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Before the class arrives, the supplies for that lesson should be neatly arranged in supply dishes on a table in the front of the room and covered with a clean cloth. If the class is large it would be better to pass the supply dishes from one pupil to the next, allowing each to measure the amount she would need for the lesson. In a small class the pupils might be allowed to come to the table and help themselves. Occasionally let the housekeepers order the supplies and put them out for the class. After the cooking lesson is over the girls should arrange the food properly for serving and sit down quietly and eat it. The dishes should then be piled up ready to be washed. Two girls should work together; the uneven numbers should wash the dishes one week and the even numbers dry them. The next week they should reverse the work. The one who washes the dishes should scrub the tables and wash out the dishcloth, the one who drys them should put the dishes away and wash out the dish-towels.

Inspect all towels and dishpans before they are hung up and examine the desks before the class leaves the room to see that the work is properly done.