Milford chronicle., 1909-02-05

develop spiritual neeQs OF uOule- 4nc
sense of beauty oflouging for it, live in
every child, and to more parents satisfy
that craving for the beautiful, the strOn-
ger they make the ties that bind the child
TO it's home. "She then described a
yard decoration that is inexpensive and
practical, whereby, one planting the
ward may have blossoms the whole season
through and for many years. Mrs. Wells
afterwards responded to request and
gave an Irish Sketch, ." Nora's Delaware"
which was thoroughly enjoyed by the
audience.
In giving "Recipe for a happy home"
Mrs. Wells gave as the ingredients,
"Cheerfulness, Justice and Love and
dwelt upon the necessity for each-ln a
harmonious way she touched many OF the
weakness OF some homes and made
special plea for cooperation between
the home and school. The address was
filled with simple practical suggestions.
L. J. Farmer, Of Pulaski, N.J.,who lect
ured on Strawberry Growing" was
treat and so instructive that it was one of
the important talks of the sessions.
Prof. Hayward's lecture on Educa-
ton for the Farmers Daughters, " was a
fine effort, and was a something that is
now in high public favor and was in part
as follows Although his remarks were
directed especially to the needs OF the
girls on the farm they would apply to all
the young women in the state with equal
force He dwelt at some length upon
the important part the wife and mother
took in making home and impressed
upon his hearers the compeXity Of the
position filed by the home maker. How
she was called upon to provide the meals
that were especially adopted to the needs
of her particular household to keep the
cost of food to a minimum, to furnish a
variety and to balance it with the same
degree of carefulness that her farmer
husband balanced the food for his cattle
or horses. The mother is called upon
to make and repair the clothes for her
family, she is expected to keep abreast OF
the times in regard to fashions, in most
cases to practice the most rigid economy /
in the purchase of materials. The moth |
er is not only the nurse for tile house |
hold but in many cases for the whole |
neighborhood as we'll. She is the one |
whose taste makes the home-home-like /
and attractive. Who knows the relation
of colOrs and how to harmonize the wall
paper, the carpet, pictures and furniture.
She it is who is called upon to read to the
children and in consequence must or
should know something OF the fundamen-
tails OF literature.
Prof. Hayward said that it was only
fair to posterity that the women of our
state who were to influence the character
of future generations to such a great ex
tent should have the best training at pub
lie expense that it was possible to provide
for them.
The speaker then showed that the
training now provided by the present
school system did not tend to fit the girls
of the state for the place they all should
look forward to fiil-that of wife and
mother that under the present system
the dignity of a home maker was not I
emphasized, but tended rather to draw
the young women to other and less desir- ,
able vocations. $
The next point made by Prof. Hayward
was that at the present time there was no S
provision made for the vocational train .
ing OF the white girls in the state after t
they left the high school and in many {
cases she was allowed to drift, so far as I
her education was concerned, until she is
forced by her age to do something for a t
living.
Tie speaker strongly urged that the
mothers and others interested urge the e
trustees Of Delaware College to cooperate f
with the state authorities and provide
gomans department at the College; this v
ioes not necessarily mean co-education,
Dut a suitable building on the state farm !
/ short distance from the College so that b
he present faculty could give a large
part of the instruction to the women and a
n this way save the expense of an entirely s
separate faculty.
The course Of instruction recommended {
Domestic Science in all its r,
most important phases. Home nursing, d
millinery, vocal and in a
Ornamental music, home decoration, en-
,lish, lsndscape-gardening, horticulture, p
poultry keeping, dairying fl
n short anything that would help to it
make our women more resourceful-hap- L
,ier and more efficient. To this could L
'e added at a slight expense a normal ,
raining department for those who work
nd teach. This department could be
Imported very largely by the $4,000 that
; now sent to Pennsylvania and New I,
ersey, would increase the efficiency Of c,
ur rural school teachers would be its a
means Of proposing our teachers to teach e.