The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

But this is by no manner Of means
all they are taught. AS soon as they
are old enough they are sent TO the
public school. and if they remain oD
with US the high school comes next
and they are given every opportunity
TO make the most and best of them
selves. After lesson hours come play
and hOmely but practical lessons IN
husbandry and in the skill of a house
wife Children will be children, as we
all know perfectly well, and pray tell,
who Of us would have it otherwise.
W lille we punish for pranks and antics
we are more than apt to be secretly
amused and the days Of our own youth
come back and vividly remind us
that children are about the same one
generation as they are another. But
water constantly dripping on stone
will wear it away, you know, and con-
stant reminders are bound to make
some impressions, even if the young
sters are busy having a game of tag
or are intent on playing dare base. ="
Children are admitted at the home
until they are fourteen years of age,
and by the time they are ready to
battle with the world they have learned
more than a little of the practical side
of life. And that, by the way. reminds
me. No child is sent away from our
care until something better has been
provided. A home with a private fam
ily-adoption or a place TO earn fair.
honest living, for we made it a rule
to protect them just as long as 1t should
be necessary, irrespective Of age.
Girls are naturally more or less
housewives and they are shown how to
cook vegetables, To coax biscuits into
rising and how to keep all the juice in
meats--and some of the pupils are so
skilled in handling pots and kettles
that they put older and more expert
enced cooks decidedly on the defensive.
Nor does the work end there either
Sewing is taught both by hand and by
machine. After the regular sample
book has been finished the pupils learn
how TO cut and fit and to fully complete
their own clothes, for this art is a
most excellent weapon and when clev-
erly welded the results are both good
and satisfactory.
In one thing we endeavOr to depart
from the regulation rules that general
" govern such institutions. Every
child is taught to consider himself of
vital Importance and that undsr no cir
cumstance is he to be afraid of our
sisterhood or our methods, for we long
since discovered that it is only when
a child's confidence is given fully that
he is easily and quickly taught.
There really is not much to say Of
speaks for itself and in a way that is
louder and more effective than words.
In fact, it is impossible to hide a light
under a bushel and the homes good
deeds are finding it out.
A few restrictions are always made
in admitting a child. but, of course.
this must necessarily be or else the
whole five acres would be full to flow
ing over. However, any orphan or
half-orphan of deceased Odd Fellow
or Rebekah in good standing has
no trouble in being tucked away in
a cozy fashion, for they are the un-
fortunate little ones we are striving
so hard to reach. The one prOvisO is
that the child be of sound mind and
is not suffering from any contagious
or infectious disease. for we could i'll
afford to turn our home, or even
part of il, into a hospital.
And so the good work is carried on.
without much fuss and feather, but
with a quiet persistence, that goes on
and on and that is far reaching.