The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-18
St. PauI's Industrial Schools
and What They Accomplish


large number. of s4bags which hold
smaller ones containing teach girls
work. No garment ds allowed to leave
the hall untip 1t is finished. IA nominal
sum is charged for ftstesgive ira value
in the eyesr ofstf1e little seannstress, and
to preserve thenchifd' S rself-respect
The Relief rs society spends $125 an
nually for the materialGupon which the
children sew. Outing flannel for night
gowns and skirts, cotton for undergar-
mentS and Jginghams for aprons and
dresses must be purchased in large
quantities.. The cutting out Is done by
the teachers and in the Relief hall
there is room set apart for this work.
Teach the Virtue of Cleanliness.
There is also Mushroom for those
pupils who forget to wash their hands
and faces before they come. But only
the newest pupils forget this. And for
just this reason it is easy to distin-
guish the new pupil from the old in
the Relief industrial school, for not
only archie latter's hands and face alb
solutely clean but her hair is always
neatly arranged her teeth are we'll
brushed and her dress is clean. She
has proffted not only by the criticism
her teacher always makes if she is not
presentable, but by the force of exam
pie. 40 Is slHUi7ol lD36
Aside from the value of the instruc-
ton received, this coming in contact
with women who have all their lives
appreciated the value Of heavens
| first law, who are we'll groomed and
! well hammered, has an important inf1u-
ence on the habits of life of those lit
tie girls who come to learn to sew, but
Who. unconsciously, are constantly
many other things besides.
Mrs. 7. l.. Blood, who is the present
superintendent of the Relief Industrial
school, has given UP to it not only three
| hours every Saturday morning, but she
has made it her constant care. To this
labor Of love she has brought enthusi-
assn, high grade of efficiency, the rare
gift of obtaining from the children
| with whom she comes in contact their
best endeavor. and a sense of respon-
| s1bfltty that impresses itself not only
on the volunteer teachers, but on the
pupils as we'll.
When the girls leave the school II
Is generally to fill places as nurse girls
or as maids in families, which have
been searched for them through the
| efforts of Mrs. Blood and the teacher.
Of the school.
School Has 800 Pupils.
The school opened the first Saturda,
i in this month with an attendance O
800 pupils. This number will undoubt
edly increase before the winter is over
The children are divided into classe
and teacher is assigned to each class
Just now there are not enough teacher
to go round, and it is hoped by those il
charge that more women will volun
| teer before the month is up.
/ When the burning of the People
church necessitated the discontinuanc
of the industrial school there the en-
rollment numbered about $50 pupils
For a season there was no school, bu
the first Saturday in this month tn
sewing class was resumed in the base
ment of the new building, with an at
tendance Of fifty girls. BY the first Q
next month the girls classes in kitche
gardening and in cooking and the boy:
classes in mechanical drawing and I!
carpentry will be- resumed, and by tina
time the attendance will undoubtedl
closely approximate that of the las
session held in the old building.
} The rls'work is graded and begin
! with the kitchen garden. Then follow
q course in household economics, an
; finally the girls are graduated into tn
, cooking class.
, The boys. classes will be resume
Nov. 8, and the work will be under til
direction ofsJacob Zuber, of the Me
chanic Arts high school. The enti1
, school. which is regarded as a mod
,, one by those familiar with this branc
! of philanthropy, is under the directio
of the PEOPLES Church Industri,
School association. The following al
officers: sSSssss
President, Mrs A. D. Brown; seer,
! tary, Mrs. 81 Bronson; secretary ar
! treasurer. Mrs. David Provan; supel
intendent, Mrs. C. G. Childs; superb
!. tendent of sewing, Mrs A J. Goodrich
= superintendent of cooking, Mrs. A:
Goodrich; pianist. Mrs. Virginia Bran
. The Misses Sadie and Harriet Smii
! have charge of the kitchen garden.
: Christ Church Industrial School.
e Perhaps there is less known abo,
the Christ church industrial scho
n than any of the other schools in II
q city. for this is just a little over We,