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Title: Life and light for woman
Year: 1873 (1870s)
Authors: Woman's Board of Missions
Subjects: Congregational churches
Publisher: (Boston : Woman's Boards of Missions
Contributing Library: Wellesley College Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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occupy considerable time — Geog-raphy, also. Besides these, the course includes a little of EnglishHistory, Physiology, and Physical Geography. Although quite a number had completed the course before thattime, diplomas were first given to the class of 1881, numbering four.Eight have since graduated, and this year a class of six graduate.Two of last years class are back for an additional year of study,and we hope future classes will follow their example, as it is verydesirable for them to remain longer than the five years, if possible. As may be supposed, many lessons have to be taught besidesthose found in books. The attempt must be made to form habitsof personal cleanliness and tidiness in dress, as well as of punctu-ality and order. This requires line upon line and precept uponprecept; still there has been progress. Some things are nowestablished,—principles and matters of course,—which have be-come such only by much care and painstaking in the early years. 164 LIFE AND LIGHT.
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IN AND A SEMINARY. 165 The girls have always been taught to make aud mend their ownclothes, and the older ones to cut them. This year an afternoonsession of an hour and a half is spent in cutting and sewing,—making shirts and dresses for sale. All the work of the institu-tion is done by the girls. The regular work, cooking, washingdishes, care of rooms, etc., is chosen weekly by the girls themselves.The miscellaneous circles are given an hours work daily. Then there is the wood to be cut, mealies to be ground, pathsto be kept clean, and the grass to be cut in the large yard, whichall take part in doing. This work gives them needed exercise, andhelps to keep them happy and contented; they very often singwhile doing it. With all their work they find some time forplay, and enjoy a swing or a game of ball very much. They are very fond of sewing, and often put a great deal ofstitching on their dresses, which are usually of print. Then, ifthey have any spare time, they like to embroider d

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