How to Learn and Earn, Or, Half Hours in Some Helpful Schools

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...seeing that they were never disobeyed. The least touch of lawlessness is ruin to any class of the kind, and Mrs. Lome told me their only grievances rose from a refractory pupil, who could never be taught order or regularity in small details, and from the fact that the young lady in charge of her department was lacking in the same sense of system and methodical way of doing things. The kitchen was further supplied with a good dresser and cupboard, and a moderate supply of crash toweling, and washing utensils. The next point attended to was the general care of the kitchen, and a poor woman' of respectability was hired to make the kitchen ready for the class on Friday afternoons and to see that the various articles were in their places and the fires ready to light. The same woman was in attendance on Saturday morning and remained all day. The first class consisted of eight girls; and two young people of Lady Betty's age who had, like her, studied simple cookery, took them in special charge, while the salaried teacher superintended them in general. I have not told you all the details of the preparations before the class was finally organized, but such matters never could be managed in two towns in the same way. One hint, however, given by Mrs. Lome, would prove valuable in any community: at the outset it was found wiser to have very few people either to assist in acting or to visit the class. When it was well established, visitors and assistants were in every way desirable, but too many views and opinions in the start would have been ruinous. When I was at Lorton Norbitts the class, or I should call it school, had been one year in operation, and was not only self-supporting, but prosperous in every way: two entertainments, of the nature of which I...