Identifier: bostoncookingsch19hill_4 (find matches)
Title: The Boston Cooking School magazine of culinary science and domestic economics
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Hill, Janet McKenzie, 1852-1933, ed Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.)
Subjects: Home economics Cooking
Publisher: Boston : Boston Cooking-School Magazine
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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rolled in two classes. A pro-ficient teacher of domestic science is en-gaged to demonstrate the best methodsof preparing nourishing and inexpen-sive meals. At the close of each coursemembers of the class contribute to the annual cooking class display or con-test, each bringing articles of foodprepared by herself, for wmich prizesare offered. Following is a list of theprizes awarded at the annual contestof April, 1905 :— First Prize. Chafing-dish Outfit. Second Prize. Hand-painted Bak-ing-dish. Third Prize. China Fish Set (platterand six plates). Fourth Prize. Carving Set. Fifth Prize. Covered Roasting-pan. Dancing ClassesDancing classes are held two even-ings a week during the winter. Insummer President Patterson invitesthe members of the different depart-ments to give picnic dances at Far Hills,his beautiful country home. On Sat-urday afternoons two classes, composedexclusively of children of the NationalCash Register neighborhood, are taughtdancing and deportment. Welfare Work 123
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A Corner in the Dining-room, Womans Century Club House Landscape GardeningBesides providing for the physicalcomfort and intellectual improvementof its employees, the National CashRegister has also turned its attentionto the betterment of their surround-ings. Ten years ago the neighborhoodwas dreary and unattractive. The trans-formation to its present appearancewas brought about through the intro-duction of landscape gardening, withresults as shown by the accompanyingphotographs. Some Results of Welfare WorkThe opportunities for self-improve-ment afforded by the company ledup to the organization of the WomansCentury Club, which has a member-ship of six hundred. It is a literaryclub, and is affiliated not only with theState, but with the National Federa-tion of Womens Clubs. It publishes in the interest of theworking-women of the world a quar-terly magazine called Womans Welfare,which, because of its large circulation,has done much to induce other em- ployers throughout the world to ado

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