The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-01-22
HOUSEHOLD SCIENCE
FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER

The following interesting paper
| was read by Miss Ruth Conibear at
i the last meeting of the Farmers
Club, which will be of interest to
, our readers We feel sure:
Household sciences is the sciences
OF the household, or of what the
house holds. What the house holds
is the family: Household sciences
therefore is an attempt to deal With
the family from the standpoint OF
modern science.
Sciences discloses these helpful
and hurtful conditions, hence a
knowledge OF its revelations is OF
cslimable value in ordering the pro-
ecsses OF our daily life.
superior home conditions mean a
superior people; inferior homes
mean Il low motived, i'll natured,
commonplace race, incapable OF
great achievements and consequently
rredcstined to las in the rear in the
national movements of the modern
world.
The human mind is just begin
ning 10 realize that II can think
great thoughts and achieve great
d, eds.
4 woman with spiritual and
moral character, a healthy body and
o well developed intellect cannot es-
innate the bounds of her usefulness
ii she wills to serve this day and
2gc. knowing this fact Hon our
tndy observation.
We of the feminine sex are ambi-
tiOus to be a factor in this great
pseful world. We begin to look
about us to see where our sphere OF
usefulness lies and on every hand we
are told and can see that the home
is for woman. There her energies
may be expended with the highest
and greatest results. Woman's great
work is to study wherein the acme
may be raised to higher plane and
help lift it TO that greater eleva-
ton
There are three great character
builders among the institutions OF
cur country, viz. the home, church
aud the school To obtain the great
est development and realize the
highest ideals in the home, tho three
must depend each upon the other
and he interviewer together. The
home is the fartherest reaching IN
this great work of developing man
hood and womanhood, but the other
two must thrive and grow II the
home accomplishes he most possible
The different organizations, Ci.lc
League, Domestic Sciences clubs,
Household Sciences associations,
Woman's clubs, Mothers clubs are
endeayoring to bring to the people
o. the home IA realization of impof.-
ance of the needed impro'eme ITS OF
hore life and are gradually furnish
irg the means by which such ma.
b. obtained.
Homework also needs to be digni~
fed and recognized as a profession.
Isn't i, worth while for you to
know how to do your work properly
even though you have enough means
to keep help? The servant who does
not know how to work and the mis-
tress can teach her; who knows how
much respect goes out from the heart
of that maid TO the mistress VINO
knows how to do every kind OF work
and can do it little better than the
maid.
As a boy grows up he is encour-
aged to talk and plan about what
he shall do when he is a man. A
girl also should be encouraged to
look upon her future in the same
way. She may learn music and art.
She may study literature and sociai
graces, but always with the idea
that some day she shall want to use
these accomplishment in making a
home.
Interest In all household sciences
work has grown wonderfully in the
last few years.
The schools from the grades
through the university have opened
their doors to the subject, and the
girls are giving their interest and
attention to home subjects as never
before. When these girls become the
bouSokaaners thev will do much to-