unt of the odours that arise from cooking and other domestic
operations, the kitchen should be on the top floor and should have more
adequate means of ventilation than ordinary class-rooms. A north
exposure makes it cooler in summer.

[Illustration: Opposite end of Household Management class-room, showing
the black-board and class cupboard]

EQUIPMENT

In planning an equipment, one must be guided by the conditions to be
met. It is difficult to be definite in details, but certain general
principles should be observed.

The entire equipment should be suited to the needs of the pupils, and it
should also be one which it is desirable and possible for them to have
in their own homes.

[Illustration: A Household Management class-room, showing tables, sinks,
and stoves]

The walls and floor should be washable, and they, as well as the
furniture, should have plain, smooth surfaces which do not catch dust
and are easily cleaned.

The sinks, stoves, tables, and cupboards should be placed so as to save
steps.

TABLES

Where economy is necessary, movable tables may be used, but the fixed
ones are to be preferred. The latter may be placed in the form of a
hollow square or an oval, with openings from opposite sides to give
convenient access to a centre table, which can be used for supplies or
as a dining table.

[Illustration: Section of a table designed for two pupils]

Drawers and cupboards to hold the necessary utensils and supplies should
be provided in the tables for each pupil. Provision may also be made
under the table top for desk boards, which may be pulled out when notes
are written, in order to allow the pupils to sit comfortably in front of
the cupboards. The table top should be of hard wood or some
non-absorbent material, jointed in narrow strips in order to prevent
warping. Part of this must be protected by a metal or glass strip on
which to set the individual stoves or hot dishes.

[Illustration: Contents of a table cupboard equipped for two pupils]

A working drawing and design of the tables used in the Normal Schools
may be obtained from the Department of Education, Toronto.

[Illustration: Contents of an individual utensil drawer]

[Illustration: Contents of an individual supply drawer]

SEATS

The seats may be swing seats, stools, or chairs. The swing seats are
noiseless and easily put out of the way, but are uncomfortable and
unsteady, so that the pupils are inclined to prop themselves