The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-12-01
TO EXHIBIT "vIslsLes."
aepositories Of the olden Times Which
Contained Mineral and vege-
table Specimens.

DDsect-lesroah ana 'natufe-study"
l pedagOeic phrases which have a
eey modern sound. Yet In 1868. Ia the
prospectus of the new School lately
srsctca FOR Gentieaomen az Totten-
Jan nlgh Gross Mrs Bathsua Maxim
offered something Of the sort as an In
lueemert 70 noble and genteel patrou-
osses to send their daughters to /
establishment She also offered courses
certain important bramhes 81 do
mesiie economy says Youths Compan-
ION
Such Pupils a. So 4esFe mas learn
preserving. Pastry anu cookery the
advertisement ran, and then went on
to declare that Repositories for Visi-
hles shall also be prepared by which.
from bcholdlng the things. eentiewom-
on may learn the Names. Natures. VAL
ues and use Of Herbs Shrubs. Trees.
Mlneral-pleces Metals and Stones"
Besides these practical matters. In
straetiou vas offered in six languages:
but lest timid OF conventional parents
should be alarmed at the idea ~ 80 much
learning Il was added that Those that
think one language enough for q wom-
an may forbear the language and learn
only Experimental Philosophy while
It the same time an effort was made TO
charm away their stfuples by adduelDg
The example OF Princess Elizabeth.
daughter Of Charles a. 20 whom the
lady principal had at one time been
nfeceniress That unfortunate child
could II appear al the sse uf nlne years
write ard understand Latin. Greeh He
brew Italian aud French. nar vas the
encouragement thus held out leseened
Is any lnopportune reminder that she
lied young
A lady whose eehnui life ended some 50
nrs aeo declares that III the school
hieh She attended there existed an awe
splrlna object knows as the eSelen-
le Cabinet" which must. she feels.
ave been the lineal suceessaf of RE-
asliory Tor Vislbies u vas never
1ened. nothing In Il was ever used or
xplalned but the lmpuslue whole vas
slwass pointed ant 10 parents and sls-
tors upon whom lt dlt not fail 10 have
N impressive effect Il contained no
ssers % shTuhs rxcenl hit II fossillged
wood but dine mlusfais Wefs there
n ahnndanef saf there eere besides
4 austy hummins- birds nest. 4 bottled
.arantula. q spousc growing on . plecs
II rofk and neeklare uf ioreirn beans
alniiy ffarrsni if small nose sefs
aressed tirftly tHuush "a the crack neai
whleh ihey iay There Ras also mss.
fatiaus hone over which ueycr-seltlet
dispute went On amarH the ElfIs Tbs
more romantic thoHehl il the finger u
prehistoric Giant the most prossle
4nd those of the sharpesi appetilos and
tongues afegrfa u WIS The dfumslicl
81 the onis falr.slged fowl ever seryet
a the school table preserved IS q eurf
asity The Institution was more fa1
nous for its curriculum th1n its cuisine
There vas nethlng II The whole eiehi
hy four mahoean, maiest, 0f thar Sci
eutliic Cabinet SAYS theold pupil remit
alseently (which vas ~ the siiehtts
asc TO anybody for ans purpose except
ts double alass doofs which served a
in0klnr.elass for the vain girls Is lfi
10 curl their trent hair hs over slate
pencils. when the TEACHER wasn't luolp
lnr. And that mar have heen nature
but Il wasn't science. and I'm afraid 4
sas hardly even afi''