.20
1 pair stove mitts .30
1 broom .45
VI. LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT
14 pony wash-boards 1.75
6 doz. clothes-pins .10
1 clothes-line .25
VII. DINING-ROOM EQUIPMENT
1. China and Glass:
1 flower vase .25
1 dinner set, Limoges china 15.50
1 doz. water glasses .80
1 glass fruit set 1.50
2. Silver and Steel:
2 doz. teaspoons 4.20
1 " dessert spoons 4.00
1/2 " tablespoons 1.15
1 " dessert knives 4.50
1 " dessert forks 4.50
1 " dinner knives 4.50
1 " dinner forks 4.50
1 carving set 2.00
1 butter pick .20
3. Linen, etc.:
1 silence cloth 1.50
1 4 yd. table-cloth 5.40
1 doz. napkins 2.75
1 centre-piece .40
2 doylies .50
2 tray cloths 1.00
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS
1 "First Aid" cabinet 10.00
1 fire blanket 2.00
EQUIPMENT FOR ORDINARY CLASS-ROOMS
In some schools it is impossible to set aside a special room for
Household Management work, and the ordinary class-room is all that is
available. In such cases the equipment must be a movable one, and gas
stoves and plumbing are impossible. Table tops may be placed on
trestles or laid across the ordinary desks, and oil or alcohol lamps
must be used. These and the necessary utensils may be kept in a cupboard
in the room.
With certain restrictions, the Department of Education assists in
equipping special rooms in villages and rural districts and also in
maintaining instruction in this subject.
[Illustration: Modified equipment for rural schools]
The classes in these schools are usually smaller, so that an outfit
suitabl
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