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year, the first year in the history of the school of which 

 this is true. The girls are eager to do the work and enjoy 

 wearing the uniforms. In this way twenty girls, prac- 

 tically all in the class, are taught this element of domestic 

 science and hygiene. Some slight objection has been 

 made by a few parents on the ground of menial service 

 or of soiling clothes. The little uniforms shown in the 

 picture, it is hoped, may meet the one objection ; and 

 some appreciation of the value of the lessons and the 

 dignity of the service, the other. 



" I myself have washed a flight of stone stairs all 

 down, with bucket and broom, in a Savoy inn, where 

 they had n't washed their stairs since they first went up 

 them, and I never made a better sketch than that 

 afternoon." RUSKIN. 



" But so shall it not be among you : but whosoever will 

 be great among you, shall be your minister : and whoso- 

 ever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all." 



