East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-05-10
LECTURE ON HOME
INTERESTING event
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NSOHSAhluS0 lIOHl pdkt ouc.1
development of civilization, not mere
ly the house of four walls built by
the carpenter, decorated by the paper
hanger and painted and furnished by
| the upholsterer. not the place where
man hangs his hat at night nor
even where he eats and sleeps. but the
home, the scene of the greatest events
ia life, birth, death, joy and sorrow,
the cradle of the child, the resting
place OF old age, the retreat in which
the worker is refreshed physically
and spiritually for the day TO come
that little bulwark against the outside
world where those matters personal
to ourselves can be carried on pri-
| vately and in quiet and when this
restful atmosphere permeates the es-
! sential characteristics of real home
The home has two distinct mean
| ings, an ethical as well as an econom-
! ic meaning Ii should include mutual
| he pfulness in spiritual matters as
! we'll as mutual economic benefit
| In America this economic function
I of the homestead has been taken
| away by the cotton factory, the wool
| en- mills, the shoe factory, etc, etc.
| In many cities the family if they keep
| together at all merely sleep under one
1 roof, but have no common life and
no common interests. In the re-
/ sponse to the need resulting from
| such conditions Home Economics has
arisen. 1t has arisen for the pur-
pose of preserving the home, uplift-
ing it and in so doing to make hap
pier and more efficient men and wo-
| men.
The Nursery of Virtues.
IF the home is governed with firm
ness and love and intelligence it be-
| comes nursery of all virtues 1t is
| the center of the universe to you, the
| mothers of the home hold the keys
| of the homes happiness. Mothers are
teachers in the great school of the
home. You are not trainers alone as
! are other teachers, but the very au-
thors of the beings whom we receive
into our schools and your duties anC
responsibilities are far greater in tn,
making of good citizens. All othel
teachers are but assistants to the heaG
teachers, the mothers.
Is HOl OuT pTOItSSIOH Oh HOlile llldh'
ing as important as that of the law
yers? Why should we not have equal
ly good preparation? Let us striv,
to be kood homemakers-not merel.
good housekeepers.
II think one reason we have so few
homes nowadays is that society which
protect its members and makes
possible for US to dwell together il
unity, is the oppressor of individual
life. 1t exacts of every man and wo
wan the performance of certain socia
duties, which phrase taken in the lar
ger sense, means everything whicl
has for its expressed intention tn
good of others but which has for t
ulterior object only the individual
pleasure and profit. How few home
are furnished for the simple pleasur
of the owner. How much more ofte
are they arranged for effect so tina
those with whom we mingle social
| may be influenced 10 criticise favor
/ ably.
II Few women realize the tyrann
Il that so-called society exercises owe
II them. They arrange their homes fc
II society, they dress for society, the
II bring their children up for societ,
II their one endeavor is to live accordir
II to the mandates of society. Socie'
II is constantly making drafts upon the
II which they pay at the expense
u home, pocketbook and mental qui
II and for what? What their wome
| friends may envy the glamour of the
= surroundings, the beauty of the
clothes and their social prestige. ar
II they go to their graves we'll please
III If this constant dress parade has bee
III kept up to the end.
II Society is not friendly to the d
II velopment of those impulses and en-
tions upon which our happiness as il
II dividuals depend We lose our lon
II ings and aspirations in trying to col
III firm to outside conditions
y "In the objective sense the wor
II was never 80 rich in the material f.
II homes as now. Ingenious contr
=, ances for comfort surrounds US on e'
| cry side, and there are numerous 81
II licitations about us making self-cu
II ture and domestic pleasure a matt,
II of easy qualification. And yet the wi
II to take advantage of these opportl
II mites is too often lacking.
II Let us strive for greater simplici'
u in our homes. The simplification
our life and the Tightening of OF
cares would give greater leisure fl
the enjoyment of the beauties of NJ
X ture, the sky, the trees and the flow
II ers would also increase the beauty
II the human body Simplification
II dress and furniture would give grea
II er opportunity for the beautifying
II what remained
II Cooking As An Art.
n Don't feel abused if it become
= necessary for you to do your ow
cooking. Cookery does not mea
merely the application of heat
II food 1t means the economy of yol
] grandmothers and the science of II
modern chemist; it means much tas
ing and no wasting it means Engli'
thoroughness and French art ar
II Arabian hospitality.
IL '"The introduction of domestic sc
ence into the schools is not for Il
OF the parent. In many homes Il
training is deficient so the schools a.
using more effective methods
training the children in these Wit
lines than is possible in many home
| Gentle and Sure