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has her hands full with the real problems of bringing up a family, and who 

 is searching for definite guidance toward meeting these problems. The 

 school is intended to be especially helpful to young housekeepers, and 

 particularly to the mothers of growing children. 



The problem of taking care of the small children during the meeting 

 may be solved by organizing a day nursery in a near-by house. Some 

 competent woman may be engaged, or may volunteer, to look out for the 

 little ones. This plan has proved successful in more than one school. 



Fig. 59. — The qtuirtet at an old-fashioned singing school 



If the seating accommodations are ample, the older girls of the high 

 school may be invited to attend the sessions of the demonstration school 

 free of charge. If no course in home economics is given in the local school, 

 it may be possible, with the cooperation of the school authorities, for a 

 group of students, such as a teachers' training class, to attend the entire 

 course, taking notes and afterwards being held responsible to their instruc- 

 tor for a written report of the work covered. 



Music has been a means of uniting community interest in the furtherance 



of the demonstration-school idea. As there is no special appropriation 



for this work, only a limited number of communities can in one season 



enjoy this feature. With the assistance of the choirs and the Sunday 



schools of the neighborhood, an instructor sent by the College brings 

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