The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-22
Domestic Science Course at
the Sixth District Corn
School Will Interest All Of
the Women.
EXCELLENT PROGRAM
HAS BEEN PREPARED
Miss Grace Woodard and
Miss Gertrude M'Cheyne,
both of Purdue, Will Have
Charge of Program.

Everyone Interested In things cult
nary will be givon a rare opportunity
to improve their knowledge in this
particular by attending the domestic
science course which will be held In
the high school auditorium February
to II inclusive. There will be lee.
lures and practical demonstrations OF
ali kinds by experts. from the plain or.
dinary way Of frying bacon to the
more modern and improved method OF
using the fireless cooker. The public
III cordially invited to attend.
Nothing OF It's kind OF SO elaborate
n nature has ever been attempted be-
fore In Rihcmond. but the interest be-
ing manifested on all sides assures It's
unbounded success. In securing the
presence here of Miss Grace II. Wood.
ard and Miss Gertrude McCheyne,
both of Purdue. the committee In
charge Of the program feels that 1t
10 to be congratulated. Both are ex-
pcrts In their line and need no intro
duction. Their lectures and demon.
strations. besides being intensely In.
tercsting. will be OF instructive value
that should be productive of good re-
suits. Their idea Is to elevate the
piano of cooking and make It an art.
not simply drudgery through sheer
necessity.
The Crane Brothers
p. II. Crane and Otis Crane. also Of
Purdue. (who by the way are broth
>~.N ~.~ ~asn ~, thc ,.r~~ws - err lar.
lures and demonstrations. Otis Crane
is one OF the foremost poultrymen In
the United States and probably knows
~ much about this business. 1t Is said.
N any other man In the country to-
day. Ills talks on "Hatching and
Raising of Chickens How to House
Poultry" and Feeding the Hen and
Marketing Her Produce" are lectures
that will be heard with great deal
Of interest. especially by the wives OF
the farmers In the sixth district. Dur.
ing the course Of his remarks Mr..
Crane will reveal the farm secrets SO
extensively advertised In ali the poul.
try magazines. and which. incidently.
sell everywhere from 81 to IS ''se.
cret." He presents all his own mod
els and his demonstrations with his
lectures will be OF great value. p. II.
Crane Is the we'll known dairyman
and will lecture on "The Farm Sep
orator." production Of Clean MILK
and Farm Butter Making" NJ. w.
Richards. the famous fruit expert. is
ON the program for two lectures which
will prove their worth. In fact the
corps Of Instructors to be sent by Pur.
due university could not be improved
upon and recognized everywhere az
authorities upon the particular sub.
jcct with which they deal.
Origin Of Movement
The growth of the Domestic Science
association In Richmond Is interest
Ing. II was the outcome Of series oi
lectures and demonstrations given nj
Miss Margaret Mather. Because oI
the Interest manifested at that time
the association was formed with .
membership of fifteen. Mrs. Franz
Land was chosen president and 'ha:
continued to act In that official ca
pacity since. being tho present head d
the organization. The society nov
has a membership OF cighty-five and
10 constantly growing. II meets once
each month and II was largely through
the clubs influence that domestic
science department was established II
the public schools. A study club II
connection with the association. has
since been organized and correspon
dence course Is being taken by thu
members.
Tho program Of the Domestic
Science Course follows:
February 6th (Menday)
. q. m. to 1880 u. m.-Rcgistratior
Of students.
to $3.50 p. m.-"Food and Foot
Principals" by Miss Grace Woodard.
$3.50 TO $3.50 p. m.-"Whitc Sauc,
and Vegetables" by Miss Gertrude Nc
Chcyne.
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