New-York tribune., 1909-03-16
MAY CLOSE ITS DOORS.
Domestic ART School an Search of a
Good Samaritan.

The School Of Domestic Art and Science said to
be the onlv institution in New York City wnere
practical housekeeping IS taught in such prac'lc
way and for such nominal charges must leaYe 'he
building at No SD Lexington avenue, which 1t mas
occupied during the two years Of its life The new
quarters il will have-indeed, the question OF
whether 1t can have any quarters or not-depenos
upon the public The expenses Of the school are
par+Iv met by orders filed in the dressmaking.
millinery plain sewing and laundry departments
The rest of the maintenance-barring the rents
assumed by the board Of directors Jhe rent mas
been paid by friend Of the school, out the Ieaso
she took Will expire on April To- ana the otlcei0
are earnestly hoping that another friend or frleus
will eppear TO carry on the work begun by 'hls
good Samaritan; for the board unalded cannot 10
IL But the rent will not be as mucn as FORMER -
the board having decided 10 take some mousse "i
will not cost more than 1920 a year
There are scores Of girls earning gooo wages hO"
IN millinery and dressmakng establishments OF aS
cooks or maids. who owe their trades TO 'he 0coo
of Domestic Art and Science- For e&anp!o, e -
IS a Young girl who sent 10 the school Dy ~
Charity Organization Society She entered one u
the millinery classes. the Charity Organization o
c,erv having the registration fee OF 81 ana tiio
charge of Is cents a month, which the 6ll4 u4o -
have. At the end Of the six mohths cou0 IN.
sirl who developed a real talent lot ar -
nerv got a position: and now she Is head OF oe
-o+,-,er+ =, a large shop. Another girl, who was
educa+ed for a singer, but failed because heE Vo0
was not large enough, took the rhlllneIy 80. :.
and now she has a good position IN a mn 0'
sbon and does a great deal Of outside oroer WI n
besides This girl is going TO have an eAhlp4'lo -
Montclair this spring. ,- -.
Then there was q girl who lonssd 10 take l!io
shirtwaist course, but lacked the Necessary 90
She went TO the school, and the people uieio -,
phoned Mrs. Charles S Noyes' chairman u ''-
hoard Of directors, about her -.
.rI told them to take he-. and the money "ouIu
ba found Mrs Noyes said she hnisheo Tue
oourse and got work, and in little Whlle PSiu
hack that s. One day she came 10 US anu S"
sba wanted to make the school a contribution VI
q shecause' she told us, you don't 6no" what
that shfrtwaist course meant to me- 49,,
The school gives small wages TO the glris III u LIZ,
5ay classes: from % cents week UP 10 - INC
girls and women in the night classes are not po'1
but then they work on their own clo'nes'
There ara classes for cooks and maids Not q
g. rro-nen .end their cooks hero for lessons TO
l. ,,-e now and then cook, after taking the
Io,g 1riU leave her mistress for one who oners
ber bigger wages But then argued MIS- Noyes'
"e raaI1v altrlistic woman will say TO herSeh'
Here IS q girl who was greenhorn, ana no" SIC
cen earn high wages. I'm glad she can, even II
can't pay them ,..
rrbera ere classes TO which young housekeepers
"a, coma TO learn cooking and sewing One OF
tbe recent pupils in 8 sewing class was young
wife who expecting to be mother came 10 l7s1i
how 10 make her baby's clothes
Nov all that this work needs TO enable II 10
continue is 8 guarantee of 1920 year for rent
..Tf sI,,A rersons' one Of the officers said. would
tive s1on each or II twenty-four would give SD'
e - 1ao would give SO each-why, we'd be all
right IT,.
Miss Ida Iathers Of No ES Central Park west
,z +ba treasurer and communications can be sent
to her. Mrs Watson A. Bowron is the president