New-York tribune., 1908-02-23

, dents are helping in this way each teaching
hour a day. In fact. with the exception of the
dancing instructor who Is an expert from out OF
town; the physical director, who from the Young
Mems Christian Association training school In
Springfield; the dressmaking cooking. millinery
and bookkeeping teachers and the secretaries all
the teaching is done by volunteers from Smith
Every teacher before being assigned to a class
must pass satisfactory examination with the col
Iege physician and the registrar.
AS membership in the classes. there are no
conditions. People Of all races, creeds and coiors
are admitted, the secretaries endeavor to use
discretion in assigning classes, there will be no
danger of bitches. The club dues consist Of an
initiation fee of 81 and an annual fee of 81 making
g for the first year and 81 year afterward This
entities member to lessons in any of the more
than thirty academic subjects. For any KIND OF
music. cooking gymnasium work there is an
additional charge of 81 season. 81 30 extra for
dancing and s. for dressmaking.
Besides the educational work there is endless
opportunity for social life. For the men there Is a
large smoking room with plenty Of tables laden
with the latest magazines. and for the women
there is reading room. The poolroom in charge
OF manager is open to any one over sixteen years
of age who wishes to enter. Then there is varied
entertainment course, every entertainment open to
the public popular prices. Some concerts,
lectures illustrated by stereopucon views,
some serious talks economic or social or house
hold questions. There regular Saturday night
receptions from September to June /, with dancing
splendid place for these dances, for It has
the finest floor in the city.
One fourishing ofshoot of the Homo Culture
Clubs is the Carnegie flower garden competition
This established in 1899 with the object of
couraging the planting of shrubs and flowers
around the homes Of Northampton. District
itors-appointed from the womens council. a body
OF women connected with the Home Culture Clubs
canvass the city during the lattes part of the
winter and enroll competitors Any person who is
willing to improve and keep his place in good
dition is entitled to join in the competition with
charge for the privilege and the chance winning
a prize. Competitors, too, may buy shrubs from
the greenhouse and nursery department of the
Home Culture Clubs at wholesale rates.
During the summer every competitors garden is
inspected frequently by the district visitors and
two or three times by expert, who marks care
fully first, the layout; second. the harmony
third. the condition. According these marks
the prizes given the end the season. This
part of the Home Culture Clubs work is gradually
making Northampton very beautiful city, for
those who directing i, aim to carry it along the
lines the best landscape gardening. In the lect-
horticulture at the clubs and in the advice
tors these three rules of landscape gardening are
emphasized: Keep open centres, plant in masses
and avoid straight lines. Above all. the judges
urge planting the garden In a way that will bring
the home the central figure. and not de-
tract from IT, badly arranged garden is likely
to do.
In all the work Of tho Home Culture Clubs the
thought of the home is put first. They hold that
the individual must be considered in relation the
home and that the family is the unit of society
That, probably, is why the Home Culture Clubs
succeed where some organizations fail.
Mr.. Cable is still president of the clubs. he
has been since the day he founded them.