The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-15

desire for just such slice of Jam
laden bread even though he may not
be in the least hungry. The following
clipping from the Burlington Free
Press is attached with the hope that
its perusal will have a similar effect
upon the local populace:
Burlington High School girls are
highly excited. The cause of their
fluttered state is said to be the new
cooking school ana sewing classes
technically speaking, the domestic
science course that has been intro.
duced at the school this year. The
maids are said to have visions of fluf-
fly rolls, dainty salads and pudgy One
let's during their dreams, and in their
waking school hours they flock to the
sunny southeast basement room at the
High School to view the preparations
that are going forward, which, when
completed, will enable them to dabble
in culinary affairs to their hearts con-
tent.
THE interest in the new domestic
science course dates from the arrival
in Burlington of Mrs. G. L. Duggan of
the Chicago University. Mrs. Duggan
has an air of animation and determine
alton about her which has already ex-
cited enthusiasm among her prospec-
tive pupils in cooking and sewing.
Standing among the cooking tables,
gas pipes and other apparatus that is
being installed in the kitchen at the
High School, Mrs. Duggan talked in
estingly yesterday to a Free Press
representative.
"'Of course said Mrs. Duggan
there are many things to be done be-
fore we shall be working smoothly
but / hope to make this department
one of the features of the High School
work. The school board has given me
every encouragement and assures me
that nothing is to be left undone to
make the new departure a success. e.
The girls are very enthusiastic over
the work and ! am spending all of
my time at present arranging for adj
ditional equipment which we need to
successfully carry on the work
"'Along what lines will you pro-
coed when the classes begin active
work? Mrs. Duggan was asked.
1.-The work is arranged to give the
pupils the most practical knowledge
of domestic SCIENCE replied Mrs. Dug
gan.
"'Of course, she continued, we do
not go at the matter in a haphazard
way For instance, if the pupils are
asked to poach an egg they will pro-
coed to the task along the lines laid
down in tn obstruction book. They
sons for whatever process is employ
ed in the making up of the materials
they are given with which to exper-
iment
Mrs. Duggan then explained til Int
cooking outline, chemical expert
ments, consideration of foods from
an economical standpoint care and
treatment of food, etc, will also play
an important part in the domestic
science course
Fifty pupils are registered for the
domestic science course. The work
will be in four divisions. Accommoda-
tons for IA pupils working at one
time are being made in the kitchen
The work tables will be equipped with
a two-burner gas stove, as well as
with all the other cooking utensils
requirer.
Girls in the cooking classes will
wear white aprons and white sleeve
lets reaching to the elbow, but Mrs.
Duggan said that she would not have
the young ladies wear caps. The
director of the cooking classes will
be installed in the center of the kitch-
en-, commanding a view of the work
tables, from where she will also di-
rect the operations relating to the
cooking experiments.
VIII you serve lunches up here?
was asked.
"'Well, don't invite the public up to
the High School just at present. re-
piled Mrs. Duggan, smiling. But she
added that in time the girls wished
to have a counter installed just out
side the kitchen where they could
obtain a light lunch, cooked in the
science kitchen.