The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1911-03-31
Practical Arts OF Home Are
Taught Young Women.
Boston Has In Full Operation Two
More Advanced Institutions for
Those Who Expect to Enter
Industrial Field.

Boston.-In addition to the indus
trial classes for girls in the regular
day elementary schools Boston hes
now in full operation two more ad-
vanced schools for girls who sooner
or later expect to take up some In
dustrial pursuit These are known as
the Girls Trade school and the High
school for practical arts. The Girls
Trade school is conducted for the
purpose of giving a trade training to
girls between the ages of IA and IS
years who are obliged to become
wage earners. 1t does not matter
how far a girl has progressed in the
elementary schools. The principal in
charge selects from the number OF
applicants those only who are most
likely to be able to satisfactorily COM
plete the course.
There are four distinct courses CIV
on at this school: Dressmaking. MILL
merry. straw machine operating and
clothing machine operating. A girl
on being admitted to this school
elects one of the courses, which she
learns thoroughly. She is also re-
quired to take supplementary studies
in spelling, reading. business forms,
arithmetic, business English. textile
color and design. cookery and physi-
cal exercise.
In domestic science she takes her
part in the preparation of the daily
luncheon of the school. She learns
the value of simple and nutritious
food. the maintenance of health.
economy of buying and attractive
serving. The care OF the body, the
necessity of proper food. sleep. exer-
else, correct standing and sitting. and
the need of fresh air are taught
In this class in design instruction
is given in costume sketching, com
binatons of colors. garment design
ing and sketches for millinery. This
work is Immediately and definitely
correlated with the shop.
Articles are also manufactured and
placed on sale. The standards of the
school In every department are the
same as found In outside shops and
factories. The prices are the same
as charged in the better shops. and
the quality of workmanship must be
as high. Thus in the school the girls
meet the same high conditions that
they afterward meet outside. The
school begins In September, VIXEN the
other schools begin. 1t requires about
year for girl to reach satisfac-
tory standard of proficiency. Having
completed year at the school the
girl is given certificate of prof.
cheney.
The high school OF practical arts
has inside of four years outgrown its
quarters twice and at present can not
meet the demand made by hundreds
OF girls for admission. This school
was started four years ago under dis
couraging conditions. in the Lyceum
hall building. Westinghouse hill.
1t had an entering class of rs mem
bers and FIVE instructors. There are
now about 700 pupils In the Sarah ].
Baker school. Roxbury, and Lyceum
hall building. Westinghouse hill and
the corps OF instructors considerably
augmented. The school authorities
are wondering where they will find
room to accommodate the hundreds
of girls who next September will
want to be admitted to this school.
This school aims to prepare it's
pupils. graduates from the elementary
schools to meet the conventionalities
OF home life. to give direct training
in the forming of judgments of the
type required for home making and
to ground them thoroughly in the sub
jects that underlie the practical arts
OF the household.
The upper classes are divided into
two groups, both being trained for