The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-13
VIRGINIA. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA. 1908

( WHAT the YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DOM,
In Domestic Science and Manual Train
ing IN the Public Schools.
Domestic Science Cooking ant
! sewing) and Manual Training ar,
being taught in our schools to 46
boys and girls, from the fourth
} grade up. 1t may be of interest t.
the parents to know how the time IL
being spent by the children anc
I what they are actually doing in the
J periods devoted to these subjects
Too MANY people look upon this
kind of work in the schools as a Joke
or fad, but much more time in the
coming years will be given to
Manual Training, Domestic Science
and Agriculture than has been
given in the past. Parents are re.
quested to visit the schools and
keep in touch with the work their
children are doing.
| Following is an outline of the
work actually done by the pupils in
the past two months:
SEWING.
Fourth Grade.
Articles made, work bags, needle
books.
Stitches learned, basting. over
hand, blanket.
Fifth Grade.
Articles made, holders with COW
ers. half sleeves begun.
Stitches learned. basting over
hand, overcasting, half-back stitch,
back stitch, hemming.
The first lesson, directions were
given regarding the use of the
thimble, the length of thread to use,
how to make knot and how to
thread the needle.
COOKING.
Sixth and Seventh Grades.
Cooking of cereals, - oatmeal,
cream of wheat, rice.
The time and method of cooking
of all cereals was taken up in class
as we'll as different methods of serv-
ing. Each girl cooked at least one
cereal.
| COOKING.
Sixth and Seventh Grades Contd.
Cooking of vegeta
turnips, cabbage.
One recipe was prepared by each
child and different recipes discussed
and written in their books. The use
Of brushes for the thorough clean
ing of vegetables was emphasized.
Beef stew and dumplings.
How to Judge good meat
Gaze of meat after purchasing.
Baking Powder biscuits.
They learned to use the molding
board and rolling pin.
| Cooking of eggs.
Recipes for the common methods
were given and reasons for direc.
tions given.
Omelet was made by each pupil.
Glasses of foods discussed and
notes taken.
Eighth Grade.
Cooking of vegetables.
i Potatoes-baked, boiled stuffed
Lyonnaise.
Celery-soup crea'ned.
Cabbage-boiled, Creamed, seal.
loped.
These recipes were copied and
one for each vegeta bic prepared by
each pupil.
Baking Powder biscuits.
Beef stew and dumplings.
Pan Broiled steak.
How to judge good meat and care
after purchasing.
Cooking of Eggs.
Soft and hard cooked, scrambled
poached, omelet.
ii Reasons for the methods were
/ discussed.
Glasses of foods discussed and
/ notes taken.
The work in this department is
J closely correlated with the reading
} drawing. and physiology of the
grades. Miss Abbie l.. Flint, {
I graduate of the Pratt Polytechnic
Institute of Brooklyn, N. J. has
charge of this department.
WORK DONE IN MANUAL TRAINING
General. Much interest has bee,
: taken by the boys in Manual Train
+ ing during the past two months. II
fact. extra hours have been arranged
\ that the boys might come and worl
in the shop out of school hours.
No attempt has been made t,
make cabinet makers of the boys
but to give them instruction in tn
use Of the most important bench
\ tools and how to square up stock
\ These are taught by INTRODUCING
problems of simple woodworking
in a logical order. Simple workin,
! drawings precede each problem.
D Fourth Grade.
\ Problems: Wplant stick, ~ mattel
\ scratch, (9 greasing spade, ~ pape
\ or bill file, ~ key tag.
= At first only the knife and squar
J we're used, later the block plane O
y thin wood and then the coping sa,