Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-26
Great Interest Shown
by Pupils Who Will
Show Skill at Horti-
cultural Hall.
Second and Third Prizes
in Each Division Will Be
Awarded in Addition to
Gas Ranges for Win
nerS.

Several thousand Philadelphia poor chill
dren are to be made happy at the con-
clusion of the EVENING LEDGER Cooking
Contest and cooking school demonstra-
ton. which will be held at Horticultural
Hall June / to June IL, inclusive.
II has been estimated that between 1000
and 5000 children will make entries of
bread, sponge cake, biscuits and cookies
in the four divisions of the contest. These
will be distributed through the Society for
Organizing Charity to their lists of de-
serving and needy families, in most of
which there are children.
II becomes apparent Immediately that
the little girls of cooking school classes
who alone are eligible to enter the compe'
titon, are in a position to do a great
service OH behalf of the poor by compet-
ing A great deal of interest Is being
shown by prospective competitors, ana
this announcement that each girl who en-
! ters will be doing something for children
who are not so fortunate as she, should
add greatly to interest in the event
The children in several of the public
schools have already begun preparations
10 enter the contest. 1t is necessary that
all children keep in mind that the entries
are to be made at Horticultural Hall on
June 3, between the hours of a. M and
p. m. This gives all children full two
weeks from today to lay their plans 20
capture one of the prizes.
Children should realize from the begin
ming that these prizes are of decided
value. The four cabinet gas ranges, one
for each of the four divisions of the con-
test are worth approximately SS5 each.
They are approved gas ranges, such as
are being installed in Philadelphia homes
every day by the United Gas Improve
ment Company. In addition to this valu-
able first prize in each division, there will
be at least two other prizes, either of
which will be we'll worth winning.
Many of the heads of organizations
which are working for the betterment OF
home conditions in Philadelphia have
Joined the EVENING LEDGER In its effort
to make the coming event big success.
All OF those who have been consulted
have unanimously approved the move
ment, and stated that their organizations,
as we'll as the public educational system,
will be greatly benefited.
The EVENING LEDGER's prize cooking
contest will undoubtedly be of great serv-
Ice to the domestic science branch of the
publh schools. 1t will serve to emphasize
, The Importance of this special branch, and
will awaken a new interest in domestic
science on the part of school children
and arouse increased interest on the part
OF parents in what their children are
actually obtaining from our public school
system.
The domestic science department OF the
public school system is becoming OF
Greater Importance every year. because
me tendency of mothers has been away
from teaching their daughters domestic
thoughts rather than toward 1t, and IL
mas been necessary for the public educa-
uon authorities to include in the regular
sehooling of girls something of practical
nature relative to the home
Ihese school courses are OF inestima-
Ole value to home conditions for the
homes OF the next generation. The cook
ing school courses undoubtedly equip the
Young girls to SUCH an extent that they
VIII not only take greater interest in a
nome when they have one OF their own
% look after, but also prepare them to
iorm an accurate estimate OF whether
meals are properly prepared and whether
ne greatest heneft is being obtained
from the amount OF money spent from
ne FAMILY income for foodstuffs There
Ie lew things taught which will be more
important to the health and well-being
~ future generations than this branch OF
euf educational. system. Undoubtedly
more attention will be given to this
lsneh of education in future years than
Deing given to II at the present time.
.he EVENING LEpdER's plan OF reward
s children for their industriousness In
sasiF cooking classes during the year will
u great value 10 the teachers OF the