Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-02
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
A PLAN TO ADD IT TO THE STUDIES
OF COLLEGES FOR WOMEN.

| 49, r,,.n .. Richards ~-she Advocate,
| az. rn.orv Of Housework
is"''s
Details Of what s"o '"''
ID. nrohahIe that within few
~ 70 ,,d.r,r,,otion On domestic science will
49,, Ia sor,a of the lending colleges FOL
,.,,,an lila Vassar. Smith and Wellesley
IN, q p;nharda of the Massachu
80, Ins,;,,te ~ Technology, herself col
- ...aJ,,,,e bas formulated the opinions
- .niicoe women upon this question
"a .,,.aa,,tad tbem in /, paper on "The He
,..;.., - rniIeoe Women to Progress and
n,..,..a,;o cciance y which she read recent
l., hasare a meeting of the Intercollegiate
| s,,..,.,,,, assoc;ation
As Shn a.rs hat for some years eminent
| 80, ha,,e taken Measure In discussing col
,ege women ms to their mental ability, their
moral and physical status, their predilec-
ton for matrimony, voting, or the presi-
Jencv but that these same men seem to
hoye IGNORED considering what kind OF
ho,. college women should make, the posi-.
t;np tbev should take on the servant ques-
,;on and the influence they should have
~, that center and source of political econ
o,nv the kitchen.
Mrs Richards says that notwithstanding
all this the college woman has gone serene
Iv nm her way. making her place in the
World nv her practical ability without any
fnss. until she is found today in the thick
| ~ MANY n fight a leader for the right and
| for the amelioration of every class. She
saws that in the prospectus of Vassar col
leoe. issued in 1865, the statement was
made that young woman in college was
| In danger of forming tastes and habits
tending to unfit her for her allotted sphere
yAssARs EARLY COURSE.
And so the managers of Vassar In that
wear assured fathers and mothers who
Thought of sending their daughters to
collage that domestic economy would be
Taught theoretically through text books
and lectures, that visible illustrations
would be furnished in the college kitchen,
larder and laundry. with reference to the
selection of meats, vegetables and other
articles of food. their preparation for the
table. the arrangement of pantry, the
setting and serving of table, carving,
care of silver and cutlery, washing, iron
ing and so on. and SO on. The prospectus
also announced: Irregular hours for sew
ing will be allotted to all the students,
first for the repair of their wardrobes and
then for ornamental or benevolent objects
of their own selection. In these sewing
groups. under the direction of competent
tenchers. opportunity will be afforded for
MANY useful suggestions. and to some ex-
tent regular instruction NAV be given in
plain and ornamental needlework.
$50 RAPIDLY did the ideas of college edu
cation for women change" writes Mrs
Richards. ''that three wears later the only
yestipe of this programme left was the
sewing hour. and even that has long since
been abolished You will notice that this
is the old idea of learning to do a thing nv
doing it over and over again. the idea OF
the trades schools wbere the anprent ice
has to 90 through all the steps day by day
mechanically till he cannot helm doing II
in n RIGHT yvav An former afforts to teach
domestic work i'm school have heen on this
trade school idea. Is it an~Ayopder that
the youno women thamselvas hava ran.
dered all such attempts more or less futile,
"They had a truer idea Of tbe valne of
their time in school and collooe Tho
shirt Of the aoe has evolvad nov, tbe,rv
of education ont of the Increased kno,yi
edge we have gained tbrongb tba discov
cries of science We now can toach 10
principles of all trades-tbat is the fnnda-
roantaI l.,,.s - - 30 '"e iuuA"
months with inst sufficient nr.ct ;ca IN i,luu.
trate principles. and we must brine mr.
teaching of domestic science into barmonv
with the broader education of The times
SUBJECTS TO BE STUDIED.
First. the subject sbonld ba nnt in tho
college curriculum on a mar with tho othar
sciences and No a su,,n,;na, ~, 81 ~, ILL., ~
science teaching of the course for char,
istry. physics nbvsiologv h;oIoor ana
especialJv bacteriologv are onlv +ha So,
stpnos ~ sa,,;.a 500. ale niy vhe Stepping
the Junior or senior year aftar the stndant
has n good pronndworL Of thosa . atoun'
there should he piven 81 coursa Of az loast
two lectures week and fonr hours of rrao
t;ooI .,,,,,i. W." ' anu .our 'iours Oh prac-
81. The house and its foundations and
surroundings from a sanitary viarr noi 49,
as well as an architectnr.l ona F0'"''
"2. The mechanical annarot,,s Of 49,
house, heating lighting ventilat;or d..i.
age, etc, Including methods Of toa.;,,,
their efficiency '''''ns
80. Furnishing and gener,, caro %
house, including the chemistry of cIoanin,,
81. Food and clothing nf fanaiin n'ns
piled physiology cberistrv 81 fa,i ap
nutrition. "''n
IS. Relation of domestic serv;oa 20 81.
general question of Labor With %, lte ~ !ne