The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-08-06


noon session of that day and all SUBJ
sequent meetings were given over to
the organization and other business
of the new American Home Econo-
mics Association.
The attendants at the meetings in
cluded teachers and writer's Of domes-
tic science from all parts of the coun-
try, from Massachusetts to Wyoming
and from Canada to Florida, the
heads of university departments and
correspondence schools, etc. And ac-
tive part was taken by officials from
the U. s. Department of Agriculture,
which, through it's nutrition investi-
cations, it's educational extension
work in technical summer schools, in
farmers Institutes and In rural COM
munities, and by it's constant and cor
dial cooperation in all efforts for in
creasing and distributing knowledge
Of living conditions throughout the
United States, has done much to fur
Their the cause of home betterment.
Another gratifying feature Of the
meetings was the atcive participation
Of the chairman of Home Economics
for the General Federation Of Wom-
ems Clubs, who was elected coun-
cilor Of the new association. The CO.
operation Of American homemakers
is as important to the success of the
movement as that of teachers and in
vestigators, and homemakers were
represented largely in the attendance
at the meetings.
The following officers of the Amer
lean Home Economics Association,
elected at the Washington meeting,
are guaranty of the high character
of the association: President, Mrs. Ell
len Fl. Richards, of Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology and for ten
years president of the Lake Placid
Conference on Home Economics; first
vice-president, Miss Isabel Bevier,
professor of household science in I'm
iversity of Illinois; second vicepresi-
dent. DR.. G. F. LangWorthy, expert in
nutrition, U. S. Department of Agri-
culture; third vice. president, Miss
Mary Uri Watson, director of home
economics. iG Macdonald Institute,
Ontario Agricultural college, Guelph,
Ontario; secretary-treasurer Mr..
! Benjamin r. Andrews, secretary OF
department of Domestic Economy,
Teachers. college, Columbia UNiEer-
fsity. A council Of 25 was also elected,
the members of which represent club
work, extension work, homemaking,
education, investigation, and other
professions and activities which have
to do with the home and it's prob
lens. This council will elect 5 of its
members, who with the 5 elective Of
ficers of the society will serve as an
executive COUllIIttoC.
The constitution adopted by the
| American Home Economics associa-
ton at it's meeting of organization is
simple and allows for possible growth
in new directions.
1t is only recently that any serious
attempt has been made to bring the
scientific knowledge of things relat-
ing to the problems of home life into
their true relation to the more de-
veloped branches of science; even the
names used to describe it's different
parts are not yet fixed and many per-
sons fail to realize its important bear
ing upon sociological or economic
conditions. For the very reason that
questions of the home touch us so
intimately and seem so commonplace,
many persons imagine them to be be-
low The dignity of science and philos-
ophy. The more thoughtful however,
are rapidly coming to recognize, not
only that intelligent homemaking de-
ponds upon such sciences as chemis-
try, physiology, bacteriology, engi-
neering, ETC., but that many of the
problems of sociology can be under
stood only with aid of a thorough and
systematic knowledge of the condi-
lions affecting the welfare of the Soc
ial unit, the family.
AS one economist has recently said,
the problems of production have long
been under investigation; those of
distribution are extremely difficult of
solution; those of consumption are
likely to be the prominent ones dur
ing the next few years, and among
the beginnings already made in the
study of consumption. the investiga-
lions conducted in this country into
the food and nutrition of our people
and into other features of home life
represent very important part. To
stimulate more investigation of this
kind and give people at large just
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