New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-23
SCIENCE IN THE HOME.
An Exhibition Interesting to Women at
Teachers College.

There will be held at the Educational Museum OF
Teachers College. Observation-Disclosures
West, on Tuesday evening and during Wednesday
and Thursday Of this week. what promises 10 be
of the interesting educational exhibitions
Of the year. II is exhibition of domestic SCI
ence, and includes such topics as foods and food
values. dietetics. household economy home santa
ton. home nursing. laundering and many others.
The exhibition is under the auspices Of the dores
tic science department Of Teachers College and is
intended to show the public what has been accom-
plshed in the practical application of scientific
knowledge TO the everyday matters OF home life.
and especially IN the development of instruction in
this field which be applied 10 the boys and girls
Of the public schools.
The exhibits will consist on the one hand, OF the
teaching equipment used in giving instruction, and,
on the other OF a comprehensive display Of typical
samples OF work accomplished by the students IN
Teachers College and its schools. The latter will
be particularly attractive and interesting. For ex-
ample in the food exhibit. there are shown the re-
suits Of series OF experiments with baking pow
deTs carried out in the chemical laboratories at
Teachers College. and what seems even more
practical, illustrations OF the values of these pow
ders in actual cooking. Another part of this section
presents a comparison of cakes from a scien-
ti1c recipe giving a maximum of quality with a
minimum Of expense, other ordinary homemade
cakes, and with them samples Of bakers cake The
comparison Of prices and results given in this
hibit alone is said be Justification enough for
the modern scientific instruction in cooking. An
dietaries for families with i stated amount 10
spend on their table; the actual meals which can
be secured for varying sums win De shown. There
will also be shown meals for a child Of four and
for infant This one feature Of the exhibit
alone viii repay careful study by any one interest
ed in good food and in economy in the home;
But there other interesting feaUureS-Ihe ex-
hibit in sanitation and household management, the
latter including the important topic Of of v-
ing home nursing and Of children-iIlust rated
by completely equipped invalids room and by
gtenic outfit for an infant. home laundry work
equipment Tor teaching domestic science. including
a homemade equipment which would delight the
heart OF district school her low In funds but
anxious 70 give modern instruction IN her school
Finally. there Will be demonstrations Of bread
making. and especially OF work by children in the
Horace Mann and Speyer schools OF Teachers Col
lege. Particularly interesting is the work OF the
latter school, table set by the children them
selves and representing their solution Of problem
given them. TO provide the best meal possible
from the point Of view Of food values served un-
der attractive conditions possible despite a
definite low money limit placed by the problem.
The public is invited to inspect the exhibits IL
domestic science, as well as in ali the departments
OF Teachers College and the Horace Mann schools
next Tuesday evening and on Wednesday ana
Thursday from 10 10 ; O'Clock.