A Laundry School

"This is the way we wasli our clothes." to a familiar phrase in the playground and the nursery: II !ias now a new and very practical meaning for tbe little girls attending board, schools ia London. Laundry classes, at which tney may acquire at least one useful acconiplishmeni, have been established v.i various parts of the metropolis, and tccording to the annual report oí the school management committre, havo proved thoroughly t3atisfactory. During the year they were atiended by ' 12.2G2 aspirants to proficiency in the art of cleansing and beauiifying articles of every day wear. There are now seventy-one permanent laundry centers, and two others are building. Each chóoi consists of one class-room, with „ccommodations for fourteen chlldren, rvd is fitted with desks and seats, shirteen washtubs and ironing tables, r copper and a sink. The whole work s under the supcrintendence of Miss Lord and Miss Jones. At present there s a deficieney in the supply of instrucresses and a number are being trained nder the former's supervisión. Th? salary of the superintendents commence at 750 per year, and rises to $1,000, with a small addition for traveltng expenses. Iustructreeses 'salaries rise to $350.