Saginaw High School - Aurora Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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THE GYMNASIUM.

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that, from his drawings of furniture, machines, houses, etc., a carpenter would he able to work. Phe departments for the girls are exceedingly inter- esting. 1 he average number in the cooking classes is twenty- four. Each girl has individual gas burners and cooking utensils. The work consists of investigation of foods, their chemical construction, and action, how cooking affects diges- tion, and the general science of feeding. The girls learn not only how to prepare a meal, but what dishes to group together in making out a menu, and also what foods arc best for different seasons of the year. Later in the year, the work leads to emergency nursing, the preparing of bandages, ventilation, etc. 1 hat a conception may be had of how to do work in all departments of a house, a suite of rooms has been beauti- fully and artistically furnished. Passing from the kitchen to this suite, one goes through the pantries and comes first to the dining room. The furniture in the dining room is the style of the so-called “Old Mission Furniture.” and has a dark, unpolished finish. The toning of the walls is terra cotta. Here the girls are taught how to serve, and what to serve, for a well balanced meal, and also how to make the menus attractive. Next is the sitting room, the toning of which is light green. Here the chief aim is to have things substantial, in good taste, and to have everything harmonize. 1 lie bed room is a model of daintiness and simplicity. The girls learn the care and importance of ventilation of this room, and also to have the furnishings very simple so as not to catch dust. The laundry has all of the necessary equipment. The chemical side of the work is shown, as the action of soap on the materials, and also the care of the linen for the dining nuun Ms'Tea riled- On the third floor are the sewing rooms. T he aim is that a girl may learn to do practical sewing in tTre.-Torne, from the simplest kind of handwork, to droL .making, aft needle work, and millinery. All through the work there .is the study of fibres and special study oT materials, cotton, wool, linen, and silk. The gymnasium, with its perfect equipment, is thor- 17

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oughly appreciated by both girls and boys. The room is large and light. Some of the equipment is as follows: parallel and horizontal bars, flying and traveling rings, horse, punching bag. Indian clubs, dumbbells, etc. It is also arranged for games of basket ball. The swimming pool, which was also given by Mr. Burt, is a building set apart from the Training School. There is a passage way from the gymnasium to the balcony of the swimming pool. Below the balcony, on the side toward the gymnasium, there are sixty dressing rooms. On the opposite side there are tub and shower bath rooms. In the center of the building is the large tank for water. The water, which will be obtained from salt wells, will be from three to eight feet deep. On the second floor is a long hall for lockers. Since the Manual Training building is larger than necessary for the manual training work, it is also used for part of the academic work, such as Latin, some of the English, Stenography, and Bookkeeping. This makes a connecting link between the old High School and the new. Now that these magnificent structures are completed, and the work in them commenced, the students and citizens of Saginaw can more fully realize the kind thought that prompted such a noble gift. Mary DeLand. 19