New-York tribune., 1902-05-08
FOR SUPPRESSION OF TRASH
A SOCIETY WITH THIS OBJECT IS A
NECESSITY, SAYS MRS. LARNED.
PHASES OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE TO BE DIS
CUssED AT HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC MEETING
ASPECTS OF EATING AND DRINKING.

CUssED AT HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC MEETING
Aspects OF EATING AND DRINKING.
Franklin W Hooper. director Of the Brooklyn
Institute OF Arts and Sciences will deliver the ad-
dress Of welcome to the New-York State House
hold Economic Association. which holds its fifth
annual meeting tomorrow at the Art Building IN
Montague-st. Brooklyn few doors west OF City
Hall
Other speakers at the afternoon session. begin
ming al 235 O'Clock. will be Miss Martha Van Rens-
seIaer. Of Cornell University whose subject viii be
Domestic Science IN Rural Districts Mrs Lillian
Bets who viii talk the value Of domestic sci
ence in tenement homes. and Miss A. B. Waldron,
who viii relate facts about tenement kitchen
classes. Professor Quick. OF Pratt High School.
viii speak on the psychological and social aspects
Of eating and drinking
At the morning session. beginning at 10 o'clock.
reports from country chairmen and standing COM
n,ttees viii be heard and officers will be elected.
Mrs. William G. shailer, president Of the associa-
ton said yesterday 70 a Tribune reporter:
IT IS incomprehensible, in view Of the fact that
millions being given TO colleges and libraries,
that no one seems TO think II worth while to estab
lish schools for manual training for those of
youth who must earn their living in other than
called professional lines.
a very few such institutions now exist and
some Of our schools have triHing and Insignificant
departments ror such training. but this meagre
provision Is but drop in the ocean OF the vast
need Every school should have its well equipped
workshop for teaching the trades and domestic
science so that the boys and girls should 90 forth
prepared 70 fight the battle OF life
The necessity for this training seems so obvious
thar argument idle yet those who have II in their
power to endow such departments or 10 establish
such institutes forget the existence If this form OF
benehcence. If just one tiny stream Of the great
river Of gold that is poured lavshIy into other
channels could be diverted into this the amount of
good done would be incalculabe. Half the social
problems with which struggling would be
I'LL
Of such training schools IN this and other great
cities.
The trouble Is that the organized effort Of the
day. while aiming nigh and accomplishing much.
stiu overlooks the foundation stone. II boys and
girls were instructed in honest ways 70 make a
living so carefully that their skill would command
something more than a living wage. there would be
less need for much of the benevolent work that
now Is imperative
Something Of this foundation work the House
hold Economic Association is doing through It's
tenement kitchen classes. We are constantly hear
ing from grateful women that their husbands are
better tempered stronger and less inclined 10 go
out in the evenings 10 the saloons since they
learned how 10 cook nice dinners for them and TO
keep the rooms tidier.' We want extend this
work We must have money 10 pay more teachers.
% - We s1s Lylis 10 s o4lsn ] LLna' 20 oe ealieo
ne AOceen class tund IL costs only 10 10 give a
course Of twelve lessons TO dozen or more women,
much by heir contributions our members are
cong e & al nat Is possible but so much remains to
oyhers 9tS 'l7' y" are eager TO arouse interest," IN
MRS. LARNED AT THE BIENNIAL.
The same subject was presented at the biennial
Of the General Federation at Los Angeles a few
days ago by Mrs. Linda Huh Larned president OF
the National Household Economic Association.
She urged the women's clubs TO advocate the
claims of domestic science place in the school
curriculum until il is included, and said:
Unfortunately. many people continue 10 think
that economics means only cooking and cleaning.
raending and marketing. petty economy and chill
dren's needs In reality il means knowing and
doing everything that is concerned in the three
important factors Of human ife-shelter
food, clothes. This knowing. living and doing be-
gins with the house, its construction, sanitation
heating lighting and furnishings
Because clothes necessary adjuncts Of Iiv-
ing. there should be study suitable textiles and
their manPqlation in order 10 secure 1tness. com
Ao.I;; ;,45y o1L 1LsAD1tIty aita 70 % % -
hygiene and the vital supplies Of the body TO pro-
Us 20 avoid accumulation Of useless things Every
community should have a society for he suppress
Mrs Larned dealt principally with the educa-
ronal side OF household economics. beg lning with
already the children have too many studies. she
mestic science could be introduced into schools by
cutting out subjects hitherto considered essential
The good results in several schools where Instruc-
ton IN cooking and sewing have been systemati-
caly carried out were given as illustrations. Mrs.
I1 s osI.sEs ,t Cilt - lii lii ~ ID. ,e Ia an a.
Office
There are dozen States which have standing
committees on household economics.
When the genera federation adds such COM
mittee 70 irs active power the National House
bold Economic Association can retire from active
business The friends Of domestic science are re-
eeiving much announcement IN the fact that the
United States Government has offered the labora-
tory Of IFS agricultural station in Connectcut as
sumner school for those who would be past mast
ers in the art Of teaching household economies.
Cornell, by creating this special department, has
also given an impetus the OTk. and the trained
nurses IN Johns Hopkins Hospital. IN Baltimore.
p az grad fed gNF me- 4
every department Of household economics