The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-09
Church SCHOOL IS
DOING FINE WORK
Second Presbyterians Teach
Cooking, Canning and Sew
ing to Big Glass.

The settlement school OF the Second
Presbyterian church neid Its closing
exercises at the church annex Friday.
There were in attendance l25 pupils
and a number Of visitors from among
the friends OF the school. The exercises
consisted Of an interesting program IN
which all the school took part, and
later an old fashioned Watermelon cut
ting was enjoyed on the church
This school which Is under the direc-
ton OF Miss Carolyn Woods Is doing
a fine work and constitutes n of h
most important phases OF the life OF,
the Second church, The work Is con-
the exception Of q few weeks of the
hottest summer weather and is so ar
ranged that II Is OF great practical value
20 those who attend. There Is a class
In cooking, under the direction OF Miss
Clara HassiOck, In which the girls OF
the nsighborhood are gwen Instruction
in preparing all varieties Of pRlatable
dishes for the table, ana also in can
ming fruit and vegetables, There ia a
splendidly equipped kitchen, with gas
n n all necessary accessories,
which makes II possible for the pupils
actually TO do the Work under the di-
rection OF their teachers, This depart
nient has put up a number OF cans OF
fruit and vegetables duriag this unn
mel and has given them to the Grip
Piled Children's hospital
Under the leadership of Mrs, P. II,
Fagin, . sewing class Is conducted in
which the girls are taught to do plain
n fancy sewing, AS a result of the
Instruction received here many OF the
girls have been able 20 make their own
clothes. Mrs. FAgin IL assisted In this
work by several Of the members Of the
second church and also some workers
from the other Presbyterian churches
the city.
For the little folks of the neighbour
hood A kindsrgaEten Is conducted by
Miss Rose Fagin, with the assistance
Of Miss Ellen Parks. Of the IalewAd
Presbyterian church. This o one Of
the largest departments OF the work ds
well ~ being the nest interesting. The
young ladies In charge OF this depart
ment entertain and instruct q large
number Of the, smaller ehtldren OF the
nelghborhood, keeping them from the
dangers OF the street, end giving their
mothers an opportunity TO rest, or at
tend TO other duties,
For the boys there are Glasses in
woodwork, basket weaving n ham
mock making.
All OF the pupils in the school are
given thorough instruction IN the Bible
by Miss Cornelia S%edbury, who is a
graduate Of the Moody fBible school in
Chicago, and q member Of the Glen
view Presbyterian church. After a few
months OF Miss Sedbury'R instruction
these children are able to give the great
divisions OF the Bible, to name the
books and divisions OF the Old and New
Testament, to sketch the lives of the
principal characters OF the Bible, and
to state the fundamental teachings ~
the Book
The session Just closing has been in
many respects one OF the most sue
1essful In the whole history of the
school, Through It's agency many pu-
pills have been brought into the Sum
day school. the church has come into
contact with q number of unGhurched
families, and the social life Of the whole
community hash been uplifted Tho
school is already making plans for .
larger work next year.