The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-20
HOME ECONOMICS
STUDY ESSENTIAL
Every Woman Now Needs Work
ing knowledge Of Subject,
Says Uncle Sam.
SCHOOLS URGED TO ASSIST
Asked to Extend Scope Of Their Regu'
lar Glasses and Provide Exten.
sion Service for Those
Living In cities.

Colleges, universities and normal
schools of the country have an OppOr-
tunty to render the nation big serv-
ice by instructlng the women of the
country In home economies, In the
opinion Of experts In Uncle Sans bu-
reau of education. Suggestions for
carrying forward this work are made
in the following statement, issued by
the bureau:
''There are at present unusual oppor-
tunitles for service by home economies
| departments and by all women who
have received or are now receiving
home economics instruction. Now, as
never before, every woman needs
working knowledge Of home economics,
hence food classes in hoEle economics
should be opened to all woman stu
dents. Enrolment in these will neces-
state concessions and adjustments by
other departments in the institutions.
In these food classes-whlch probably
should be lecture rather than Iabors-
tory classes-speclal attention should
be given to diet requirements for main
tenance of health and efficiency; meth
ods Of eliminating all waste from the
household, and more intelligent use of
the more abundant foods for those
which are either scarce or of better
keeping qualities.
"Inevitably there will be need during
all Of the next few years of soup kit
chens, free school lunches and other
forms of community feeding. A few
weeks or months of intensive study of
the, special problems connected with
handling larger quantities Of food will
prepare a number of women already
trained In dietetics for this work. Sum-
mer schools may well offer such
courses, and grant advanced credits II
this seems desirable.
Extension Service for Women.
Extension service for women living
in cities Is as much needed as is the
work now being done by the agricultu-
raj department for the wives Of farm
ers. Workers for this service should
be prepared by the institutions for
higher education. These women need
to be well trained in economics and So
ciology as well as in home economies,
and should be urged to volunteer for
this extension type Of work.
extra classes, giving several hours
daily to practical instruction in the
home care of the sick, should be or
ganized for all woman students, and
the most recent knowledge concerning
the care Of infants and children
should be available to them. This is of
Importance for various rea.
sons. If war comes upon American
territory, the well-trained graduate
nurse will be called to war hospitals,
and the ordinary nursing of home sick
ness will devolve upon home women.
In addition to this duty will be the
care Of returned convalescent wound
ed. If large numbers of the strong and
sturdy men are to give their lives for
our nation, then the conservation of
child life and health assumes aspects
Of such great Importance that every
should be required to obtain an
adequate knowledge of child care.
Work for Summer Schools.
Normal schools, colleges and uni
yersities can, during their summer
schools, train women to instruct in
Red Cross sewing, in order that the
sewing of next year may
,e most effectively executed. In addi-
ion to this, courses designed to pre-
)are teachers to instruct in the re-
modelling of garments will be timely.
"One Of the great services women
AN render is in the saving Of the ma
ions supply of food and clothing. Spe-
'ial short courses in the study of the
Of national supply of house
lold material, needed economics, and
he sociologic and economic effect of
activities should be offered.
''If the demands of this type of serv-
ce were to be but temporary, special
consideration would not be so neces-
ary; but under the most favorable
ermination Of actual warfare, the need
f conservation Of health, of great food
economies, Of sympathetic service to
he sick and to those in poverty will
ontinue to demand consideration"