Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-12-13

of creatin" another school Of thu
ordinary tyF with dormitories ant
J q common dining room.
Please imagine then (what mos
; of you have seen in embryo) &
rectangular tract of about five
acres, facing on two of its sides
on two good residence streets ir
the center of growing cit" which
lis unsurpassed for climate ant
water in the whole United states
This tract planted to orchard ant
small fruits in the center and laio
out along the sides of the rectanglt
in lots OF the ordinary size.
This reCtangle in our city Is
bounded on the west by College
street Gone of our principa
streets), on the north, or long side
by Manhattan street, which inter.
sects College and is also one of oul
main residence streets. On the
east end by land which can be ac-
quired, and on the south by land
part of which l own and the rest
can be acquired.
Imagine on College street, back
! far enough to permit beautiful
surroundings, a beautiful building
| in Old Mission style like our Deaf
and Dumb school, providing for
academic instruction by both day
land night schools, rooms for work
ing girls employed in the city. A
recreation and social center for
working girls, where they may live
at a minimum of expense and be q
constant example and incentive to
those being trained in the sur
rounding cottages to "make good.
Here teaching in every line that
makes an intelligent. capable, con-
scientious American woman can be
carried on; it being the "Ilall of
| Learning where methods are
! taught, discussed and compared,
and the literature relating to the
subjects taught is studied; the cot
tnges being the laboratories where
all these theories and methods are
practically tested.
This building we shall call. If
you please. THE Frances Willard
Memorial" and it shall bear to the
cottages the same relation that
each woman in charge of cot
tage bears t. all of its inmates:
mother the whole brood. In this
building you hold your board meet
ihgs, have your entertainments, lee
lures, etc. for the girls, as in any
boarding school.
Directly on the street line at
each west corner of the rectangle
are two smaller buildings. also in
Mission style, but built for COM
mercial purposes. One of them is
sales room for the surplus pro-
ducts of domestic science in the
form of a cafeteria. 1t is so near
the state capitol that patronage Is
sure, and If not at first possible.
the raw products in the forri OF
eggs, milk, butter. vegetables,
fruits, plants and flowers would
find ready sale. Ut has wonder
full possibilities for a greenhouse) I.
On the other corner of College
street the building is used to sell
the surplus products OF the domestic
art class. Your memorial building
has a large store room in its base
ment and to. It come all the dona-
tions from all over the United
States.
Your girls learn how to use
these to the best advantage. Each
cottage is q center of domestic
economy. The surplus is sold IN
a "Made Over" shop. the refuse is
woven into beautiful rugs In the
weaving department. Knitting
machines make stockings, SOCKS
scarfs, sweaters, caps, ETC., and 50
do skillful fingers. The small spin
ming wheel is resurrected and girls
are taught to clothe themselves
and their prospective families from
the raw product wool which so
many of our native people have
and do not know how to use to
better their condition. (Do not
think this is q backward step, and
wasted time, for skill in any han
dicraft means ability to acquire
any other, and patient, intelligent
following out of any process to n
successful finish is a great deyel-
oper of character.)
All along two sides of the rect
angle are cottages named for those
who build and endow them, ana
you will be surprised at the num-
Der of wealthy women who will b.
eager to leave such a memorial.
These cottages are close to the
edge OF the rectansle on the
street but have each the same al
lotment of ground at the side and
rear. Everyone has its colony or
chickens, its fruits and garden, and
every foot of ground is made to
,,1t1 ht Inc
share OF milk from a small dairy
barn on the rear lots.
These cottages contain not to
exceed eight rooms and basement,
two baths, one upstairs for girls,
one down for the mother. The
lower floor has the usual living
room, dining room, kitchen, moth
er's room, bath, closets, etc The
upper floor three large bed rooms,
bath, closets and sewing room.
The laundry is in the basement, as
are the trunk and storage rooms.
There are three girls in each
bedroom and each has her own
bed, chiffonier, dresser and closet
space. The last three features are
built in, the windows being small
high easements which permit the
best use Of the wall space. The
family consists of ten girls and a
mother. One of the girls may be
a very little girl in mothers room
or II may be "Mother's Right
Hand" and kept near for company.
assistance, or even for discipline,
so mothers room should have an
alcove and be built with these
contingencies in view. An account
is kept with each cottage and a
friendly rivalry stimulated by n
monthly comparison of expenses
and products.
The course" covers six years of
intensive training on domestic
lines asd the literature relating TO
them. The diploma confers q de-
gree and a title that distinguishes
it's recipient from the ordinary
maid" and servant" The quail
ification for entrance is merely
good health. average intelligence.
and n sincere desire for education
and the formation Of a good char
acter. Each application being de-
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