The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-15
Unique Charleston Institution
Has a Number of Adult
Pupils.
NURSING AND COOKING CLASS.
More Shorthand Students There
Under One Teacher Than
in Any Other In
stitution.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Boston. Nov. H.-Charlestown's Evening
High School Is the fourth largest in the
world, has the largest shorthand class
under one teacher in the country. the only
employment bureau attached to any pub
lie school. n the only class in nursing
in any public school in America 1t also
has live babies. used in demonstrating
how 10 care for infants.
With a seating capacity Of only 400, its
teachers manage. by the aid Of camp
stools and camp chairs. to accommodate
1.50o pupils.
There are representatives Of every n
tionality, OF all ages, from IA to g.. with a
good number more h 50 years OF age.
n of every profession and trade.
Side by side study druggists. metal fin
ishers. upholsterers. men milliners. eX-
pressmen, reporters. shippers. bundle boys
civil engineers. painters, m~etermakers,
toolmakers. gold heaters, printers. law
yers, blacksmiths. ship filters. dentists,
machinists. brass finishers. statesmen. iron
workers. drivers, stewards. laundresses,
d~ressmakers. housekeepers. bundle girls,
cashiers. stock girls. cash girls. milliners.
candy packers, music teachers. telephone
operators, bookkeepers. factory girls and
teachers.
This year there Is a remarkable innova-
in nursing and cooking for invalids. which
has a membership of seventy-nine women
OF all ages. Positions as nurses Will be
found for them when they have completed
the course In training.
This class meets twice a week for IN
struction from Doctor Laura Hughes, and
one night a week at the Harvard School.
In Charlestovn. where Miss Josephine
Morris teaches how to prepare food for in
valids.
A woman with gray hair and s%pectacles;
who has twelve children. sits beside a girl
with iuHy pompadour hair. dimples and a
Jacqueminot rose in her hair. The moth
er OF twelve is a nurse already, but she
says the more h goes out nursing the
cit fills a long-felt want said q blonde
In mourning garb. i've been trying to
get into the Massachusetts, General Hos
pital for a long time, but I'm sure Of get
here. n I like 1t SO much"
A large number of these pupils are
mothers. They have been waiting all their
themselves and their children. Some DIRE
SO much interested in this new study that
they have offered their own babies as live
subjects with hich to demonstrate how
to wash. dress, feed n care for infants
The course is similar to that given at
the Boston City Hospital. Soon the class
will be taken to Deer Island to witness
operations in the hospital.
In the big hall meets each week the lar
gest shorthand class In the country to
take instruction under Henry Clark. His
class Is in training to be court %stenogra-
piers, with u record Of 150 words a min
ute.
So much interested are the pupils Of all
ages and nationalities in their school work
that they ave started a ~twelve-page
monthly magazine, called the Evening
Star, which made its first appearance last
ers, is the editor, and the scholars are the
reporters and managers OF the different
departments.
Last, but not least as a feature Of the
school, is an en- ployment bureau. In a lit
tie Office on the top f1oor Of the school is
kept a record OF every pupils name, ad-
dress and course OF study. with remarks.
hand and typewriting, a position is OBJ
tanned as soon as possible for the pupil
who does satisfactory work.