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School of Domcftfio Sc ic iicm‘. HE school for tha Domestic Science was Iniilt in 1!M)1, it. ,e'n£ the first exclusive building for such purposes built in Michigan. It cost $12,000, not including the site, and was opened for work in home economics about March 1, 1004. .Miss Jameson, a graduate of Pratt Institute of Brooklyn, N. Y. was engaged as the first supervisor. She and one assistant conducted both the sewing and cooking departments for that year. In 1000 the building was found to be too small for the purpose intended, so it was more than doubled in capacity and rc-ecpiippcd under the supervision of Miss Helen Sclnirtz, then supervisor in this department. Since the school was first opened the teaching force has been increased so that four teachers arc now employed. Miss Cora Jiurdick is the present supervisor. The daily average attendance is about 200 girls. Each pupil receives instruction for three hours per week. The course is compulsory and counts as two points towards graduation. The building contains two sewing rooms, fitting room, two kitchens, butler’s pantry, store room, dining room, living room, bed room and bath room. The rooms are simple and attractive, and the girls are taught the care and furnishing of a home. The sewing course includes work for the fifth and sixth grades and the ninth and tenth grades. The cooking course seventh and eighth grades and eleventh and twelfth grades. The fifth and sixth grade work includes hand sewing, darning, mending and simple garment making; seventh and eighth grades, elementary cooking, house keeping and serving; ninth and tenth grades, machine sewing, drafting and designing of patterns, the cutting and making of under-garments, waists and dresses, eleventh and twelfth grades, advanced cooking, household management, home nursing and serving of meals, in which each girl acts as hostess, host, waitress and cook 20
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Domestic Science School, with interior views showing courses pursued. 19
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Manual Training School, wilh Interior Views, Showing Courses Pursued. 21
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