home conditions, it may be possible to
secure permission to give the lesson after school hours in the home of
one of the pupils who lives nearby.

In each lesson the teacher, while giving the pupils helpful general
information on the subject under discussion, should strive to impress on
them the importance of doing some one simple thing well.

The rural teacher who is eager to make her school-room an attractive
place may devote some time in these lessons to such problems as the
hanging and the care of simple curtains, the care of indoor plants, the
arrangement of pictures, the planning of storage arrangements for
supplies and of cupboards for dishes, and the preparations for the
serving of the school lunch.

In order to teach these lessons effectively, it is desirable to have the
following simple equipment on hand. Additional special equipment may be
borrowed from the homes.

EQUIPMENT

Broom, 1
Cloths for cleaning, 6
Dish-cloths, 2
Dish-towels, 12
Dust-brush, 1
Dust-pan, 1
Garbage can (covered), 1
Lamp, 1
Oil-can, 1

REFERENCE BOOKS

_Rural Hygiene._ Brewer, I. W. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia
$1.25
_The Healthful Farmhouse._ Dodd, H. Whitcomb & Barrows,
Boston .60
_Community Hygiene._ Hutchinson, Woods. Houghton, Mifflin Co.,
New York. (Thos. Allen, Toronto) .65
_Foods and Sanitation._ Forster, G. H., and Weigley, M.
Row, Peterson &. Co., Chicago 1.00
_The Home and the Family._ Kinne, H., and Cooley, A. M.
Macmillan's, Toronto .80
_Housekeeping Notes._ Kittredge, M. H. Whitcomb &
Barrows, Boston .80
_Practical Home-making._ Kittredge, M. H. The Century
Co., New York .70
_A Second Course in Home-making._ Kittredge, M. H.
The Century Co., New York .80

LESSON I: ARRANGEMENT AND CARE OF THE KITCHEN

SUBJECT-MATTER

In arranging the kitchen, the three things of most importance are the
stove, the sink, and the kitchen table. If there is no sink in the
kitchen, there will be some other place arranged for washing the dishes,
probably the kitchen table, and this must be taken into consideration
when the furniture is place