New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-28
HOME ECONOMICS CONFERENCE.
| AFTER SUCCESSFUL SESSION 1T
CLOSES AT LAKE PLACID.
LIST OF TOPICS TO BE CONSIDERED DURING
THE YEAR-PRAIsE FOR THE DEPART

MENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The Lake Placid conference on home economies
has just closed Dusy week. which proved even
more practically useful than its promoters had
hoped Two or three sessions daily were held, the
afternoons usually being given UP TO excursions on
the lakes TO drives TO neighboring points OF
interest. OF the twenty-five topics announced for
possible discussion sixteen were reached. besides
large amount OF miscellaneous business. The OH
GERS of 1929. Professor Ellen II. Richards. OF the
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology. chairman
and Miss Anna Barrows. Editor Of "The American
Kitchen Magazine" secretary. were continued tor
next year and by 1imous vote the invitation OF
the Lake Placid Club for an annual conference
accepted.
After full discussion there was agreement on the
name Home Economies the preferable tue
for the whole general subject, and II was deter
mined to consider 1t as a distinct section OF the
general subject of economies so that II shouId
find a logical place in the college and university
course and rot be confused with the mere house
hold arts often taught under the larger name
1t was determined 10 gather rs complete col
lection as possible of books. pamphlets and other
matter relating to home economics and household
arts showing the history and development OF the
work The Ncw-York State Library having al
ready begun such collection, the conference de-
termned to use its efforts toward its completion
so that at one point in the country there should
be available the fullest possible library on these
special subjects.
Substantial work was done various topics
which were then placed in charge Of committees
to report upon next year. The subjects are as
follows:
claSSsacation Of eragre Of Home ,I Econ S}aIT
9e e%@y s TO 2r Pi AIerg and Miss May
Wright Plummer: Courses Of StHdy Tor fp Hiss
! Helen Kline. Miss Louisa \. Nicholas, and Mrs Mrs
n. S. Kedzie; Courses Of study IN LONE lone t ;t
Of Existing Courses Bearing on This TOPIC ana
| Outline for Future Use" Mrs Mary Roberts smith
ton: Mission WORK ana Kitchen Garden Glasses, -
Miss Emily HuntnstoH sm PeIios M Mts Maria
Daniel and Mrs. Mary Hinman Abel; FT0gr2Iniihe
| Miss Anna Barrows AND Mrs. William @. Smaller
| to prepare a paper on the qualifications necessary
| i and the pToyison which should be made to give
college women the technical training required Mrs
| this conference at the meeting Of the National
| Household Economic Association at chicago IN
| October, Mrs. William g. Smaller.
A fun report Of the weeks conference will be
| issued in pamphlet form. The Secretary OF Agri-
| culture and his associates were thanked for the
| work already done for home econon les. ana were
urged TO issue more bulletins representing original
! and scientific research Of the type Of MIS- AOeI :
| Sugar as Food" and Mr.. Woods's Meats: Iheir
| Composition and Cooking" The conference also
offered its active cooperation in any way thal the
Department might suggest. Definite expression
! was also given IN the two following votes:
Recommendation-W recommend to schools or
| Home Economics" and Household Arts mat
they keep in touch. only with the United
States Department OF AgrC ulture and its Work on
these lines but with the colleges universities ana
| experiment stations of their own states. Prop
lens arising in these schools might often be sub
mitted TO the experiment stations for solution.
state Tecognition-W Whereas. I'm the opinion OF
this conference the time has come when pubhc n
terests demand the recognition by the state OF the
important socfologic problem of the home; there
fore
give 10 household arts and home economies the
same practical announcement which they now
give TO agriculture and the mechanic arts by pro-
yiding suitable instruction in State schools ana
colleges by publications. by travelling hDraIles'
institutes and the other agencies for extension,
teaching and home education.