American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-12-23
CITY FEATURES ADAPTED TO
RURAL NEEDS


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how may they BE- adapted to rural
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ge; there 70 PM the s0up o. 10 boil
II the pupil hzs slbo~ room 70 EOrk
arithmetic. be has also room 10 handle
a coping EaN and faahlOa models from
wood. or sea with needle ard thread
The idea Of teaching cooking came
from my own disss,isfac;ion pith my
cold lunch. and watching ny pupils
gulp down their food and gazh Il
down with cold ate I thought that
pupils would not gulp down no; soup.
found them inefficient ia their work.
listless, and d~icipiine very hard.
preached the subject 70 my pupils
asking them 10 consult with their
parents and report 10 me the next
day. All were unanimous in their de-
sire for something hot at noo Nov
Science Club with a boy as president,
and one OF the girls secretary and
treasurer, and " OF the mothers ana
myself as advisors. In this way We
secure the cooperation OF the par
ents. We pay ten cents each and buy
a stock Of provisions. When IA
stock IL exhausted we pay ten cents
mere. In this way ths expense Is
equal to all. The president buys all
the provisions. the secretary keeping
accounts. Everything is carefully in
spected as TO quality and price. as the
cheaper canned goods do very nicely
for soups. In this way excellent les
o m In buying and food values are
given. For instance. two cans OF
choice hand packed tomatoes for
twenty-cents do not contain a bit more
food value for soups than three cans OF
tomatoes trimmings mt the same price
That It takes three pounds OF meat at
eighteen cents, a pound to equal one
pound OF cheese at twenty-five cents
In food value That n quart OF milk
ut eight cents contains Just as much
food value as a quart of oysters at
sixty-fve cents Labels are always
read before buying.
The first month WI borrowed a
kettle and often had to borrow dinner
pals. using the wash basin for a
double cooker. and the first week we
used the floor as a table. Now l have
a kitchen table made by two OF my
boys during recess. moons and after
school hours. We also have u owl
kettle and a can opener given to us
BY . lady moi . patron Of our school,