Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-08
I'M MAWR GIRLS S..
FARMING GARDENING
s..l instruction Accorded
c.0nu of Students on P. M.
sharpless Estate
,,rRloT1sM AND UTILITY
MI, IN Efforts of Feminine
p'SI.ru S.rm.rs Who Typify Aims of
Main Line College
,nru1fR R. CROMWELL

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P H-,.,,,,ure in state Normal School
,Af oi ~ west Chester "a
.-.st need in every community
7'a' : wonen who know the meaning of
'O.as .,.,,, food problem from the ground
long been the dream of Miss
- THOMAS, Of Bryn Mawr, that a
- .,ould send out women TO become
y" ,,.,,v leaders. These young women
fn~' ,..u the food problem from A to
f1ao s,,.stions that we need to answer
: S:me % ,r,,ch may an acre be made to
rt ~ advantage? what Is the prod
Foco- ,or human sustenance compared
w w. things that the acre might have
~ -, what is the most economical way
I~,,t.t the things grown? What are the
l..slsms that are in the way OF the farmer
Fcossni,, ,.or,sn In the city that prevent the
rs,tns in the most economical way
rsAsune we best conserve foodstuffs
~, n the most efficient way to can; to
Wy !. .,ore7 These and many other ques-
", w nav be asked and should be answered
pS..s,s,ntly in every community.
:. ssln Bryn Mawr girls get concerted an
y, Ia these questions and to enable the
-, n do the most that it is capable OF
~ NJ. Sharpless offered the use Of
'o..,v sass acres Of lard on his estate. Dr. Jane
~, and Miss Thomas arranged for the
"a, "A board in West Chester in what is
-, As the Wagner house. which is an old
,,rdiur school building. we'll equipped with
hsss 49, .onveniences. The girls will help
-, with the playground work in West
n.',,r They will have their own auto
-,,t and 20 back and forth to the field and
! s,lr marketing in their own truck. A
rrb,r Of the girls are good auto drivers.
GIRLS REAL FARMERS
=, rIrls will market some of their early
-, IN Philadelphia and the later crops
sel n used for Bryn Mawr College. The
"a, wifi grow five acres potatoes, five
-, sweet corn, five acres beans, an acre
sr,,oes, an acre beets, some carrots and
S1lr crops. They have planted peas let
~ and other crops to sell early and TO be
"a at their boarding place.
~ rirls show a businesslike disposition
; t,ke hold Of the problems and they are
sHIng to work and work hard to grow good
saos to preserve them and to learn what
Are ls to be learned. Prof. A. d. Crom-
vi teacher Of agriculture in the West
0etg State Normal School, has charge Of
q, growing and the preserving Of the
q,pS Miss Nearing and other members
hun Bryn Mawr College will have charge
4 the boarding and the recreation of the
rkk
Every community should have trained
women who know what food and market
ttnmissoner may do for their community.
Every community needs women who know
N relative values Of foods. who know
tatrein our waste is and how we may
tnch people to conserve. Human life
uss be greatly enriched by the applica-
6pn Of sound common sense to our daily
II problems War may be horrible, but
bring war we think faster, we see real
pnes, we are ready TO think things
trough and to live a simpler life while
D think higher thoughts and live more
fnpathetically.
Amerlca can speed up production and
ny down consumption so that while we
'st the millions of starving Europe, we
nle sufficient for ourselves. Germany
'ade blunder in preparing for a short
NJ England was fortunate in that she
ifpared for long war. Let us play safe
1s war may last for years. We may need
l that we can produce and all that we
n conserve This is Americas oppor-
NIFTY TO fight the battle for world freedom
Y will feel the fight less if she acts in
.lgsntly.
me Bryn Mawr girls are trying in an
phest, open, busnesslike way to play
lelf part as young women of a new age.
q US give them best wishes and suspend
ldgment until the harvest. They hone TO
axe thelr undertaking pay They hope
earn much while doing their share in
ueat cause and during a critical period
ihe worlds history.