The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-02
what one Georgia woman and One
Georgia College Are Doing.

what One Georgia Woman and One
Georgia College Are Doing.
A strcng indication or the growing in
terest in scientific cooking and household
economies IN different parts OF the coun-
Try is shown by the large and enthusias-
tic classes attending the cooking classes
conducted by Miss Jennie T. Ford at the
Texas Colorado Chautauqua. Boulder.
Colo. for the past six weeks. The classes
have been held In large tent and have
been one OF the most attractive features
on the grounds As result OF the onthu-
slasm developed. two cooking clubs have
! been organized among che leading young
ladies Of Boulder and many have enrolled
themselves as students in next summer s
cooking classes. All this Is z compliment
10 Georgia and Georgia institutions. Miss
Ford being the teacher OF Cooking and
Household Economies IN the Georgia Nor
NAL ana Industrial College at Milledge-
vile. Her very practical and helpful work
among the girls Of that institution was
described several times by the papers OF
the state last year. Several new and in
teresiing features will be added 20 the
Household Science work of the College
during the coming year; a special three
months course IN cooking and
sewing has been planned the
Housekeepers' course which was so
popular lass year will be enlarged and
improved nnd those who wish 20 At them
selves FOR teaching cooking and sewing.
VIII be given an opportunity 20 begin spe-
cial training along that line. Not the
least among the attractive features offered
Is tho work "a gardening and Horticulture,
IN charge OF Mr. A. X. Phillips. who IS
one OF the most practical and successful
gardeners IN the state
This much needed study Of healthful
cooking wise household management. and
practical home sanitation which this.
Georgia'e own state school for girls. has
inaugurated 50 successfully. should ap-
peal 10 an women OF the state, who are
interested IN improving household condi-
lions. An additional proof OF the inter
est which these subjects are arousing m
cultured and intelligent girls and women
Is shown by the recent award TO Miss
Agnese Harris, OF the scholarship given
to Georgia by DREAD Institute. Worcester
Mass. Miss Harris Is a bright. young,
society girl. daughter OF the superintend-
emit OF public schools OF Rome. Ga. She
became SO Interested IN her study OF cook
lag and household economies with Miss
Ford during her junior year IN Ailledge-
Vile that she wanted more training along
that line. This resulted IN her securing
the scholarship IN this institute, where she
viii devote year entirely to the study
OF cooking. home sanitation chemistry OF
foods. etc.
An Illustration OF the estimation IN
which Miss Ford and her work are held.
and M tho same time another compliment
TO Georgia. was given IN the reading Of
her paper on Domestic Science" In the
schools before the National Cooking
School Teachers League at the New York
Chautauqua a short time ago. II was
most enthusiastically received. and a
copy requested for publication In the
American Kitchen Magazine, the leading
home science periodical in the country.
All this, together with the fact that
Miss Ford has had two years OF thorough
training In Pratt Institute and Columbia
University. should indicate 20 the women
OF Georgia what hae opportunities are Of
fered them BY the Georgia Normal ana
industrial College along the lines OF house
hold science.