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light. Then on Saturday we went to town and bought our furnish- 

 ings, which consisted of a two-burner oil stove and oven and a 

 kitchen cabinet. These with a few cooking utensils, a long table 

 which we already had, and a small safe which I had at home, com- 

 pleted our kitchen furnishings. Then each pupil brought a knife 

 and fork, plate, cup and saucer. There were also a few other dishes 

 which we had to spare. Then we laid in a supply of provisions, such 



Manual Arts in Mrs. Quick's nu-al school. 



as flour, sugar, coffee, tea, spices, and flavorings, lard, etc. I said to 

 the girls, "There are three things I am going to teach you to make, if 

 nothing more, and those three things are to make good light bread, 

 biscuit and corn bread." I have had said to me, "Oh, I think mother 

 can teach the girls at home!" But hear me, the poor tired mother 

 hasn't time. However, my girls were just as enthusiastic as I, and 

 were delighted to do the work. I had only five girls that were old 

 enough to take up the work to any extent. We did not have hot lunch 

 every day, only about three days in the week. The day before we were 

 to have dinner we would elect two girls to do the cooking and two 

 to wait upon the table, and at this time we would decide what we 

 were going to have. Perhaps each pupil would bring a potato, and 

 what a big pan of potatoes we would have! Some would bring 

 butter. And let n e say right here that this is where I linked the 

 home with the school. The mothers became interested and would 

 phone and ask me if we couldn't use a little milk or some eggs or 



