. Household science in rural schools . the cabinet when not in use. AYhen required, it maybe placed over the desks. Steel or glass shoes or woodenskids or battens should be fixed under the cabinet, so thatit can be pulled away from the stove and replaced dimensions given are for a two-flame-burner oil-stovewhich is 30 inches high, 31 inches across the front, and16 inches from front to back. The middle Section, C, andthe total height of the cabinet may be enlarged or reducedto fit other sizes of stoves. The material required for, and the approximate costof, such a cabinet, labour not


. Household science in rural schools . the cabinet when not in use. AYhen required, it maybe placed over the desks. Steel or glass shoes or woodenskids or battens should be fixed under the cabinet, so thatit can be pulled away from the stove and replaced dimensions given are for a two-flame-burner oil-stovewhich is 30 inches high, 31 inches across the front, and16 inches from front to back. The middle Section, C, andthe total height of the cabinet may be enlarged or reducedto fit other sizes of stoves. The material required for, and the approximate costof, such a cabinet, labour not included, are as follows: 2 boxes @ 25 $ 5 raisin boxes @ 5 25 5 handles at 45c per doz 20 1 cupboard latch 15 or 1 turn button 03 About 9 sq. ft. flooring 25 About 8 sq. ft. pine for toj) 50 Pieces for battens, etc 25 Steel shoes 10 154 HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE IN RURAL SCHOOLS Figure 27 shows another type of equipment and thespace it occupies in the class-room when not in use. Thecupboard and the back of the cabinet contain the cquip-. FlG. 27.—Space taken by equipment in class-room ment necessary for teaching twelve pupils at one time andalso for serving one hot dish at the noon lunch to twenty-four pupils. One drawer contains linen, etc., and the HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE EQUIPMENT 155 other, knives, forks, and spoons. The dimensions of thecupboard and the cabinet are shown in Figures 28 and 29,and the construction of each is such that it can be madeeasily by an} carpenter. tZA. 2. •^ ^li ■ 12. ;4 .--y-


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