Public School Domestic Science

by Adelaide Hoodless

The furnishing of a class-room should be so complete that each pupil should be able to attend to the appointed task without delay. The furniture should consist of a stove, or range, gas stove if more convenient, a hot water tank or boiler, sink, table (side), towel rack, 2 dozen chairs, or seats with tablet arms, a cupboard or kitchen "dresser" for table ware, a large cupboard or arrangement for lockers, in which caps, aprons, etc., should be kept, a large table—horseshoe shape is the most satisfactory—with drawers, and space for rolling pin, bread board, etc., underneath. The table should be large enough to allow at least 2 ft. 6 in. for each pupil. Twenty pupils is the limit of a practice class. On the table should be placed at regular intervals, 10 gas burners with frame. The teacher's table should stand in the opening at the end of the table so that she may see each pupil while at work, and when demonstrating may be seen by each pupil.

The following list of utensils will be found sufficient for practice work for a class of 20 pupils.

Earthen, China and Glass Ware.

• 1 dinner set.
• 2 quart pitchers.
• 2 pint pitchers.
• 2 small oval baking dishes.
• 2 small round baking dishes.
• 4 4-quart bowls, with lips.
• 6 2-quart bowls, with lips.
• 4 1-quart bowls.
• 12 baking cups.
• 6 kitchen cups.
• 2 small platters.
• 2 medium size platters.
• 2 deep pie plates.
• 6 shallow pie plates.
• 2 jelly moulds.
• 1 teapot.
• 1 dozen quart gem jars.
• 1 dozen pint gem jars.
• 6 4-quart stone jars or crocks.
• 1 dozen fancy plates, and glass dishes for serving.

Woodenware.

• 1 wash-board.
• 12 small bread boards.
• 12 rolling pins.
• 2 chopping trays.
• 2 potato mashers.
• 1 potato ricer.
• 1 water pail.
• 1 scrubbing pail.
• 1 pail or bucket for refuse.
• 1 flour bucket, with cover.
• 6 wooden spoons—small.
• 1 2-gallon ice cream freezer.
• 1 broom.
• 1 whisk-broom.
• 1 crumb pan and brush.
• 1 floor scrubbing brush.
• 6 small scrubbing brushes.
• 1 stove brush.
• 1 pastry brush.
• 1 small refrigerator.
• Spice boxes.
• Dish mops.
• Lemon squeezers, etc.

Agate Ware.

• 4 double boilers.
• 2 4-quart kettles.
• 2 2-quart saucepans.
• 4 1-quart saucepans.
• 4 pt. saucepans.
• 2 oval pudding dishes.
• 1 4-quart preserving kettle.
• 1 hand basin.
• 1 tea kettle.

Iron Ware.