The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-09

composed of the board of directors, as
sisted by the secretaries.
The rooms, which are located at the
corner of Drayton and York streets,
have been put in excellent condition.
and are being furnished as rapidly as
circumstances win allow. All of the
really necessary articles of furniture
have been received and put in place,
and during the past week the attend
ance has been all that could be de-
sired.
The lunch room and department of
domestic art and science occupy the
first floor In the front room are To-
Gated the lunch tables, the second room
being employed as kitchen. A large
range will be put in, and kiln for
burning hand-painted china has al
ready been installed. The rooms are
attractively decorated, we'll lighted and
ventilated.
This department will be under the
charge of Miss Cora L. Smith, OF
New York. Miss Smith is graduate
of Mechanics Institute of Rochester
and has had much practical experience
in the work to which she has been as
signed.
The rooms on the second floor Will
be used for reception and game rooms,
The front room has been lastly fit-
ted up with comfortable chairs and
settles. and a small library started
In the second room, where games will
be put in for the amusement OF the
girls during their rest hours.
The third floor will contain a rest
room and a room where art and classes
will be taught. Mrs. Graham viii have
charge of the art classes. Miss Nc
Kindsey will have charge Of the prac-
tical dressmaking and millinery de-
partment.
The rest room will be fitted UP with
lounges on which the girls can make
themselves comfortable during the
noon hours when they come for their
lunch. Often they go 10 sleep and
are walked by the attendants in time
to return to their work very much
refreshed.
Miss Lillian Bruce, the general Sec
rotary, win have charge OF the GYM
nasium. Miss Bruce spent several
weeks this summer at Yale In a post
graduate course In physical culture
Her practical experience was obtained
at Binghamton, where she was physl-
cal director in one of the associations
The association will be prepared to
take up classes In all commercial and
domestic branches as the necessity
arises. IL Is the purpose OF the direcs
tors to inaugurate night classes for
those who cannot attend during the
day, and stenography, typewriting,
bookkeeping and other branches viii
be taught.
The gymnasium has not yet been 1T
ted up, but work win be commenced
on this Immediately. The large back
yard, and portion Of the first floor
will be taken up by the gymnasium
Shower baths will be put IN, with lock-
ers for each Of the members OF the
association.
The classes IN gymnastic work will
be inaugurated on Oct a. continuing
until May, with a holiday recess from
Dec. 10 TO Jan. 2. The years work
viii consist Of Swedish gymnastics, ex-
ercise with wands, dumbbels and In
dian clubs, military marching, appa-
ratus work, games and basketball and
a special class I'm flrst-year fencing.
Following is the schedule Of classes:
Division Adjoining class, Tuesday
and Friday. at 1890 a. M, fee. per
year, IS.
Division B--Evening class, Monday
and Thursday, at 3 .. M fee. per
year. a.
Division c--Afternoon class. for
Junior members. Tuesday and Friday,
az 5 p. m. fee. per year, IS.
Fenciug-Firat years work. Tues
days, at $3.50; tuition. $40 (entitlinR
members 70 gymnastic work Of any
one division).
Other classes win be formed o. re-.
quired. Locker rant 81 per year ad-
ditionaL