October, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



397 



The Men's Social Club 



they are grouped in 

 the center of t h e 

 village, at the cor- 

 ner of Bolton Road 

 and Bridge Street, 

 and consist of gro- 

 cery and provision 

 shops, drapery and 

 millinery shops and 

 butcher shop. These 

 stores are managed 

 by the employees 

 entirely, who pro- 

 vide the capital and 

 divide the profits. 



Over the entire 

 area of these shops 

 a girls' club has 

 been provided. The 

 side class rooms are 

 divided by movable 



wooden screens, all of which can be re- 

 moved when one large hall Is needed. Sew- 

 ing and ambulance classes are held here dur- 

 ing the winter months, and In a lesser 

 degree during the summer. 



The Juniors have not been forgotten, as 

 a beautiful club house has been built for 

 them also. 



The school buildings, both architectural 

 and otherwise, are the pride of the village. 

 All the social work of the village centers 

 around these buildings. On Sundays unde- 

 nominational services and Sunday schools 

 are held In them by the resident minister. 

 Instead of being only occupied by the day 

 scholars five hours of the day, they are in 

 constant use for social functions on week 

 nights. With the new schools now being 

 built, provision will be made for the ac- 

 commodation of fifteen hundred scholars. 

 One of the most beautiful pieces of archi- 

 tecture In the village Is Christ Church, built 

 for the Congregationallsts. 



Corner with Retreated Houses 



'The Village Inn Is another point of In- 

 terest. At first it was run on temperance 

 principles, but now it has a six-day license, 

 and Is run on the methods advocated by 

 Earl Gray and the Bishop of Chester. The 

 Inn provides day accommodation for many 

 hundreds of visitors, with sufficient num- 

 ber of bedrooms to meet the demands of 

 those who wish to make a longer stay in 

 the village. 



The educational facilities provided for 

 the residents and employees of the village 

 of Port Sunlight are well patronized, and 

 are productive of much good. The Tech- 

 nical Institute Is one of the best in the north 

 of England. It contains a large lecture 

 hall and class rooms, replete with the latest 

 apparatus for demonstrating purposes. 

 The syllabus Includes French, German, 

 chemistry, mathematics, dressmaking, 

 shorthand, typewriting and mechanical 

 drawing. There are also classes for 

 such advanced subjects as building, ma- 

 chine construction, mechanical and elec- 

 trical engineering. 



Another educa- 

 t i o n a 1 institution 

 worthy of note is 

 the Lever Free Li- 

 brary and Museum. 

 The library contains 

 over four thousand 

 volumes, and In ad- 

 dition a reference 

 library of standard 

 technical and critical 

 works. The mu- 

 seum contains an ex- 

 cellent collection of 

 choice specimens of 

 ancient and modern 

 works of various 

 schools, and forms a 

 pleasing addition to 

 the educational In- 



Plain Walls Are Clearly Susceptible to Good Treatment 



