Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-06-14
WOMEN INSIST
GIRLS SHOULD
LEARN COOKING

Trenton, June 14:-Shall sthe girl
of the New Jersey public schools b.
taught In the schools how 20 bak'
strawberry shortcake, cook the foo'
and prepare dinner; be given in
struction how 10 keep mouse ant
taught general domestic science, anf
thus place them on a par with theii
brothers who are already learning
as part of their school course. tbs
are of carpentcring and other lines
of manual training?
The question will be put up to
the State Board of Education today
by the New Jersey Congress OF
Mothers and the proposition will be
backed by twenty-four women's
clubs of the state, representing more
than 1900 mothers.
The State Board of Education will
hold its regular meeting tomorrow
and the question will be put before
1t officially in the form OF the fol-
lowing resolution adopted by the Ex-
ecutive Board of the Mothers Con-
gress:
Whereas, there is general de-
mand that school life shall become
a better preparation for practical
life; and
Whereas, all efforts in this d.
rection must prove futile until our
teachers shall become qualified to
instruct the pupils under their SUI
pervision along practical lines;
therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the New Jersey
Congress of Mothers hereby respect
fully request the Honorable, the
State Board of Education, to intro
duce into and maintain in the State
| Normal Schools under its manage
ment and control, courses of study
| in the economics and the household
arts"
This resolution has been officially
endorsed by the following women's
clubs affiliated with the congress:
Mothers Club of the Cadwalader
School; Mrs. Linton Satterthwait,
secretary, and the Mothers Club of
| the William G. Cook Shcool; Mrs.
William H. Wooten, secretary, both
of this city; Mothers Club, of Jer-
sey City Heights, Mrs. Edwin Dick
son, secretary; the Mothers Club, Of
| Upper Montclair, Mrs. r. Fl. Dodd,
secretary; the Political Study Club,
of Orange, Mrs. M. 8. Decker, secre-
tary; the Woman's Club, of Orange,
Mrs. Marius ]. Bellone, secretary;
| the. Mothers Association, of Plain
field, Mrs. H. D. Corlusio, secretary;
the Highland Park Auxiliary Asso-
citation, Mrs. D. McGregor, secre-
tary; the Mothers and Teachers
Club, of Haddonfield, Mrs. Yelling
ton Becktel, secretary; Haddon
Fortnightly Mothers Section, Had
donfield, Mrs. Albert Super, secre-
tary; Atlantic City Branch of the
Mothers Congress, Mrs. A. e. Bates,
secretary; Friends School Co-opera-
tive Association, of Haddonfield,
Miss Lottie Wood, secretary; Lin
coin School Parents Association, Of
Camden, Miss Kate ]. Dinan, secre-
tary; Mothers Council, of Riverton,
Mrs Howard Sharp, secretary;
Mothers Council, of Cinnaminson,
Mrs. Edward S. Wood, secretary;
i Home and School Association, of
Marlton, Mrs. H. W. Roberts, secre-
tary; Teachers Club. of Camden,
Mrs. Elizabeth Cassidy, secretary;
Mothers Club. Of Moorestown, Mrs.
A. ]. Collins, secretary; Porch Club,
of Riverton, Mrs. Thomas Roberts,
secretary; Woman's League of
Mount Holly, Mrs. Richard Holeman,
secretary; Current Events Club, OF
Noorestown, Mrs. e. S. Harmer, sec
} retary.
J AS their resolution indicates, the
women of the congress believe that
domestic science and the household
arts should be taught in the public
schools and that as the first step
eI, h< 10, ot hn
: normal schools so the teachers will
be prepared to give instruction in
D them when they go out to teach. The
e women behind the proposition point
: to the fact that manual training has
( been introduced in many schools OF
D the state for the boys, and they In.
sist 1t is not fair to withhold from
the girls the corresponding instruc
ton which they should receive. They
emphasize the fact that the Stat,
Q Board of Education has endorsed
= the manual training system an(
:. claim, on that account, that it shoult
n favor the domestic science proposi
| tion.
Another claim made by the won
en- is that the State Board, while
Q has by resolution endorsed manua
training, home economies and ele
mentary agriculture as a part of tn
equipment of each public schoC
!. teacher, has not provided at tn
/ normal schools the means of gettin
the necessary instruction along thos
lines and that of the household art
: They call attention to the fat
= that the only place in the stat
where teachers can get the line {
| instruction in question is at the sun
mer school in Cape May and tn
lasts only a few weeks. For two {
three years domestic science an
home economies have been taught |
this summer school, which is large
for teachers. They will be taugl
There again tnis year, including COO
| ing. a study of food stuffs, we'll ba
| anced meals. dietetics, sewin
| houeoshld management, and SO on
The summer school this year W
open July 5 and colse August 2.
will be held In the high school bull
ing at Cape May. There will
courses In elementary agricultur
nature study, manual training. nc
NAL classes in art, applied desig
physical culture, music, school b
giene besides the household arts.
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