Boston Cooking School, 1903-1906
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“Boston Cooking School, 1903-1906,” Buildings@Simmons, accessed March 15, 2026, https://beatleyweb.simmons.edu/buildings/items/show/129.
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Boston Cooking School, 1903-1906
Subject
Boston Cooking School (Boston, Mass.)
372 Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
372 Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Description
Simmons completed its acquisition of the Boston Cooking School in November 1903. The agreement with the Boston Cooking School gave the College the School's funds, use of their rooms at 372 Boylston Street, and responsibility for contracts with teachers.
The College agreed to offer a course equivalent to the one-year course previously offered by the Cooking School for at least three years. This course trained students to teach cooking in public schools. By the time the course was incorporated into Simmons' programs, however, such a course was not considered adequate preparation for teaching.
At the end of the three years, President Lefavour, noting in his annual report that the course did not prepare students for wage-earning, suggested that the College consider dropping the course. From the Simmons course catalog, it appears that 372 Boylston Street was no longer in use by 1906.
The College agreed to offer a course equivalent to the one-year course previously offered by the Cooking School for at least three years. This course trained students to teach cooking in public schools. By the time the course was incorporated into Simmons' programs, however, such a course was not considered adequate preparation for teaching.
At the end of the three years, President Lefavour, noting in his annual report that the course did not prepare students for wage-earning, suggested that the College consider dropping the course. From the Simmons course catalog, it appears that 372 Boylston Street was no longer in use by 1906.
Date
1903-1906