. The uplift [serial] . Cottage Officers Quarters In each cottage the matron has an important function to is she who takes the place of a real mother, and by her fine senseof neatness and cleanliness and by her high purpose to be sympathe-tic and understanding with the boys who need help she sets thestandard for happy living in her cottage. She it is who helps theboys get on the high road to wholesome home and community her very presence the cottage is made the closest symbol to thehome to which every boy is rightly entitled. The cottage matron has numerous duties to perfo
. The uplift [serial] . Cottage Officers Quarters In each cottage the matron has an important function to is she who takes the place of a real mother, and by her fine senseof neatness and cleanliness and by her high purpose to be sympathe-tic and understanding with the boys who need help she sets thestandard for happy living in her cottage. She it is who helps theboys get on the high road to wholesome home and community her very presence the cottage is made the closest symbol to thehome to which every boy is rightly entitled. The cottage matron has numerous duties to perform. These havebeen covered in the following outline: 1. She trains and supervises the house boys in their numerous ac-tivities, such as cooking, serving, cleaning, and caring for foods. 2. She prepares daily menus and supervises the actual cooking inthe cottage. 3. She prepares the orders for groceries, clothing, linens, and othersupplies. 4. She directs and assists with the mending of clothing and linens. THE UPLIFT. Reverence at Bedtime 5. She looks after the boys bedroom to see that the beds are pro-perly kept and the bedroom is clean. 6. She teaches good table manners and courtesy. 7. She takes care of ail indoor games, scrap books, airplanes,books, and other playthings. The cottage officer and the matron work together for the generalimprovement of the boys and for the operation of a good they have a wonderful opportunity for helping boys who*have, in many instances, been deprived of the benefits and pleasuresof a happy home. They cannot measure their work by what theboys seem at times to deserve, but by the standard of the GoldenRule, and according to the principles of Christianity. In this issue of The Uplift there are several pictures which repre-sent the cottage experiences not only of the house boys but of all theboys who live in the cottages. The pictures seem to be full of mean-ing and tell their own story. 8 THE UPLIFT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GRADUATING
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