The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-05
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Sunday.
Breakfast-Milk toast, doughnuts.
Dinner-Chicken, potatoes, sweet
corn, sliced tomatoes, ice cream.
Supper-Strawberries, cake.
Monday.
Breakfast-Codfish balls.
Dinner-Steak, potatoes, sweet corn,
beets, apple pie.
Supper-Potatoes, cold boiled ham,
sliced cucumbers, prunes, cake.
Tuesday.
Breakfast-Cracked wheat.
Dinner-Roast beef, potatoes, cab.
bage, rhubarb pie.
Supper-Potatoes, cold meat, APP
pie sauce, sponge cake.
Wednc sday.
Observation-Disclosures, musk melon.
Dinner-Pot roast of beef, potatoes,
stewed onions, cream pie.
Supper-Creamed potatoes, cabbage
salad, rhubarb sauce, iced cake.
Thursday.
Breakfast-Pancakes.
Dinner-Fried ham, potatoes, stewed
tomatoes, cottage pudding.
Supper-Potatoes, sliced onions, ap-
pies, cookies.
Friday.
Breakfast-Cracked heat.
Dinner-Meat stew, potatoes, cab
bage, apple pie
Supper Baked beans, prunes, cup
cakes.
Saturday.
Breakfast-Potatoe bacon.
Dinner-Tomato soup. potatoes,
dried beef gravy, tapioca cream.
Supper-Potatoes, bologna, apple
sauce, cake.
Bread and butter, sugar. cream, cot,
fee, tea, pickles, pepper, salt, etc, are
of course understood to be included in
the above. Certainly no one could
wish for a more wholesome diet
There are lot of people who would
be pleased if they could afford to live
that we'll all the time, or even part
of the time.
1t might be added that the beef
used by the vinton college and by all
state institutions must meet the speci
fications in the contract between the
board of control and the packing
houses. In fact everything in the food
line must come UP to the high grade
specified in the contracts. The speci
fications provide that all beeves shall
be first class, corn-fed steers, each
carcass dressed weighing about soc
pounds. This is not the same kind Of
meat one buys in many town and city
markets, as rule, unless fancy prices
are paid The butter used on the ia
BILE at tho college is first class cream
cry butter; no dairy butter is used.
Course Of Study.
In the literary department the
course of study covers twelve years Of
work, including the eight grades o.
the common branches and four year:
of high school work 1t is the ain
of the college faculty to have the
course just as thorough as possible
And when student has completed the
course at the college for the blind h.
has acquired splendid education.
Upon the completion of the full
course the pupil is given a diploma O
graduation as evidence, if the worl
has been properly pursued. that he il
as well equipped as the average higi
school graduate
In the year closing May 81, last
there We're eight graduates--four boy
and four girls; for the year previous
there were nine gradIlates-six girl
and three boys. 1t is worthy of not.
that most Of the graduates quiz schoo
prepared to fully support themselves
having received while pursuing thei
literary course special training in line
i of work which enables them to main
tain themselves in creditable man
ner.
Music.
The work in music is one of tn,
principal features of the institution
A pupil may enter upon the work IL
music at an early age and by the
time he will have completed the lit
erary course, if he has natural musica
ability to any degree, he should be an
accomplished musician and should
thoroughly understand the theory Of
music, including harmony.
Two teachers are provided for the
work in piano music, pipe organ music
vocal music and theory in music
There is another teacher for the small
instruments, including flute, violin
and all the band instruments. The
music course covers ten years.
! Growing out of the work in music
there Is maintained at the institution
at all times large chorus choir con
sisting of about twenty-five advanced
boys and girls, junior orchestra
consisting Of about fifteen members
a senior orchestra of about the same
number and during the last biennia
/ period there has been band of eigh