University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-03-11
BETTER HONE
LIFE PROMISED


American home life in the an
n"rncrment that Barnard College in
I New York. the womrn> branch nf Co
lUmbia. j. To establish next fall Il new
school of household arts" The Young
women who matriculate will receive
full instruction in various branches OF
domestic science which sounds con
>idcrably more important and interest
in@ than plain ''houscwork." but
amounts to the same thing. and is
likely I" secure the same results in pro-
n,"tin" the general happiness of man.
Th" new scheme is apparently to be
carried out in a Very thorough manner.
for new million-dolIar building
has been erected To shelter the house
held arts" and it is stated that there
will he seventy courses of instruction
distributed among ten departments" 1t
looks a. if the whole field ought to be
covered by this comprehensive plan bu,
IL may he that Il few branches of do
mc-tic scicncc' have been overlooked.
For instance there are five courses in
nutrition. five in household and phySi
"l""ical chemistry of foods. digestion
and sanitation. and six in foods and
co"krry. The in~idc> of family that
ha- the good fortune To he looked after
by an expert graduate of these courses
ought surely to be- rendered >ccnt ific-
ally comfortable.
Then. too. there are To he special
COURSES in ''hou>rhoId art decoration
AMI art appreciation" The girls will
learn just when and where To apply
tidir> and antimacaS>ar> to various ar
ticlc~ of furniture. how To get the best
effects in maxim" cigar band plates. the
proper place To han" Il Gibson picture
and how to avoid incnnyruous furni- .
'urr contrasts by learnin" now to place
Il haircl"th davenport of l1d2 and il
Lonely Ounce table they will not
cau>r family di>cord
Somewhere between the departments /
"i art decoration and appreciation and .
that Of household administration and .
sanitation also. there will undoubtedly !
he complete information as tn the best .
Method of l"cating tn" rubber plant in
such Il place that it may serve its pur-
pose of adornmcnt without ticklin" the
man of the house in the back of the
rrck and provoking an un~anitary flow
of ccrulcan adiectivcS.
From the various depart mcnts of this
grand enterprise there should come Il
flood of informaii ion that will tend To
solve many of the cNi>tin" irritating
problems and render domestic life more
there is practically no >p"-
'lic mention of such household arts a.
IRE concerned with an enthusiastic per
-onal Use of certain household implr
m"nt-. like the broom. the du>tpan. the
brush. the wa>hlnard and the
wrn"rr. These are purely utilitarian
lflhl oI course. ANA nave no proper
connection with science" or art" of
my kind. Vet the FOSTERING" of a fond
nr~~ for them might do something to-
ward >impliiyin" the marriage prob
lem.
The favoritr features in this school
il j. easy Ia believe. will he the seven
.nur-,~ treating OF the constitution and
Use al textile fabrics. part icuarly in
economic. hy"icnic and artistic dress.
Most particularly the artistic dress.
That i the course in which most Of the
'urrrc Bachelors of Household Arts
may he expected t" specialize. SO ii !
,pprar- likely that in spite of this ad- ,
nrablr new scheme of rlucat iunal az ,
iviIy the question OF the domestic life ,
or mere man will remain in -tatu quo.
-aril man will have to determine the ,
natter for himself on Il rough basis OF ,
,rr>onal preference a> to form "f en- ,
,rnlitu urr 1t all depends on whether
r prefers 10 pay out his hard-"arnrd
money for cigars or for lingerie and ,
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