The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-08-22

| Tuskegee Institute, Angus; IT.
Whatever her station in Life it is pre-
ty certain that sooner or later the
Iyoung woman will have something 20
do with things domeI ic The few
WHO dc not are rare indeed. Taking;
this as fact, not stopping to argue
whether she will be housewife,
school teacher, a community worker,
or evCn business woman, Tuskegee
| Institute has so shaped its course for
women that both in a general way
and IN par ocular. trade, the girl
graduate goes forth ready to take her
place in the world.
The general work all girls who pur-
sue tie regular course at Tuskegee
must take. They must know how 10
clean and put a room, in order, how
to set table and wait on it, how to
lcook and serge a meal, and how to
care for young children. Whatever
their particular trade, these branches
|
in practice. This work begins with
their own rooms WhiCl must be kept
tidy, at all times subject to inspection.
They must attend cooking classes so
many hours per week where they take
| up the theory Of cooking and then &C
ltually cook under the direction of COM
petent teachers. In these classes
much s:,ress is placed on cooking the
ordinary dishes, so as to bring more
delight into the homes of the common
lpeople. Along with instruction in
meal from the point of view of the
host.ss receives much attention. Then
they go away to the students dining
hall, thence to the teachers dining
hail, where they ale required to serve
a certain amount Of time putting III; ir
theories into actual practice.
A regular room Is set apart for
lchild-study work. Bassinets, pillows
toys and all the material used in an
ordinary nul sery are placed al the
disposal Of he girls. The teache
begins with the study Of the child in
its earliest infancy, how to amuse
battle, dress and care for the child in
!, hospital and the surrounding home;
, serve as laboratories fol- the students
In ,'lese classes. They visit observe
7 and then do the work themselves
This course, however, is open to uppe1
class girls only and not to those jus
p beginning their cour>2.
With her general work and her acad
cmic work the young women ma,
. GOOSE Cle Of several trades. o
, course young women may pursue stud
. les in poultry raising dairying, frui
growing and tn? like, as many ar
now doing; but the ;rades open par
r ticularly for girls are: plain SEWN"
q dressmaking, ladies tailoring, mill
T. merry, cooking or domestic science
f soap making, laundering, mattress
d making, ba>kctry, broom making an
n nurse training
: In all these t! AIDES n fair balance
= struck between theory and practice.
IF young woman who works in tlte laur
go dry, for example, doe. not simply lear
to wash and iron. She learns tbe val
iouS chemicals. used In washing, no
H. TO b. ach, remove stains and the lik'
III She learns how to handle all tle III
20 )0-datc machinery in the laundry, til
u washer, tie mangle, the evaporato
II machines built especially for certai
J" articles for collars or for shirts. The
at she gains d business knowledge Of til
~ ;rade, by handling and checkir
OF clothes as they come in and agaI
!" checking them and verifying them {
O. they 90 out. When therefore she r
rci 1,nr on,fiQ ,,txo + 80 ri 80