The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-03-06

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|gf4loR tue sdil s6efelESs OF the IN
:tEe 9tgiS. In the nent yaEGL the
beiSlRieF,. sEi0uE3ngs8 voices az the young:
SaFaeess1o IN &opt, WHO. being .6o3sS
are enr f5e< tie Z JJ.olpgs saNsges OF:
4c56Ss the court unusual and a
most aPpethfng odor,< for a school,
yard On, the Etcheast we vent
these tspst, where enormous kettles OF
regular Beans stood Stnuertqg ot the:
rS4ses, and another enormous kettle.
sent ont atuost tsrtalfzing odoF OF
lsfeWi1g meat, and a great boiler OF
soup dubbed and Missed.
They feed such pupils as care 3oE
it at noontime here. and the price IS
either six cents or nothing, accord1nS
70 the means OF the parents.
Three dining rooms surround the
Eeourt, one for the boys. and one for
the. girls. and one for the. little tots.
in the last Of which the tiniest BEECH
res were ranged along the tiniest OF
Of tables, and the 'tin!est OF unbreak-
QIsuSSs PSLLSA1CA IL 5ey SA4S64@AF
waited their helpings of soup and
Sew and beans, and whatever else
they get.
Just spoons at the places OF these
smallest citizens and citiZenesses, for
Spoons are not dangerous weapons.
Along the wall OF this toy dining
salon. a long row OF the tiniest white
porcelain washstards ever made, their
tons not over IS inches from the floor!
At the other ED of the court. in
the front building which separates the
bows school from the girls school are
the baths, long rows Of white showers.
each With rs own little dressing room,
open three days -eek for the BOYS
and three da-s = week for the girls.
soap and towels free; for these are
free public schools. and conducted on
troroughi= practical lines.
Into the girls school. where there is
marked decrease in sh5ness W TO
the frank age of ten or Twelve and a
rapid increase of it Up to the earnest
sounS women Of fourteen and fifteen,
wro. in sp:te Of still wearing pigtails.
have mastered those Intensely SchoI-
s=tic studies of cooking and baking.
1ashirz. ironing, dress making and en-
broidering!
the little demonstration dining
room. no bigger than the one in the
first flat OF a newly married couple. IS
especially charming. with IFS side
board and its china closet and itsta-
bic with the sitting room cloth.
Here. m small classes. the Girls
learn 20 set the table appeti,EE-
~. and here. with fire-redde1ed
cheeks. they eat what they have
COOKED. il The adjoining demon
stration kitchen. aitcr have mar
ketcd for the provisions under a
compet tent instruCtress.
Wsshtui>5 IN the next little ro,rd.
a1d vfingcrs. and the smell Of E2J
soapsudS. and earnest scholars VIA
their Slee-es rolled up and their white
ANS turkey-red.
ironing boards ard hot irons and
the pleasant smell 90 scoTchirS starch
in sac next IittIc room. AID the iarges:
ard most enthusiastic clsEs OF all n
the big sewing room. where they mend
and make dresses ard boGnets and
lingerie and lace, and where, as a
compliment to the visitors. they sang
exCcllentiv the -S7angled Banner in
Engl!-h. inEable high notes and
all,
Afterwards they sang the Marseii-
!aisc and the pep they put inro it
explained a lot OF the wonderful.
strong things in the French charac-
ter.
OF course there IS an applied sci
euce department. and particularly is
there a fine arts department. for this
is France. where beauty is not a lux
ury but necessity. Here industrial
designing IS taught. and the class IS
a busy one, since the war. OF neces-
sity. has broadened education FOR girls.
even to forcing open for them the Pro
fessional classes in the big un!yerSi-
ties for young men.
The one strongly marked note In