The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-21
'TH|SSCHOOLW|LL
HAVE PLACE FOR
BAB|ESTOSIAY|N
There viii Be Other Fea-
lures Not Usually
Found.
IT OPENS MONDAY NEXT
Federal Goverulrisnt j.
Associated In Night
School Movement.

In line with a world wide movement
to increase the. efficiency of adult Ia
Dor and employment and especially de
signed TO meet the requirements OF
the modern home and also following
cut q policy that public schools
should render service the Board of
Education of Fairmont Independent
school district, acting at the request
OF public school officials AID in con
junction with the United States Cow
eminent, has established an evening
school in this city which will begin
next Monday evening at 7:15 O'Clock
at the Fairmont High school and will
continue for period of three weeks
ending with February 13. The meet
ing night will be Mondays, Wednes.
days and Fridays.
The conduct of this school as well
as thousands OF similar schools
throughout the country has the sup
port both morally and financially OF
the United State government which
In cooperation with the Board of Ed
rcation viii pay on a fifty fifty basis
The courses will be open to adults
from sixteen years OF age up and no
tuition will be charged. A nursery
VIII be provided in connection yith
the school in order that mothers who
find 1t necessary to bring their In
fants may have them cared for during
the hours OF the school. The courses
will consist Of short unit vocational
courses such as elementary and ad.
yanced sewing, cooking, millinery
health problems for mother and in
fant, reading of blue prints and draw
ings and applied mathematics. In
addition to these courses: courses in
shorthand and typewriting will also be
conducted.
An effort has been made to secure
the very best faculty possible for this
school and a glance over its personnel
will reveal the fact that perhaps none
better could have been secured.
A course in millinery will be con-
Quoted by Mrs. Dan Block, formerly
milliner at osgood's and the object
will be to enable the home keeper 10
select and remodel hats the cost OF
which will come within the amount
the family income should allow for
such articles. The members Of this
class may bring in a ready made frame
and learn how to make it becoming,
how to cover II and how to trim It.
This class will be limited to, twelve
and the first to come will make up
the class.
Elementary sewing will be in charge
OF Miss Marjorie Criswell, teacher OF
sewing in the High school. This class
will teach the rudiments of selecting
material and learning to sew. At the
first meeting Of this class the matter
Of what garment the pupil wishes to
make will be taken up and the mater
ial and pattern will be selected. Spec.
ial attention will be paid to short cuts
in sewing. This class will be limited
to fifteen.
A class in advanced sewing will be
conducted by Miss Hazel Frey, super
visor of sewing in the grades and only
those who have, had experience in
sewing will be admitted TO this class
Special attention will be paid in this
department to learning to make chill
dren's clothing and the class will be
limited to fifteen.
A class in cooking will be conducted
by Miss Virginia Gaskill, head Of the
Domestic Science department of the
Fairmont Alate Normal school and
the course will consist OF, planning
ahu pLSPdi4h6 oiuupie uISueS 6ulIdOlo
for luncheons and suppers and will
include cream soups. simple salads,
meat substitutes and various methods
of preparing vegetables. Suggestions
Will be given as to the foods which
best serve to nourish the body also.
This class is limited to twenty.
Perhaps the most important depart
ment to be conducted at this evening
school will be that OF Health Prob
lens for Mother and Infant and this
course will be ably conducted by Miss
Gladys Winfield, Red Cross nurse and
DR.. Carter S. Fleming. Statistics
show that annually thousands OF wom-
en- and babies are ihcrificed on ac
count of ignorance of the proper care
OF the mother at the time OF the birth
of the infant and OF the infant after
birth. An effort win be made to ac-
quaint mothers as to the intelligent
care OF the infant after birth and DR..
Fleming will give talks before the
class insthfs matter These talks will
include q discussion of such subjects
as parental care; hygiene OF the ex-
pectant mother; confinement; neces.
sary supplies; lying in period, neces-
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