El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-27

ton to outside things that influence
her home. but at the same time she
realizes that she must make her own
home circle what it ought to be in
respect to the things that are there
located. It may be sher duty to lead
a crusade for clean streets, but this
does not absOlve her from an ObIi-
cation to keep a clean kitchen.
She believes that bad homes and IN
comfortable homes result in bad and
uncomfortable lives, and that even the
woman Of the best intentions may
1all through lack Of knowledge to do
for her home and her family what
she most desires to do. Therefore, the
modern woman insists that the basis
of good housekeeping is education ia
the science Of housekeeping.
study in Home Making.
With the entrance of women into
/ other professions a generation ago
there came a temporary neglect Of
matters domestic, so that there was
ground for the complaint that the
woman of higher education was not q
competent home maker. Now the pen
dulum is swinging back and the SUI
preme Importance Of the work Of WOm-
en- in the home Is becoming 50
well recognized that most of the high
er institutions of learning to which
women are admitted. are supplying
courses Of study in home making.
These courses of study are but little
=
the courses y preparing for medicine
law and the other learned professions.
The time is past when IL is conceded
that any woman can manage home
without special preparation The
changing conditions of modern life
have brought so many complex prob
lens into the home that a woman
cannot hope to solve them without
knowledge Of many arts and sciences.
knowledge of Plumbing.
The modern home IS equipped with a
more or less intricate plumbing sys-
tenn The woman in charge must I'M
derstand something of its arrangement
In order TO take proper precautions
to AVOID the pipes becoming clOgged
up, involving numerous plumbing bills
and lnsanltary conditions sometimes
this requires a knowledge OF chem
lstry also, as careful hOusekeepe=
recently found to her cost. She at
tended a lecture upon sanitation and
cleanliness in which the use of I've in
drains and sinks was advocated. She
instructed her cook 10 put I've in her
Kitchen drain each day. Presently
the drain was plugged up and a plumber
had to be called He found that the
too free use of I've had caused hard
soap to form inside the pipes because
the cook, being rather a careless dish
washer, had thrown a considerable
amount OF grease into the drain. This
united with the I've and formed a
soap, as a slight knowledge Of chem
lstry would have suggested.
School for Home Makers.
A few years ago the uberalty OF
George Stout, of MenOminie, Wis,
made possible the establishment of
school for home makers. which has be-
come recognized as q model of its kind,
rot only IN this country, but abroad.
1t grew out OF a training school for
domestic science teachers, because Il
was shown that many young women
desired to take technical course in
domestic science who had no desire
10 teach and, therefore, were unW1ll-
ing 10 take pedagogical work This
school, which was opened in 1907, took
for its basic considerations the ecOnO--
mic, scientific, artistic and ethical
conditions which must be combined IN
the making of a home. 1t is planned
upon the principle that the family is a
business organization, a social unit
and an ethical force. The woman IS
the administrative officer OF the bust
ness organization, Of the family. 1t IS
funds for carrying. on the business Of
the home and that the woman dis
burSes them properly The scope OF
the work in this unique but practical
school is broad, but is subdiTided into
many courses. The first deals with the
house itself and includes sanitation,
decoration, furnishing and house man
agement. This last is especially i'm
pOrtant, and, in order that the students
may learn II properly, cottages are
provided in which they nay keep
house for a year.
Business Management.
The course in business management
in this school of home making in
Guides a thorough study in compare
tive values which is intended TO fit
the young woman to secure adequate
results from the money expended 1t
also gives instruction in the prOper
prOpOrtiOning of the family income
among the different lines of home ex-
penditures, the systematizing and
keeping Of family accounts, the or
ganizatfOn and division Of household
labor, the question Of domestic ser
vice and many other topics. These
subjects first are considered in theO-
retical discussion and afterWard put
into practical application in the super
vision and care of the home makers
cottages, which IS a part of the sec
Ond years work in this school,
Columbia Aids Women.
Many other Institutions make Spe-
cialty Of instruction in hOmemaking
Last year Columbia university, in New
York, opened a magnificently equipped
new building for this purpose. It also
prints numerous bulletins which are
available to home students. One of its
most practical publications IS a mono
graph entitled The Feeding Of the
Children in Family with an Income
Of $500 a Year" Cornell university
also has published a number OF buIle-
tins upon the general subject of child
provide excellent courses upon many
home making subjects. Each year,
hundreds Of housewives go to the uni
versity of Wisconsin to attend lectures
upon special subjects. They learn how
to test milk and how to preserve it IN
its purity for the use OF their chill
dren. They learn food values am
dietics, which subjects have assumed
real scientific value in university cur
riculms.
Food Selection, a Problem.
The study of food selection and pre-
paration presents a problem which,
when properly solved, means perfect
nutrition to the human family. which Is
the great end in view. 1t includes
suiting the food to the individual need
and consideration Of the effect of diff
ferent foods upon the human body. For
instance, it recently has been demon
strated that one of the many good
qualities of corn bread is to preserve
the teeth. Among the applicants from
the southern states seeking to join the
United States navy, it is stated that
none is rejected on account of poor
teeth. The reason Of this superior
dental condition in the men Of that
region is the fact that all their lives
they have been accustomed to eat a
large proportion of corn bread.
The knowledge gained by a course
Of food study and preparation includes
chemistry, biology, physiology ana
1iaffce aa1h of which fraa ted