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 Harwood Industrial School 
 
 THE house was half hidden in the fresh 
 green of vines, fruit-trees and rose- 
 bushes, these last gay with little red and yel- 
 low blossoms, — on the May Sunday the Asso- 
 ciate Secretary spent there. The girls begged 
 to be allowed to gather roses to wear to 
 church. A teacher went along the line hand- 
 ing out the pins. 
 
 It was beautiful to see the long procession 
 move off, each girl sweet in fresh white 
 dress, white hair ribbon and roses. They go 
 to the English-speaking church in the morn- 
 ing, to the Spanish in the afternoon and in 
 the evening to their Epworth League meeting 
 at home. The topic this time was honor in 
 daily life and in the school-room. Such ques- 
 tions as these were asked: 
 How do school sports benefit character? 
 What is the most common form of school- 
 room cheating? 
 
 Have you ever known any one to gain 
 through dishonesty? 
 
 They answered, "We get so we do not want 
 to cheat, as in basket ball, when we want to 
 say we made a move we didn't, or in croquet, 
 when we feel like putting the ball in position 
 for the next play." 
 
 "Sometimes we whisper, copy some other 
 girl's answers at arithmetic, but we are always 
 worse off, for we do not know how to do these 
 things right next time." 
 
 "Sometimes they gain in the thing they are 
 trying to do, but they do not gain anything 
 good; they lose heaven." 
 
 The Associate Secretary, who is deaf, was 
 touched at their thoughtfulness for her; no 
 hymn or solo was sung, or reading done, until 
 some one had found the place for her, or 
 
 Annahelle Kent 
 
she had read the song or article. They seem 
 to feel it such a joy to do for others. 
 
 Har\yood had an attendance last year of 
 forty-six girls, ranging in age from seven 
 to nineteen. 
 
 In the last fourteen years the change in the 
 Mexican homes and in the girls coming to our 
 schools has been most marked, showing the 
 growing refinement in the homes. The girls 
 come with neat hair and clothing, though the 
 supply of clothing may be scanty. They make 
 a very pleasing picture on the street, with 
 their rosy cheeks, bright eyes, and neat brown 
 uniforms with red tie and hair ribbons. 
 
 The day begins at six o'clock, breakfast at 
 seven. Before and after breakfast the house 
 is full of busy girls, sweeping, dusting and 
 putting things in beautiful order for the day. 
 Besides doing the housework, the girls mend 
 their clothing as well as make it, when they 
 are old enough. They bake bread each day 
 in the week except Sunday and Monday, 
 averaging one hundred and seventy loaves a 
 week of both wheat and graham. They learn 
 to cook, using the plan required in the public 
 schools, but here they begin by learning the 
 care of utensils, removing of stains, care of 
 the dining-room, etc. 
 
 The regular public school schedule is also 
 used in the school-room. Our girls are doing 
 good work in spite of the handicap which 
 many have in their limited knowledge of 
 English. The only Queen Esther Circle in the 
 Conference is at Harwood. They gave Miss 
 Guernsey's "Queens and a Kingdom", which 
 stirred them up to work with enthusiasm. 
 
 The Domestic Science teacher says of her 
 department : 
 
 "The work of the kitchen at Harwood has 
 been one of pleasure notwithstanding its many 
 moments of suspense in getting the meals 
 just on time. Of course, things go wrong 
 at times, yet the girls, with their willingness 
 to help, make the rough places smooth. At 
 the beginning of the month the work changes 
 and all take on new work. Then much 
 
interest is manifest, each girl eager to do 
 her very best and become a good cook. At 
 first they often make failures, but by the 
 end of the month could you see the lovely 
 brown gravy, the soft, fluffy potatoes, etc., 
 and the delicious and wholesome bread they 
 make, you could never doubt that the homes 
 of the Spanish people will be better in the 
 future." 
 
 Besides the regular cooking of meals, the 
 girls have done class work during the year. 
 Their work has been simple owing to the 
 difficulty in grasping our language. 
 
 The addition of a basket ball and a croquet 
 set has made the girls feel that they can do 
 things the same as some of the other schools. 
 Their pleasure has well repaid the effort and 
 money put into them. 
 
 The school is now in its twentieth year of 
 blessed work. Twenty-four years ago one 
 could travel two hundred miles in New 
 Mexico without finding a person who could 
 read. Can you imagine the change in the 
 homes and the girls that come to us? It is 
 with great thankfulness we realize the part 
 that Harwood has taken in this development. 
 Letters continue to come telling of the in- 
 fluence of the Harwood girls upon the com- 
 munities in which they live. Please continue 
 the aid you have been giving us and above 
 all help us with your prayers. 
 
 1917. 
 
 Woman's Home Missionary Society 
 Methodist Episcopal Church 
 150 Fifth Ave., New York City 
 50 or less, 6c.; 50 to 100, 10c.