Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-01-29
INSTITUTE PROGRAM
To Be Given at the Court House in This
City on February 5th 9th and 7th
NOAdmiSsi0n Fee to be CHARGED

Under the auspices of the Commercial
Club and the Federation of Women s
Clubs Community Institute will be
held in Audubon, Iowa, February 3, 9,
and I, the program being furnished by
the Extension Division of the State
University of Iowa at Iowa City.
Seven speakers will be present for the
three days sessions, representing many
departments at the state institution.
They will speak on subjects of interest
to the housewife, the retail merchant,
the parent, the taxpayer, the farmer
in fact to the individuals of almost
every walk of life. u
Following is the program in detail
for the three days:
Thursday evening Feb. 5th at D. m
Invocation ~ THE Community Insti-
tute; What it is" Ralph E. Heilmar,
Chief Bureau of Social Welfare Bib
Response in behalf OF the City of Andu-
bon. The Mayor, $40 Lecture, The
Boy Problem" Prof. q. w. Wassam.
Friday Feb. 9Th Session on Indus
| trial Welfare. 10 a. M Serving the
Consumer illustrated Lecture Mr..
Herbert M. HARDWOOD; Secretary Of the
Associated Clubs ofIowa Mutual In
terests of Town and Country" Prof.
| c.. w. Wassam. THE Farmer, the
Merchant and the Mail Order House. I"
| Prof. o. E. Klingman Secretary of the
Extension Division and Chief, Bureau of
Municipal Information
| Friday p. m, Session on Home Wei
fare 2;30 to $3.50 p. m. Household
| Management Lecture with demon
strations. Miss Catherine Creamer,
Home Economics Department. Friday
| 4 o. m. Illustrated lecture, What
Iowa Produces Mr.. Harwood.
Friday evening. Session of Munich
pal Welfare, p. m. Town Improve
ment. Prof. o. E. Klingman. MUM
cipal Sanitation" DIR, Chas. s. Woods,
Professor of Preventative Medicine, and
State Epidemiologist.
Saturday Feb It'll. Session on Physi-
Welfare, 2:30p. IN. Selection of Foods"
Miss Dreamer. Infant Deaths and how
to Prevent Them" (Illustrated) Prof.
K. E. Heilman. Keeping Well. " DR..
| Chas s. Woods.
Saturday evening. Session on Child
| Welfare, 8. D. m. Lecture. Helping
the Boy Find Himself" Prof. Robert
Rienow.
Every effort will be made to make
the lectures of practical benefit to the
community as is shown by the follow
ing synopsis on Service TO the G -stO-
mer" for the retail merchant:
This lecture is really an auxiliary
lecture for the stimulation and value il
fought to be in any city in showing the
most effective types of modern mer,
lchandising. Plans followed by the
most successful retailers in regard to
store service are described and the
whole lecture is one of the greatest
practical helpfulness to all retailers.
The lecture takes the broad ground
that advertising must CONCERN itself
with every factor of distribution.
Better merchandising and better service
are needed tosupport and give adequate
returns to the better advertising that Ia
coming every year. This theme Il
abundantly illustrated.
The idea of the illustrated lecture Il
be given on Infant Deaths and How Il
Prevent Them" can be obtained from
the following
Out of every five babies born in tn,
United States approximately one die'
before reaching its first birthday. Ou
of every six deaths one is that OF an in
FAINT less than one year old
This condition is not confined to larg,
cities. with their slums and congestion
but also exists in our agricultural
states. 1t has been found that this ap
palling loss of human life is needless
But large part of these early deaths
are preventable, that the infant deatl
rate can be greatly lowered, and tina
these preventive principles are simple
and can be applied in any home. Thes,
principles of safety and prevention will