Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-05-03
HOME ECONOMICS
EXPERTS HELP i. S.
Many Women Prominent in Food
Conservation Work in w >, {.
Faculty


College of Home Economics, is di-
rector of home economics in Wash
ington for the United States Food
Administration. She is chairman Of
the home economics committee of the
State Federation of Womcn's Clubs,
chairman of the Food administration
Committee for the women's commit
tee for Washington, for the National
Council of Defense. She is also a
member of the production committee
for the National League Of Women's
Service. Her specially in teaching
is household administration and edu-
cational methods in home economies
Miss Leila w Hunt, associate pro-
sent on leave at Columbia University,
New York, for the purpose of finish
ing her work for an advanced degree
Recently she was appointed a mem
Der of the food survey committee for
the city of New York. Miss Hunts
specially in teaching is dietetics and
experimental cookery
Miss Juliet L. Bane, assistant pro-
fessor of home economics, is on leave
at the University OF Chicago, for the
purpose of taking work for advanced
degree. During the summer she will
be employed by the department of
agriculture II emergency food con-
seryation work. In the local depart
ment of home economies she teaches
foods and cookery
Miss Doris Daniels, assistant pro-
fessor of home economics. formerly
studied with Dr. y Brailsford Rob
ertson, of the University Of Calfor-
MIA. She is a graduate of that insti-
tuition. In her teaching and investi-
cations at the State College she has
been giving special attention to the
government requirements in connec-
ton within the food conseryatio
needs. The students in these
classes make comprehensive re-
ports on such topics as the
wheat problem, the feeding of Bel
GUM, food conditions in Europe, and
range of problems involving dis
cussions of food waste, cost, conser-
walton, and problems of like inter-
est. In the laboratories the various
flours, meals, shortening agents, and
sugar substitutes are tried out and
reports made as to results. For the
carrying on of work of this charac-
ter of the w. S. c. College of
home economics is one of the number
in this country to be officially recog-
nzed and authorized.
Miss Sadie ]. Swenson is instruc-
tor in textiles. In this field she has
the distinction of having studied
under Mary Schenk Woolman, found
er of the domestic art educational
work in this country and also a lead
ing specialist in textiles. Another
of her teachers was Mrs. Ellen Beers
MCGOWAN, the latter being one of the
authors of Textiles the widely
used textbook on this subject to
which Miss Swenson contributed a
good deal of experimental work
when it was being written under the
supervision of Mrs MCGOWAN Miss
Swenson teaching work includes, as
well as textiles, costume and design.
Miss Doris Schumacher, instructor
in home economics, is a graduate of
the State College, class of 1915.
Through her class work the college
has been cooperating with the Red
Cross in garment making. Miss
Schumacher will give the food admin
istration courses sanctioned by the
United States Food Administration
in the State College summer school
for teachers, which opens on June Sd
and continues for six weeks.
Miss Carey D. Miller, Instructor in
home economics, is a graduate of the
University of California. She has
been teaching foods and has had
charge of the special courses for
housekeepers, in which special atten-
ton was given to the home needs for
economy, conservation and new war
recipes" At California Miss Miller
was a student of DR.. Robertson and
DR.. Jaffa, we'll known authorities on
food investigations.
Miss Marcella Dodge represents a
rev line of work in the college Of
home economies, which is instiu-
tional management The demand Tor
college women trained in this line II
work is now larger than the supply.
Twelve calls for the services of girls
trained in this work have been re-
ceiyed quite recently.
The field now open to women
trained in institutional managemer