New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-25
TE4CHERS- COLLEGE,.
Preliminary Commencement Erhibi-
ton at Columbia Nor.

The preliminary Part Of the commencement exer-
oises Of Columbia University began yesterday
afternoon, when Teachers College opened its doors
fo- the annual exhibition of the work done by the
school The reporter right at the front
door by a capped and gowned girl, who dis
tr5buting programmes free of charge to all who
came. Armed with programme, he started on his
tour Of the building. Girl graduates blossomed in
every corner and stood ready TO explain anything
and everything that needed explanation.
Now. here said one girl in the department OF
domestic science is simple algeoraic equation
illustrated: egg = olives = tomatoes = cab
bage = prunes"
One pointed to & table on which were spread out
large variety of articles. Of which had ap-
parently come from grocery store. "One of these
things" she explained, contains just as much
stored up energy the other. It does not matter
which you eat for breakfast Your body will gain
the same amount of heat Here are some OF the
things that she said were Of The same value: Five
olives one-quarter Of glass of cream, two-thirds
OF IN ounce Of butter. slice of bacon, one egg.
thirteen almonds, ounce of cheese. one-half of
g-sss OF milk, one orange, TWO apples, one
banana, four tomatoes. one cabbage, onequArter of
& cup Of cornmeaI, one-third of a cup Of oatmeal
one roll. one potato. eight prunes. one-third of a
cup OF Aour. three ounces Of salt Goldfish. one
quarter OF cup of sugar one pint of string beans
orae-Grarter OF a cup Of dried beans.
Nearby was the home nursing exhibit You
Sec another girl graduate explained. we try to
have everything in here that teacher needs to
instruct small class in home nursing Things are
Ettle small II is true particularly the bed. But
being small, it has this advantage: The Horace
&ann students Of manual training were able TO
make Il, and the girls sewing classes constructed
the sheets and pillow cases so that we saved
money This is our only patient over here" and
she led the way 10 a small bulldog that looked as
though he had just come from the physician after
one OF the most bloody battles OF his life Around
his right foot was one kind Of bandage around his
left leg was another, while the whole of 4 much
swollen jaw was scarcely visible for the cotb that
surrounded Il TO illustrate the various WAYS ~
cons up wounds, was the explanation u
: rom mere tae reporter was handed over to an
other graduate 10 visit the department NJ bo1na
chemistry This one explained, as they approa cbaS
lie room: You see, the modern woman has 70
KNOW al sorts Of things that her grandmotber
neteE dreamed OF If you don't carry chemistry
nasty microbes and the trusts. with ali the oiab
praHeS that they cause and dyspepsia Noy y1a
nave an instrument here that shows you lust what
u leapenlaS power OF baking powder is and
there are no more yellow biscuits for the v;on1s u
w1o uses 1t and so knows just what she is do
Ing And we fight the trust with this apparatus
ever here II is TO determine the analysis of gas
and the economical housewife will learn how n
use il, ard then If she is getting her MONEYS
worth VIII send her husband 20 up a kjcl,
before the Legislature. And 10 this LITTLE dis
bocy knows the advantages OF using it,
y len the reporter got TO the department of do
mesLc art he was met by the first frown that
had greeted him. Men were evidently nor wanTed
there. In OF the rooms the man got inst
glimpse enough Of row Of white 10 warn him
not 20 go any further in that direction but one Of
another room. Now, this is where we plan the
clothes that make pointing to a number NJ
draftsmens tables that scattered about the
room. we work here at these tables until we