The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-06-02
WHAT AN EDUCATION IN
HOME ECONOMICS DOES FOR
THE GIRL IN HER HOME
BY Miss NettIs Peterson

Volumes could be written on what
an education In home economics
could do for the girl in her home, but
I will only indicate here what home
economies includes and how an ap-
plication on the knowledge derived
from the study Of 1t may be applied in
the home
The school Of home economics In
cludes three great heads. namely.
food. clothing and shelter.
The girl first learns the sources and
methods of production Of food. This
is followed by studies in selection.
storage, preparation and serving Of
food, the latter taken up from the
standpoint, such as preparing TASTE
full and attractive dishes and setting
the table attractively.
Taught How to cIoths Herself
Under the second head. that Of clo-
thing. the subject 10 taught from In
artistic. physical and economic stand
point. The girl learns how to select
beautiful clothing. and clothing that
Is becoming as we'll a. serviceable.
The physical side teaches her to value
clothing from q hygienic point Of
view. The economic side teaches her
to choose her materials wisely and to
buy the best for the least money.
Here consideration Of textiles is a
great help to her in selecting unadul-
terated. genuine fabrics ana judging
the utility and quality Of materials.
The girl is also taught to make her
own clothes, thus reducing the cost
Of her garments very materially.
How to Arrange Dwelling
Shelter covers the third and last
division. The word shelter conveys
the idea Of home, including warmth
safety and covering.
The girl learns how to choose the
most favorable location; which in
cludes environments. elevation and
sanitary conditions. The furnishing
Of her home Is emphasized. The fur
nishing and selection Of materials to
place in her home, the decoration and
arrangement Of the rooms. their re-
lative position to each other; also
how to arrange them SO as to obtain
the best light. and lastly, the studies
Of the investment of expenditures for
her house and household administra-
ton, which teaches her how to man.
age the home.
The girl learns to consider the kit
chen as a laboratory in which she
carries out interesting experiments,
rather than as q workshop in which
work becomes labor and drudgery.
Chemistry helps her to understand
cause and effect. She looks on life
with a keener interest and realizes
that the body Is composed Of elements
combined chemically; that the food
she takes into her body undergoes
chemical changes before the tissues
are able to assimilate It, and that her
very environment Is chemical.
To Preserve Health and Bring Health
Bacteriology teaches her the causes
of fermentation. the manner in which
germs enter the body and how diseas-
es can be prevented II careful atten-
ton is paid to the danger Of spread
ing disease germs which are minute
micro-organisms destructive to the It's
sues In the body.
Hygiene explains errors In diet
habits of dress, assists her In the
right rearing of children and general
arrangement of family life.
Home care of the sick is important,
for 1t is the minority, not the major
ity Of households, that can afford a
trained nurse in cases Of sickness So
the knowledge the girl obtains of how
to care for a sick patient in her home
Is priceless to her.
She learns how to select and furn'
ish the sick room, how to bath ana
dress the patient, what food TO give