The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-18
HOME ECONOMICS SCIENCE
Education For Girls For Home Life
AS Necessary AS For Boys AS
Engineers, Farmers or
Physicians.

gazine called 1.-The Journal of Home
Economies" is an article written
by Ellen A. Huntington, of the
Agricultural College of Utah, from
which we Gull few extracts that
NAV be instructive, as showing the
trend of education that is of a
practical value when rightly applied
20 even the housekeepers duties.
The author says:-
"Home economics workers of the
advance guard have always consid-
cred the housekeepers part and
parcel of the problem in establish
ing home economics on a sound
educational basis, but there has been
little time or energy to spare for a
prolonged consideration of her daily
problems. Now that the pedagogical
side of home economics is compare
lively firmly established and well
developed, it would seem as if the
time were ripe for rendering assist
ance to the housekeeper. Therefore,
the application of science to the
housekeeper's daily problems will
probably be attained, first, through
the education of future housekeep-
ers in science, and secondly, thru
investigational work in connection
with the home economics depart
ments in our colleges.
Educators have labored and finally
converted others to the belief that
there is as much mental discipline to
be obtained from the practical ap-
plication of science to problems in
life as there is TO be obtained from
Latin or pure physics. There never
has been any question in the west
but that the education of woman for
her position in the home or for an
occupation, stood in as dignified a
position as the education of the boy
for his position as engineer, farmer
teacher, or. physician. As a result
it is observed that although western
education has had a comparatively
short period of existence, the educa-
ton of the future housekeeper in
science is well provided for.
The application of science to
daily living is an established fact for
the college girls who will be among
the housekeepers of the future. In
this age Of scientific management, it
seems to me that the economic side
of a problem is of as much import
ance as the scientific. 1t will avail
little to the housekeeper, however,
to have a problem solved scientifical-
ly. if its cost in time or money is
prohibitive. Let me cite an example
The time-honored coal range, which
has been the first essential in so
many households, is probably DOOM
ed to Punishment as soon as more
efficient and economical method can
be devised. The fireless cooker is
but a step in that direction, but it
is not inconceivable that central
kitchens or bakeries may do the
heavy part of the cooking more
cheaply than it can be done in the
home. This would mean that those
methods of cooking which are now
considered accessory might be SC
well developed that they would be
come sufficient to cover all needs. y
The author then goes on to ex-
plain the possibilities of the electric
range. and how the use of electricity
may in the near future revolutionize
| the cost of production of cooked
foods. The paper ends with the
following:
"With our college girls as future
housekeepers versed in science and
its application. with we'll trained
home economics workers devotins
their whole time TO research work
and with the equipment stations pro
vided with sufficient means, the ap
plication of science to the house
keepers daily problem would bt