The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-13
.DRUMMOND HALL
NEEDS TEACHERS
FOR CHILDREN
MUCH APPRECIATED.
Not Enough willing Workers to Teach
the Young Shortage Of Instructors
Interferes with Work In Sewing
Olasses-Mlss Folsom's Gymnasium
Popular Among Northeast Girls.

fortunate IN the possession OF Drum
mond Hall. The advantages Of Drum
many. It is a meeting house for the
children, the girls, the matrons, the
boys and the men, place where health
full and instructives pastime furnishes
entertainment and exercise absolutely
necessary to the uplifting Of soul and
body. The girls are taught to sew,
and be it said that there is a deplor-
able scarcity in teachers for Just that
branch Of work. In the sewing classes
are over one hundred girls and many
had to be turned away on account Of
not enough Instructors The girls are
also instructed in gymnasium work and
under the supervision of Miss May
belle c. Folsom, four: splendid gymna-
stun classes are taught. Miss Folsom
has been connected with the work for
over six years. She is one Of the
board Of directors and it's secretary.
Miss Folsom is immensely popular
are one Of the leading features at
Drummond Hall.
The little tots have q kindergarten
every morning except Saturdays, and
Mrs. Hobby, who was formerly Miss
Margaret Hebert, still continues in
guiding the children thru their morn
ing work. The kindergarten is great
l..
body has the advantage Of the reading
room and this is particularly appreci-
ated by the men and boys. For the
boys there is also 8 well equipped gym
nasium and the advice Of men Of ex-
perience in the work. Washington
Yale, assisted by IL. Jorgenson, have
charge of the gymnasium classes for
boys, and also direct the Monday night
class Of small boys which meets from
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Young People Is Christian Endeavor SO
ciety meets and following it Emmanuel
Sunday school meets. The Girls Tween
tieth Century club meets Mondays and
it's studies are guided by Miss Gertrude
Rust. The girls have gymnasium classes
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, and Wednesday afternoons
and Saturday mornings Miss Folsom
teaches a class Of girls in corrective
and habitual bad carriage. The second
and fourth Thursday of each month
the German Lutheran Young People s
Society of Christian Endeavor meets
Every other Friday the Lend-a-Hano
society or Mothers club holds it's meet
ing. The Girls Basket Ball club meets
alternately on Fridays and the Boys
Basket Ball club in the same order
Saturday afternoons the sewing classe:
are held.
Sewing is one Of the most popular
occupations among The Northeast girls
which is shown by the large number Of
Elittle busy bees II ssells meet tev cry Sat
Iurday. Eight children are in each clas
! with one teacher. Mrs. M. E. Chas'
I is the superintendent of all and man
ages matters to perfection Miss King
man is supervisor Of the examination
work and does also the secretary
work. Both Of these women have mad'
the classes a. great success. @sz
To give the children an idea Of neat
ness and even work, sample books ar
placed in the sewing bag Of each
illustrating the mode of stitching from
the plainest canvas stitch to the com
; plicated hemstitoh, felled and Frenc!
| Scanning, extension hemming, fla
facing, placket stitching, buttonholine
etc. After doing this work satisfac
torily, the children advance to the gal
ment class, where material is furnishe
them at cost for making their own gal
ments, such as they wish. Miss Kat
. Merriam and Mrs. Truesdale are at tn
, head of the class. 80 - ..~.. .
Mrs. Mathew Marty conducts one o
the useful classes in patchwork an
darning and her powers Of instructio
in the art of chow to patch and darn
are recognized.
Drummond Hall Is under board Q
directors-E. B. Waite, president
! Washington Yale, W. 81. Holsinger, Mr.
M. E. Chase, Miss Held and Miss Fo
som. It has been wisely arranged tina
the classes are supported by small col
tributions Of the children: Each itt]
girl brings a. penny each week wit
which the needles and other material
are bought; an equal nominal fee
', charged in the other classes, and whe
the funds run low for the support, poi
ular entertainments are given and. tn
:. proceeds usually accomplish the desire
end. Drummond Hall has three larg
classrooms, room furnished by til
Mothers club, another room fitted u
l. by the Twentieth Century club Of girls
. the large reading room in the basemen
handsomely furnished in mission sty
with woodwork, tables and chairs {
dark wood and walls tinted in chez
full cream-and-red shades. Books an
4 periodicals and daily publications al
furnished to the readers. The mai
hall is very large and does duty f
all the gymnasium work, entertai
: ments and classes as well. Off from
Q are the Sunday school rooms and XII
: dergarten rooms. The location of Drur
/ mond Hall is of easy access to tt
great majority Of Northeast resident
It is situated on Fifteenth avenue N
o and Second street. Since it has bee
! built, over five years ago, Mathew Ma
|: ty has been in charge of it.
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