New-York tribune., 1909-02-28

provido for them; she made and Hended their
clothing and her own. kept q home for them as
neat as themselves. and then, without thought o.
WEAKNESS studied at night that they might De
hene1ted and that as she lifted herself higher, she
might push them even in front OF her.
Another mother lifts a beaming face from the
work she is doing upon a sewing machine Shs
holds IN garment and shows that she has learned
70 make all her own clothing in year at school
Then she points to the boy and girls beside her'
busy with some childish task And I make them.
too-the boy clothes and the gtrls'F she cries. IN
pretty Italian accent. This night school, It Is
fine! 1t is fne!''
This is the only place where Italian mothers
can come for change and social environment, said
Miss Adeline E. simpson, principal OF this and
also of the largest East Side day school IN the
cit1, eft is the only time Italian mothers IN
this district leave the four walls Of their homes
You will find here the mother and grandmother
learning English branches. while the daughter. VINO
has learned these at school, makes dresses anu
hats in another room.
For several years we have encouraged mothers
TO come to learn dressma<ing. millinery and COOK
ing and they also come to acquire a mastery OK
English They bring their children Win thetn %
study or SO that they can watch them while pu--
suing their own studies They are taught TO COOK
the things they Ike by improved and economical
methods and only the things they can buy in their
own neighborhoods are used TO teach them They
are taught improved methods in housekeeping and
marketing and how to practise economies that
these people would never think of. We taught them
fry goldfish balls. NOW tne WOMEN greet
one another with: You ought to so up and learn
how TO make Goldfish balIsr
GET THEIR FIRST TRAINING.
one of the most interesting schools for men is
situated at Rivington and Suffolk streets. This
school is largely attended by Russian Jews. and. as
in the Broome street schools. the teachers acquire
a wonderful proficiency III speaking iiddish some
of the brightest young lawyers beginning practice
at the bar of New York have learned all that could
be taught them in this school Here may he found
young men who have filed subordinate places IN
lawyers offices all day and who. foregoing all the
pleasures natural to youth after many hours Of
tensive and thorough education Not few youths
still under age already speak and write more.
languages than their employers have ever learned,
adding TO Greek and Latin knowledge OF German,
Spanish and French.
Here also graduate who have learned all the
necessities of commercial life. together with
pretty thorough knowledge OF the language OF the
new country the mercantile interests OF which
they aim To occupy. in time. prominent place
Something of the same spirit animates the men
who DR.. Danies's Mott street school In this
school are two Russians German and over six
hundred Italians. Fathers and sOEs often to be
found in the same class. and the ages OF students
from sixteen to hfty-four years
Perhaps the only person who goes 10 night school
purely for the pleasure OF It is a former actress.
who has need to ply her art. and who processes
that the study of stenography. bookkeeping and
arithmetic is the most interesting thing she ga
find To do IN the evening.