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Women/Girls
Women/Girls
These female students are practicing typing typewriters. Today students are taught typing starting in the early grades and the student complete courses in word processing and other computer programs.
Cooking was first introduced as a a branch of instruction for female students in 1890. Currently the school operates a co-ed coffeeshop that sells to the staff and students.
Keeping two hundred plus residential students well nurished required a large "modern" kitchen.
In 1869, the sewing machine was introduced to the school. It was considered one of the most useful and important branches of instruction for the female students.
Reading and writing was a skill that all students learned starting at an early age. Somethings are the same now as they were 185 years ago.
Embroidery, crocheting and wicker basket making were activities performed by the female studets. Around 1884, the girls were taught to make rugs from worsted yarns of canvas.
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