health by a proper diet.

"As these young women are engaged 6. Cotton goods
in making muslin underwear, it seemed
desirable for them to know where cotton
grows, how it is spun, where the
mills are and how it is shipped to New
York. After they understand the various
processes through which the material
goes before it reaches them, they
take much more interest in their work,
as a part of the manufacture of cotton
goods into clothing."

The use of the telephone, the telegraph, 7. Means of communication
the subway, surface lines, and
railways is another subject of instruction.
A dummy 'phone, telegraph Method of presentation
blanks, the city directory, maps with in this paragraph
routes of rapid transit lines, and the changed for
telephone book, are some of the practical variety
laboratory apparatus and textbooks
that are employed.

"We encourage them to learn for 8. Study outside of
themselves outside of school hours classroom
many of the necessary things that we
have not time for in the classroom,"
says the teacher.

To reach the schoolroom in which IV. THE SCHOOLROOM
this work has been carried on, you take 1. Location
the elevator to the last floor but one of Note effect of using
the factory building. There you find "you"
only a portion of the floor space cleared
for tables and chairs. It is a clean,
airy room with big windows opening
on the street, made gay with boxes of
flowers.

Flags of many nations about the 2. Decorations
room appropriately represent the many
nationalities among the pupils. On Note character of
one wall hangs a card with the legend: decorations selected

Four things come not back:
The spoken word
The sped arrow
The past life
The neglected opportunity.

A photograph of Miss Jessie Wilson,
now Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, occupies
the space between the two windows.
The picture was presented to the girls
by Miss Wilson herself, just before she This shows enterprising
was married, when a party of them with spirit on the
Miss Meyers went to Washington to part of teacher, girls,
give her a white petticoat they had and firm
made themselves, as a wedding present.
After Miss Wilson had shown them
through the White