Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-25
SCHOOL AND HOME SIMILAR
Teaching is Now an Applied Science
Not Theoretical.
TEACHERS TAUGHT TO TEACH
Douglas County Institute Hears Lee
lures ON Domestic Science and
other InterestinR Topics
Experts Explain CooISInE.

That educational methods have progressed
from theoretical to an applied science is
being demonstrated at the high school at
the sessions Of the Douglas County inst-
tute where experts are instructing the
young teachers in the way they should
bend the young American sprouts-these
experts teach, not by telling but by show
ling.
For instance. down in the well equipped
kitchen OF the domestic science department
Miss Gertrude Rowan Of the Nebraska uni
versity is giving effective illustration Of
how the profession which first led woman
kind from the home into the wage earning
world is now teaching the basic art Of all
home making cooking. She is also giving
talks on home economics as IT pertains to
sanitation, care Of injured. prevention Of
disease and kindred important topics Her
talks are vivid indicators Of the way mod
ern education Is getting back to the idea
that the home is the root Of all-study.
| In her Illustration of how TO make the
staff of life Miss Rowan said in so many
words that you could learn a great deal
about a nation by studying its breads
| Each nation has its Characteristic bread
and TO understand a nations life, we do
well TO consider these culinary customs of
theirs. For instance, in France the breads
have a smooth, highly glazed surface d"
| She then gave an expert Illustration Of how
to procure the French surface In Sweden.
on the other hand, they have plain breads.
but sprlnkled with nuts, raisins figs and
all sorts Of good things over the surface.
In Germany they put these nuts and fruits
inside the bread. In any study of a ma
ton we must study, in one way or another,
the nations foods"
Cost of Eggs Considered.
Miss Rowan also demonstrated without
intention how cooking is applied mathe-
matically: ITO one pint Of milk add two
eggs" There was a touch of economies
IF the price OF eggs is prohibitive, use
one egg" She continued the problem in
plain arithmetic, introduced a bit of
physics bake in hot oven thirty-five 10
forty minutes" and then she illustrated
by taking out a pan Of finished mullins
a. E. u.
Telling Of bread she introduced a touch
OF natural sciences: Yeast is a plant
and needs favorable conditions for growth.
1t must be kept not too hot, not too cold
and must have the right food" When the
bread had received all the attention science
demanded for 1t, when expert kneadinR
had introduced an adequate supply of bub-
bles-for like the favored French drink
good bread must be we'll supplied with
bubbles, of air-art takes 1t in hand. In
making fancy Swedish breads the shap-
ing of the loaves and buns was impor
tant How much more fascinating, from
a gastronomic point of view is this dough
modelling than is the work with clay
baking in this instance means such a pal.
atabie result.
Science of Home Making.
Thus you see in the science of home max
ing are applied all or most the studio:
which make up the branches of modern
education.
The talk on home economics as to sani
tation was Wednesday morning clear
cut Recommendation that the teacher anC
housewife have always on hand a supply
of dioxygen or peroxide of hydrogen, car
, bolic acid (this to be handled with care)
yaseline absorbent cotton, bandages. Sh
2 also showed how to apply the bandages
Another illustration Of this modern insti
tute method was given by Miss Eleano
> Ialiy of Peru, who demonstrated the valu
of the reading lesson by giving reading
d, lessons of the sixth grade pupils.
, Prof. Charles Keyes of aHrtford, Conn.
speaks to the teachers on topics which ar
a study of this trend OF educational activity