The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-02-04

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by the woman's Club to secure Il
teacher to inaugurats this new work.
Ater considering various applica-
lions. ne selected Miss Edit NJ. Dean
taf Brcskport, New York Miss Dean
graduateof one Of tie New YORK
softna ehools and has taken d spes
lIstal course Of training for her work
i'm the Iechanics stituts 1t Roches=
fter' New York. It Is needless tofsas
lthat the neNswork received emphatic
bubble approval. The new instruc
ton hos been continued and eStended
since thu. first year OF IT'S sestab iishs
lment and today regarded US oae Of
the most important departing nts 1iiis
| the school. 2 VS.
In the fall Of 1912ssMiss Hazel Frey,
i graduate Of the High school ana
] the local Normal school wltp!inaassi
school course had shown efficiency In
Domestic art was appointed as an, as,
lsistant IN this department, to teach
the girls in the seventh and eighth
Grades sewing, and to assist With the
same work in the Highischool.
So great had been the increase and
1.-THE demand for this instruction, 3it
was found necessary at the beginning
| Of the present school year to provide
| for another instructor. Miss Caro-
line Brand, Of Clyde, New York. and.
8 graduate of Mechanics Institute;
was engaged as instructor in cooking,
This work Is now divided into the de-
partment Of Domestic art and the de-
Fartment Of Domestic science, the
first including training III sewing and
ell! related wor:,. anG,, tae, second=in-
Guiding cooking iwithsalii fsitssrelat-
edeprobtems. tsss Ereysspends two
days In each week. as an assistant in
sewing. at 4 the High school ana tns
other three days as teacher Of sewing
ip the upper grades Of the ward
schools. y The work Of both depart
Itments. is under the general supervi-
sion ofiAtiss. Dean, "a Il
AT present there are nine classes
in cooking insthe High school in
which one hundred and sixty-four
Eeirls are enrolled. These classes give
Eone period of ninety minutes a week
10 this work. There are eleven class
as in sewing in the High school in
which one hundred aud ninety girls
tare enrolled. All of these girls haze
| dtleast one period Of ninety minutes
d week in this department and many
have two periods Of that length.
There are also five classes reciting
once week taking textbook work
| in the theory of domestic art.
For the last semester of this year
Two classes in millinery have been
organized with about thirty girls en-
solled. These classes swill be in
dhargeIof Miss Dean and will receive
Instruction in making and trimming
hats. When the Thomas G. Miller
school is completed and furnished and
the other buildings are fully equipped
| Il is the intention to establish at least,
two centers for this work in the .ele-
uentary schools and the course OF In
struction will extend from the fifth
grade TO the last year in tile High
school.
There are approximately five hun
bred girls in this school district who
are receiving instruction in! cooking;
Dr. sewing at this time; Reports in
dictate almost universal approval Of
this kind of work. Practical results
are indicated in the fact that large
numbers OF girls have introduced into
the home work the methods and the
lessons which they have learned in
these departments: Practically all of
the girls in the graduating class of
this years will plan and make their
lgwn graduating dresses. Aside from
tic practical results which are being
received the young women gradual
Zig from our High school are learn
Ing to meet the problems Of the house.
,Eold with knowledge and intelii-
gence. ,'.l''R ! ~, 9FFi}ts'5eF