Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-10-26

to realize the great necessity and are
supporting the school boards in its in
PRODUCTION. We must train children in
a way which will render them efficient
as citizens, as producers and as men
and women of culture, within their in
dividual measure of capacity and OPP
portunity.
The character of these little child
rem must be moulded the way thew
should go, as we are responsible for
them Why be so careless with 50
priceless task?
Domestic science is the browning
and completion of every girls educa-
ton, so we should not deny her the
highest privilege in all the world, the
education as fitting her for home
maker.
If life means anything coherent or
Ineligible, it means education; if we
know how to educate ourselves so as
to be able to enjoy and achieve on the
largest scale, we should solve the
problem of living.
Home economics is a study of all
questions and problems pertaining TO
the home, as given in the public school
work. 1t is the selection and prepa-
ration of food nutrition of the body, :
sanitation and care of the house. The
home makers have always been wo-
men, the care of the home, the man
agement and the household industries
having been al all times in their hands
Can you imagine place more sorrow
full, destitute and lonely than So
called home void of a mother and
home-maker? When we consider that
the home can not Ike bept intact only
by we'll trained men and women, it IS
expedient that the present mothers
and fathers see to it that their sons
and daughters have inculcated in
them the right principle of homemak-
ing.
The great fault with the homes of
today is the makers of these homes
are not prepared for the thing which
they have undertaken. The mother
gives the boys years of training in col
lege and technical schools to fortify
him against all business difficulties
and to enable him to meet all prob
lens of life fairly and squarely, but
what does she do for her girl?
She shelters her from the hard
knocks of the world; she teaches her
to be a social butterfly, and to Dc
queen of a little shrine, where men
may bow down and worship her as an
idol, too good to gaze upon Foolish
mother! You have that to overcome; Il
you must give your daughter the edu-
cation that will enable her tc be use
full, so that she in turn, may give the
world the best that is in her.
l am more than anxious to have do
nestle science in the public schools Oh
Americas, because l know it will help
and benefit the community to very Il
great extent, greater than you realize.
We must make our girls more practi-
cal The labor in this part of tne
country is very reasonable, so many
mothers think they will save their
daughters by having the work done by
servants. This is material age ia
other words what am | getting for my
money?
Everything stands in dollars and
cents. If domestic science means any
thing it must stand the test. You pay
$500 per month, or $4,000, at the
lowest per year, for cook, poor or
otherwise, usually poor She knows
nothing of the diatetic value of single
food principle. Little does she care
whether or not the family is well fed,
or not-she does not care-because she
knows no better. Mothers! you had
better take that daughter off of the
streets and away from some of those
card parties and let her plan some OF
the menues and prepare some of the