Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-10-14

cles upon the Importance of Home Economics
written for The Herald by Mrs: Isabel TrOw
ServiS. teacher in the Domestic Science de-
partment OF the Lancaster schools I-EDEPOFs.
HERALD.
Recently weIl-known woman
whose writings are widely read,
stated that women, interested in Ger
tain lines of endeavor, are Kitchen
minded. - She blundered in using
that term in that way. l shall be
very much surprised if she is not
driven to defend her words and ex-
plain clearly what to her, seems too
be the difference between Kitchen
minded" and 'parlor-minded" people.
If one could see into her mind
would it be like a glimpse into a
bright, sunny, spotless, cleaning
Laboratory, where daily problems are
met, conquered and disposed of, with
neatness and dispatch? 1t all goes
back to her conception of kitchen.
Evidently to her, kitchen is a
trivial place, not worthy the large
lplace it takes in the list of important
things. Let US see what is being
done today, to teach the value, the
Importance and the dignity of the
Kitchen.
Mrs Christine Frederick, Kitchen
expert is a clever woman, with
brand new occupation.
She has studied the whole system
of kitchen arrangement until she has
revolutionized it.
She has made simple and Logical
lchanges, always considering conserva-
tion of energy and time, and the re-
suit is magical.
She worked out all these changes
through her own necessity, and now a
tremendous field has opened up for
her efforts. She is crowded to fulfill
lonly small part of the commissions
that come to her and Mrs. Frederick 8
Experiment Station at Greenlawn,
Long Island, is model for those who
are studying Kitchen efficiency
Here is a maximum of comfort and
convenience at a minimum of ex-
Ipense.
This is only one of the big changes
that is being made in our thoughts
and methods of house keeping.
1t is no exaggeration to state that
in New I ork City alone 100, 600
girls are now studying home-making,
with the greatest attention and in
terest.
San Francisco, Boston, ST. Louis
and Chicago are doing the same
thing. The little cities and the
towns are following suit.
The whole country from east to-
west and from north to south is
awakening to the value of this teach
ing. The newest 'new-woman" is
) the one who knows how and can do
everything about her home. She.
knows how because she has done it
: under the eye of an expert. She
knows that it is not in any way be-
meath the dignity of the finest woman
in the land to slip into an apron and
lprepare a meal, swiftly, efficiently
and we'll.
She buys to advantage, she plans
to eliminate waste and she is not
afraid to meet conditions. She is
Isure of her ground.
Girls who go out into the world of
industry and commerce to earn their
living, as a rule do not stay there
Their average time in such employ
ment is not more than five years.
Whatever else they may do and
however we'll they may do it, their
real lif business is home-making-
The new teaching in the schools is
to fit them for this high and dignifed
task
The new teaching tends to efimi-
nate the incompetence of the ''incom
Ipetent purchasing partner of the firm
we call matrimOny, where the average
husband and wife stand in just this
Irelation- producing partner and pur-
chasing partner.
| This new movement, back to the
old, old arts, has been known under
lmany names, Domestic Science,
Home Economics, Household Sciences
and Arts, and others. What really
is meant is cooking, cleaning, dust
ing, dishwashing, laundry work, sew
ing, dressmaking, shirtwaist making,
drafting, making of children's gar
ments. millinery, costume-designing,
Ipower- operating, knitting, canning
and basketry, marketing keeping
accounts, bacteriology, hygiene and
organic chemistry.
ISABEL TROW SERVIS-