San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-01
Professor L. E. Wolfe Asks
Aid of Churches -Auxil-
iary Studies Teach Boys
and Girls How to Take
Care of Home-Teach
Tots How to Gather Eggs.

An appeal to the churches TO aid
in giving home work to pupils of tho
San Antonio public schools and 10
allow them 10 use class room in
the church on Wednesday evening
when the older folks are at prayer
meeting, is contained in the annual
outline for 1928 just published. l.. Z.
Wolfe. former city school superiil-
tendent and Mrs. b. +. Morris,
joint chairman Of the home economies
department of the San Antonio
Council Of Mothers, outline the work
for boys and girls respectively.
The circular was set up and print
ed by the pupils of the printing de-
partment Of Breckenridge High
School. The appeal TO the church
members follows: The supreme duty
and pleasure Of man is 10 do the will
of his Heavenly Father. No one can
question that it is His emphatic will
that every one use his individual gifts
and the resources and forces of nature
in the greatest possible human service.
In order that your sons and daugh-
tiers may adequately respond 10 this
divine obligation TO serve. will you not
cooperate with other members of your
congregation and with your pastor,
10 the end. that, during the long sum-
mer vacation, when the schools are
closed. your sons and daughters may
receive instruction in these industrial
projects. at the church. from members
OF your congregation: 1t is quite prac.
tlcable TO give this instruction in Il
separate room of the church without
interfering with the adult "Wednesday
night meeting. and without giving the
janitor appreciate extra work. If this
training at the church be followed up.
an increasing number of church mem
berS will be known by the thorough
ness with which they train their chill
dren Tor service and the joy these chill
dren find in efficient service in the
home, the church. and the commun-
ity.-
Many Home Duties.
To show what home work is re-
Quired for the boys, the outline for
grades follows:
Grades and Most Of the pro-
jects assigned in grades l and > for
girls.
Grades 2 and 4.-Many OF the
projects assigned in grades 3 and 4
for girls; also. the following: home
gardens lat least 100 square feetl /:
making fires: raising poultry. rabbits.
or pigeons; discriminating mosquitoes,
flies. cockroaches. moths and ants.
Grade 5.-Putting on faucet and
hydrant washers: making fly swat
ters: home gardens: raising poultry.
rabbits. or pigeons. exterminaiing
mosquitoes. flies. cockroaches. moths.
and ants: planting fig cutting and pc
cans: making sparrow traps.
Grade G.-HangiSg and ?iliusting
window shades; sharpening Kitchen
knives: putting clothes hooks in
closets. castors on furniture. metal
slides on chair legs: putting up towel
racks and similar fixtures.
"Grade 1.-Renewal OF window.
door. or gallery screens: mending gar
den bose; making wood box. prefer.
ably with n high back; painting out
buildings and fences; chopping and
saving wood.
Grade S.-Putting on valve wash
crs in toilet tanks. siphon washers
lin high toilet tanks). rubber bulbs
lin low toilet tanks). and springs in
locks; framing pictures.
Through High School.
"Grade 9.-SoIdering planning and
fitting windows and doors that bind I:
making fly traps. mitcr box and book
shelves: budding and grating pecan
trees: adjusting gas stove burners:
trimming trees. roses. and shrubbery.
Grade 10.-Making keys from
blanks; putting in window glass. and
shelves and rods for clothes hangers
in closets; setting up stoves; sharpen
ing hatchets. axes. chisels. and gar
den tools; making saw horse. wash
bench. and flower pot stands: using
up-to-date preparations for renewing
finish on furniture and floors. and
treating new floors. being careful 70
thoroughly clean surface before apply
ing the preparation.
d "Grade 11.-Renewing electric
sockets. switches. and fuse plugs
splicing electric wires. and reading
electric meters: removing pennies al
other dangerous metallic substances
from behind dead fuse plugs: filing
and setting saws: getting clocks to
run BY washing them in gasoline and
applying a small quantity of high
grade machine oil on pivots and other
bearings; installing and repairing
electric and non-elcctric bells: renew.
ing sash cords: sharpening and adj
justing lawn mowers: making telc-
phone stand and stool flower and
vine trellises. automobile creeper.
chicken broOder. and stem ladder.
Lace Their Shoes.
Girls in the first Grade are Taught
10 nut OH their stockings. lace their
shoes. rrr orrandq dust tho furni
ture. feed. The chickens. gather the
"ggs. bring in the mail and water the
flowers.
.>s thev prow older they must learn
~ keep their clothes brushed. rerovr
fishes from thc table. sow buttons
~ plain clothes. HnSwc~ the telephone
"rd doorbnll. cut flowe~s for the room
r nd bring home small packages OF
-~ooerins.
As thev advnnco they are TAUGHT
lido" Lessons abort tho house ard r.
- t'mc they are in high school tho~
r'oTld have leaned 70 h"in bread
ok. crochet. do embroidery work.
r''nn rrfrice"ators. tnkc care If eic''
oor'. nlatn hats and scores of othc.
home dutins.
Meeting Of c--91isb T.uths-aus
Georgetown. Tex. March 1.-The
conference Of the Swedish Lutheran
..nrrhns Of Tnras VI. E hall ln.t ,rnnl.