Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
HOME ECONOMICS
Enrolment Fifty-four-Intensely In
teresting and Instructive Course
Miss Horst and Miss sharples of o.
s. U. Instructors.

Comparatively few of our citizens
realize the rich opportunity that is
being given in our town this week.
Many a housewife has wished she
might have had the advantage of the
modern schools in Domestic Science,
and that she might still have this ad-
vantage without attending college,
the Agricultural Extension School in
Home Economics has been instituted.
Miss Horst and Miss Sharples, two
bright and practical graduates Of the
Ohio State University are conducting
a very interesting school in Home
Economies in the basement of the M.
r. church this week. While much of
the instruction is concerning food and
its preparation they wish it under
stood that the subject is much broad
er than that including all that goes
to make successful home. They aim
to teach the principles that underlie
home making and request that no one
refer TO their work as a Cooking
School,"
As feeding the family requires an
important part Of the housekeepers
time, a large proportion of the work
Of the school Is given to that subject.
The standard foods, as milk, eggs,
meat, bread and cereals are each con-
sidered in separate lesson. Not only
is instruction given regarding the
palatability, digestibility. food value
and cost Of each, but several ways of
preparing each are demonstrated be-
fore the class, and each member is
given an opportunity TO taste the diff
ferent dishes.
On Tuesday afternoon Miss Horst
gave verv profitable address on
dress. considering why il is needed
and the many common mistakes Of
the modern women in choosing tex
tiles, colors and styles.
On Tuesday evening an open meet
ing was held at which Mr.. Bachtell
gave a brief address on Agricultural
Sense and Nonsense, giving a brief
history Of the work Of the Agricultur-
al school and its attempts to carry
the Information gained to people.
While the work may be criticised as
theoretical we all work by theories
and IL is better to follow good theories
than bad ones.
Miss Horst gave a brief talk on
Womans Place in the Home, saying
II man is the head of the home, Wo-
man is the center and no less import
ant.
Miss Sharples gave a very practi-
cal talk on Household Management,
comparing women's methods with
mems, in conducting their business.
She said that the children in later
years as they think of their child
hood home will not think so much of
how the towels and sheets were iron
ed as to whether mother ever had time
to read to them. It is just as neces-
sary for the mother to brush down
the cobwebs from her mind as from
the house. The evening closed with
an address on Some Observations OF
An Observing Man by Mr.. Bailey.
On Wednesday afternoon Miss
Horst gave a valuable address on the
Care Of the House, from the Sanitary
Standpoint in which she called atten-
tion to a number of common uncon-
scious personal habits. She said cold
air is not always pure air. just as
bad to breath the air. that has been
in another's lungs as to eat the food
from another's mouth. 1t continuous
neutilation is impractical the outside
doors of the living room should be
thrown open two or three times ar
: evening.
Different methods Of destroying in.
sect pests as flies, mosquitoes, moths
cock reaches and bed bugs were given
Benefits of sunlight in the house
strongly emphasized, and disinfect
ants were also discussed.
The school opened with an attend
ance Of "a women, increasing to s.
by Wednesday.
CONTINUED next week)