Smyrna times., 1915-07-21
TIGHTENING THE BURDEN
OF OUR FARMERS WIVES
THAT 5ACK-TO-THE LAND MOVE.
MENT MAY HAVE NO ImPEoIMeNT
Government and State Trying Out Ex-
periments in SCHOOLS For Home
Makers" For Old and Young.


Makers, For Old and YOUNG
To Tighten the burden of the farm,
er's wife. Government aid has com
to Delaware and especially in Ken
County in the matter of introducir,
schools for home workers. Such school
IN a short while may be formed aro,n,
Smyrna, Clayton. Cheswold. Kenton
Townsend and in fact all over N.
county and state. Uncle Sam desiras
that the faTmers's wife shall bave
her life made more pleasant and less
arduous. in order that the back~to.tbe.
land movement may have no impedi.
ments' but may go smoothly forward
and that fewer boys and girls bropobt
up IN the country shall leave for the
city. Delaware. because il is a small
state. was selected by United States
Commissioner Of Education Pbilandor
I. I. ClaxtOn for the first classes -
home making. and they have been
very successful. They were conducted
oy Miss Frances R. Forman. a grad.
uete of Drexel Institute. domes,i.
science course DR.. Harry Havwsrer
OF Delaware College Agricultural Sta
tion. and Wesley Webb. of Dover.
secretary Of the State Board of Az.
rieulture. selected the neighborboods
for the schools and kent constant
oversight. as the money for the home
H.
making schools. being part of the
smith Lever appropriation. was dis.
pensed by the State College Dean
Robinson and Miss Myrtle Caudeu
head OF the department of home eeo. !
Monies at the Women's College. also /
kept IN constant touch with the school /
and lent splendid aid to the instruc. /
Tor. Outlines used for discussions
and demonstrations were provided bv
Miss Carrie A. Lyford and Mrs. Hen
rIetta W. Calvin, government experts
IN the department OF home economics
and both Of them visited the schools
Thus Uncle Sam kept his eve on his
new project. with a view toward IN
ture proceedings.
Discussion BY farmers Wives.
Miss Forman began her work on
april 70 and closed the first of July.
School was held every dav in the
week, there being two classes in each
community, tfking alternate favs.
Hours were arranged so that the
housewives could 60 after the noon
meal and get home in time 10 nre-
pare supper. In Kent county. schools
were held at Rising Sun on MONDAYS
Wednesdays and Fridays. and at Viola '
the other days in the week. Sunday q
excepted The time wns taken up v
with discussions and demonstrations. I
ana everything concerning the home o
vas talked about with vigor and COM I
non sense. Convenience. sanitation i
comfort decoration. community in. {
erests. the planning Of meals. the
aiue OF food, the care and feeding of {
were included in the talks
md much information was EXCHANGED =
The home keepers were greatly in
crested in food values; to some Of
mem this had never been quite as Ia
ieenly considered as il deserves 70 H
'e, and they were pleased 10 be in pl
ormed on the subject. Lunches for Vi
ne school children formed another H
osorsing topic. and many new ideas bl
'ere gained. Every lesson had its b,
ooking demonstration. and Miss For. W
ian was able to offer suggestions G
help out with local problems. not fe
ply the lack of fresh meat in country ca
istricts. e,
community Club Grows Out of School ha
One Of the gratifying features of 70
le schools was the attendance. and h
! who were interested feel that Ia
'ntlnuatiO1 will bring much larger gr
suits. because the helpfulness is al Nj
,ady noised about. Many of those tn
no attended were club women: thew de
'ually are awake to anything that an
lips either home or community and aW
ey avail themselves Of the privilege Co
iereh by the government. The most ga
ncrete evidence of the success of De
e Kent school is the Rising Sun yei
Club, for which the class me
IS taken as a nucleus. They do not Col
ant the impression to get out that A.,
~ those who attended the school -
n belong to the club, for such is not .,
E case. The club is for every wo- N,
IN IN the community, for a mutual
neht to themselves and their homes.
q they want to arrange the dues so ol
lt there will be nothing prohibitive ~
out It. They already have started ~, ms
magazine exchange and other fea. -, ~
'ss viii be adopted later. They Nis ~,
a a meeting this evening, July w w
, and have aksed Miss Forman TO nor
et with them. The po,ra TIKI. emu