Bradley University - Anaga Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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H Concerning the Council H LTHOUTII the Council began its existence only a little more than a year ago, it has matle itself strongly felt in the life of the Institute. All students of Bradley know what the Council is. '- - lint for the information of any others u ho may be privileged to 8 8 read these pages, we may say that the Council is a botly in 8 Q which representatives of the faculty antl of the students meet on a common and equal footing to consider matters of mutual in- terest. livery part of the school has a representation here, and any question which interests the student botly may be introduced by any member for discussion. Expression of opinion on the part of stutlent antl faculty members is absolutely free. The Council is a Bradley institution. W'e tlo not know of one in any other school, though many efforts are being made elsewhere to meet the same entls. The itleas upon which it is based and its formal constitution were developed by a committee of the faculty appointed almost exactly one year ago. There has always been at Bradley the most hearty relations of friendli- ness between the faculty and students. XVe have never seen a school where this spirit was so pleasantly conspicuous. The Council is both an evidence of this state of things antl a help toward its continuance. Some of the best results of the Council's work are difficult to set down effectively in words. They lie along the line of a better understanding of their respective points of view between both faculty antl students. Many dis- cussions which have not resulted in formal action have been most helpful along this line. Many questions have been referred to the Council by the faculty for advice in final decision. Perhaps the work for which the Council is best known is the establishment of THE TEeH and the Annual upon the present basis. The plans upon which they are now being managed were formed by the Council, and the editor-in-chief and business manager in each case were appointed by it. lt was at the request of the Council that the Trustees changed the form of the tleclamation prize to a scholarship. The Council is also to be thanked for the organization of the Literary Society, and for the general arrangement of social events throughout the year. The Council for the year 1900-1901 has been constituted as follows: For the faculty, Director Sisson, Deans Bartlett, Burgess, antl Wyckoff, for the college, XValter Fuller, Adelia Swanson, for the higher academy, Victor VVest, XV. Koch, Julia Bourland, Miriam Szoldg for the lower academy, F. Neef, XV. S. Hough, Grace Kellogg, Hazel Sholl.

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VF 'n1'.L J-'I' J 4 4 Domestlc Economy 4 H l ik 1- ik ii -1, 3- ir I 4- if J -1 -s -Y 1 llli UUNIICSTIC lCL'tlNtJlXlY lJlCl'rXR'l'lXlliN'li was a part nl' J the very beginning ol liradley lnstitute, it being organized along with the other clepartments before the builtling was tin- ' ished. The head of the rlepartment Cillllt' to liraclley Institute H 8 8 early in the autumn ol. IHSDT, and, upon asking lo see her rooms, 8 8 was shown llll a ladtler, which she climbed, and then took a stroll across tl1e stringers i11 order to look out 11pon the delight- ful view, which to-day makes part of the attractiveness of the third Hoor rooms devoted to this work. Every girl who tal-ies the course i11 Bradley Institute spencls here one llfllll' each day during four of the six years she is in the school. Tl1eF1rst two years sees her one class period each day in the sewing room, where she learns not only to make her samplers and place them neatly in her book, with the descriptions necessary to refresh her memory whenever she wishes to recall stitches, their uses and their applications, llllt she learns also to cut and lit her own garments, and ma11y times she carries home finished products ul- her ow11 skillful fingers, which llOt only clothe her body, b11t which give to her pride a helpful stimulus, because she herself knows that the ability to make the garments she wears so happily, means to her power lu keep herself incle- pendent and helpful wherever she may be placed. During the third year a girl is in Bradley Institute, she may, if she chooses, take technical dressmaking, and some of the girls hncl themselves wearing tailor-Htting jackets in which every stitch has been set by their o1v11 lingers. In addition to this handiwork, each girl learns something ol- tl1e protsluction and man11fact11re of the materials used for clothing, and tl1e interest in the labor which the world gives for clothing, not only ol- womankincl, but of all humanity, grows deeper when the definite knowledge of the cotton, linen, wool and silk is added to the ability to use these materials lor fashionable clothing for immediate 11se. During the fourth year, while they are commencing their chemistry, the girls come into the kitchen laboratory, having had some knowletlge of botany, of insect life, and of physics. In this kitchen laboratory they cook every day, one class period. NYl1atever products of the desks are ready at lllllCll time are sent to the south end ofthe floor, where the students and teachers congre- gate to eat their lL1l1Cll. These products from the girls' cooking tables sell very readily, are eaten eagerly, and we have had, 11p to date, no deaths to record.