miss Isabella Tone iu charge Of
the mnuual department at the War
rem school. has devoted Years - the
study Of tho subject and r. orr. Of
the most proficient Instructors In the
United States. not only because ~
her love for her work. but because
she " graduate Of three 81 the
most famous schools If manual
training IN the world hos absorbed
the IDEAS ~ the recognized auth1ri-
ties The board of education feels
Itself very fortunate, indeed. IN hay
inF secured her services
The three other teachers who arc