As Camp-fire honours were given for nature study, astronomy, and geology, she took care that all had a chance to qualify in those directions; and lately, acting on a hint from Mrs.Arnold, she had made a special point of manual training.

Since Christmas the studio had assumed a new importance in the school.

It was a big glass-roofed room at the top of the house, reached by a small stair from the west bedroom landing.

A carpenter's bench stood at one end of it, and wood-carving went on fairly briskly.

The girls might come in at any time during their recreation hours, and the occupation was a great resource on wet days.
Bookbinding, stencilling, clay modelling, and fretwork were included among the hobbies, and though there might not be definite lessons given, there were handy primers of instruction on the book-shelf, and it was interesting to try experiments.
"Do something on your own initiative.