1 stove apron .27 1 stove brush .25 1 dauber .10 3 whisk brooms .45 1 dust-pan .20 1 pair stove mitts .30 1 broom .45 VI. LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT 14 pony wash-boards 1.75 6 doz. clothes-pins .10 1 clothes-line .25 VII. DINING-ROOM EQUIPMENT 1. China and Glass: 1 flower vase .25 1 dinner set, Limoges china 15.50 1 doz. water glasses .80 1 glass fruit set 1.50 2. Silver and Steel: 2 doz. teaspoons 4.20 1 " dessert spoons 4.00 1/2 " tablespoons 1.15 1 " dessert knives 4.50 1 " dessert forks 4.50 1 " dinner knives 4.50 1 " dinner forks 4.50 1 carving set 2.00 1 butter pick .20 3. Linen, etc.: 1 silence cloth 1.50 1 4 yd. table-cloth 5.40 1 doz. napkins 2.75 1 centre-piece .40 2 doylies .50 2 tray cloths 1.00 VIII. MISCELLANEOUS 1 "First Aid" cabinet 10.00 1 fire blanket 2.00 EQUIPMENT FOR ORDINARY CLASS-ROOMS In some schools it is impossible to set aside a special room for Household Management work, and the ordinary class-room is all that is available. In such cases the equipment must be a movable one, and gas stoves and plumbing are impossible. Table tops may be placed on trestles or laid across the ordinary desks, and oil or alcohol lamps must be used. These and the necessary utensils may be kept in a cupboard in the room. With certain restrictions, the Department of Education assists in equipping special rooms in villages and rural districts and also in maintaining instruction in this subject. [Illustration: Modified equipment for rural schools] The classes in these schools are usually smaller, so that an outfit suitable for individual work with a class of twelve will generally suffice. The following, suggested by the Macdonald Institute, Guelph, is a good basis and may be modified as desired: