The Washington bee., 1909-12-11
NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL
NOTES
Miss Nan lie II. Burroughs


Each week Our responsibilities in
crease. The Quiz Hour is very the
| judgment hour While it is the most
interesting period, the "Sifters" are
not able to retain enough to satisfy
the president. We are struggling to
reach the ideal.
The hour for Practical Talks" on
Friday, showed that the president IS
right, when she says that there are
very few women and girls who
know how to perform the ordinary
household duties properly. We are
being taught how to do the ordinary
thing in an extraordinary way, and
l wish to assure you that it is the
hardest task that some of us have
ever had.
Miss Versa gave a most interest
ing talk on How to Wash Dishes.
The president however, objected to
having all of the plates put into the
pan at once. Miss Laura Austin told
us how to care for PorChes and lawns
and as it is our purpose to make the
campus among the most beautiful in
America, we were anxious to know
from this Texas specialist just what
steps to take. Miss Rosa1ie Hanna
prepared table for four. When she
finished, we felt that we all knew not
only how to set a table for four, but
how to set a table for an unlimited
number. Miss Hannah Crawford on
the Care of Halls and Steps," and
not find any dirt in the corners if her
directions are followedn Miss Nettie
Washington showed in her most in
teresting talk, How to care for an
Office, that she will not only make
a frst-class dresSmaker, but a most
desirable office girl. Miss Daisy
Cannon has been taking such excel
lent care of the lamps, that she knew
Just what to tell us to do to keep
J them bright and shining and free
from odOr. After these practical
talks we turned to our literary pro-
gram, and this was indeed a rare
treat. Miss Hanna told a most inter
eSting story of Moffat and Living
stone, and all who had not read the
remarkable incidents were COnstrain-
ed to do so at once. The story was
we'll told, Misses Austin and Versa,
two of our best singers rendered a
duett. Under the direction of our
proficient music director, these young
women are destined to do good work
Miss Rudolph recited. She is our
African speaker, and we are always
glad to hear her.
We next had quotations from
Dunbar. Miss Hazel Brown is the
best interpreter of the poet laureate.
This was the most enjoyable period.
Next week We will have quotations
from our own D. Webster Davis.
| On Sundaymorning we attended the
services and as usual divided our
selves into several groups that we
might be able to visits as many
churches as possible. Quite a number
went to the Metropolitan A. M. E.
Church, others attended the Metro
politan Baptist Church and others
the 10Th Street Baptist Church.
At six o'clock we made our report.
You ought to be here to hear these
reports on sermons. All are invited
except the pastors, whose churches
we visit. Indeed they are welcome,
thrice welcome - but we would not
make a full report because it would
be rather embarrassing. The presi-
dent said that either our hearing is
! defective or our memory is poor" ."
One young lady said "at the Sunday
service, that the preacher took his
text from a certain chapter of a GER
tain book, and from a certain verse,
but she looked for it and could not
find anything like that in the Bible.
She just naturally forgot that's all,
When you see us at church bear in
mind that we are listening because
We must report
Lincoln is getting more beautiful
every day. Our chapel is finished.
Manufacturers are delaying US, by
not sending us our seats, but in a few