! wenty-five Cents a Year.
September
1911.
Vol. XII. No. 6
AT THE
WINCH DORMITORY
Miss L. F. Kkc.rn'/.int.i-k
Our children’s attention was d ivid
l between two interests, beriy pick
in/and reopening of school, inc 1 in 1 -
: the great event of the coming of
new teacher. They hoped he
■ Id be as nice and pleasant ,s his
" her, the .Mr. Snodgrass they know
i-^'diak. The girls decided that
v wouldn’t mind if the boat
■* on Id n’t get in in time for s. hool op
ling because llie woods were full of
efries and they wanted more time to
: k. Then too the iut ie girls would
iu school and we weul Jn’t need to
’ ike them along there wouldn’t he so
cinch calling to keep them together,
lu-y couldn’t he blamed for wanting
:o to the woods 1 ecause the season
t- so short, and pleasant days not
’■ •ienty. We never went in vain look*
■ — for berries, eaih child has a hen y
Mi'king can, there ate duteretit vari
eties ripe at the same time s«> the
• iv:ht ful ones tuke thiee different
: - 11 the matron wants any ber
^she has to ask for them in the
.ml carry them home herself
se. alas, h&r supply is meagre,
a ..y home the children eal
, moss beni.es, black berries,
berries etc. Sometimes they
i h a remnant in their play houses
b the next d*y. Our baby likes
ies too, she calls ritem “bevvies”
September is not only reaping time
in .he woods but also in our home.
The many days of hard work during
the summer found us prepared to put
eveiything in its place for winter.
Tile matresses had all been aired and
some were washed We spent many
days mending quids, washing and
nu tiding blankets, they were now put
1 u k on the beds, nights were getting
colder. The curtains and spreads
were put bat k with the white sheets
and pillowcases. Floors and windows
clean makes a healthy dormitory.
The three other sleeping rooms \\eie
attended to in the same way.
The store room and attic received
another scrubbing, every article in it
w s surveyed once more. < Jurstoi k of
night gowns for the large girls is
small.
The winter Sunday and every day
dresses, coats and he at wear were put
in their places ready for use. The
summer Sunday dresses were washed
and ironed and put aw#y also straw
hats.
The girls were fitted out with the
warmer utiderwear, they wore the
very oldest during the summer
They Itegaii v\< aring the to w under
waists and bloomers, and were fitted
out wi It new stockings, and in fitting
out aprons the younger child got
what some other giri had out grown,
there are very few new aprons, hut
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