Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-30
HOME ECONOMICS IS
PROVING POPULAR
New Departmental City Schools
-. Well Patronized
More Than Eighty Girls Are Now
Learning the Fundamentals ia
This Valuable Art

Il
partment of the Lancaster Schools.-EDIroR
| HERALD
| Home Economics stand for the
utilization of the resources of modern
science to improve the home life.
Home economics stand for the free
dom of the home from the dominance
of things, and their due subordination
to ideals. Home economics stand for
the simplicity in material surround
ings which viii free the spirit for
the more important and permanent.
interests of the home and society. -
Ellen HI. Richards. = $780, =.
The home should stand tor rest.
for peace, for comfort, health and in
SEPARATION, for the trne spiritual de-
velopment of each member of the
family. There should be unity, with
chance for each individual to ex-
press himself; a democracy in the
best sense of the term. No commun-
ity is stronger than the average home
in it's midst, so the homes of our
people determine the strength of our.
nation. Peace, rest and all things
that make for comfort, health and
inspiration, depend upon the strength,
character and quality of the home
maker. That our girls may be trained
tor this greatest of all professions.
home making and character building
is the object everywhere of the home
economics courses. Again to quote
Mrs. Richards, "Love of home and
what the home stands for, converts;
the drudgery of daily routine into a
high order of social service" This
is an age of high pressure land con-
| sequent physical and mental strain)s
that bears heavily upon us all. Ec-
onomic conditions are shifting and
changing and our adjustment must be
rapid. 1t has been said that nova
days people knew the cost of every
thing and the value of nothing. This
may sound clever but it is not true.
We study costs and values internally,
externally and eternally. Everything
we use in our homes is expensive.
There are conditions outside our homes:
which we cannot control There is
no margin left for mistakes. There
cannot be, there must not be extrav-
, agance in using time, strength or
money.
To meet these conditions we must
study values. Our knowledge of them
must be complete and exact. We,
must learn to conserve our supplies,
in other words Ito make the most of
things" We must produce the best
results possible. Mr.. Charles Barn
ard says we must be efficient, and he
says, Efficiency has meant in the.
past the power to produce results. -
1t now properly means much more. 1t.
means power to produce better results
at the lowest cost of time, labor, and
materials.
The home maker, then, must be-
constantly alert. She should be trained
to a thorough understanding Of what
constitutes an ideal home and how to.
work toward its realization. She,
must know orderliness and cleanliness;
as fixed requirements. Hunger of
mind and body must here be satisfied,
with world of love shut in, and a
world of strife shut out. -
Men are trained to fill positions in
the factory, the office, and the shop ;.
women should be trained for their
duties as home makers as we'll
1t takes knowledge and ability to-
run household in a business like
way. 1t requires force and initiative.
to discharge the duties Of home man
agement and administration. The
girls of today have wonderful OPP
portunity to gain the scientific train
for this great profession and business.
of home making.
Robert Louis Stevenson said, 81
know what pleasure is, for I have
dole good work. % This qualification
and happiness belongs to the ones who
excel. 1t is work understood
and half-done that leaves the worker
tired, worn and depressed. When we
bring to our problem of home making
the same degree of intelligence and
training as is required in other science.
or profession we shall gain power,
efficiency and success. Then, neither
our homes nor our lives will be con-
trolled by circumstance. We shalB
have attained a mastery over our
work and ourselves that will create
about us an atmosphere of helpfulness,
optimism and cheer.
American women are gladly enlist