The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-02
NOME DEMoNsrRA11oN TEACH
Es HOW TO 1--we.
seventy-six Government Employees
Have Saved the State About $685.
900. In the Estimate-Tcach How
to Have Gardens, How to Can Food
ami Make Homes Happy.

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The following report was made by
Miss Edith L. Parrot. State home
demonstration agent. at meeting re-
Gently held in Washington.
1T is a pleasure to give the report
of the home demonstration work of
South Carolina. carried on under tn.
direction OF winthrop College, Glen.
son College and the United States de-
partment OF agriculture At this time
when the war clouds are enveloping
almost the whole world. want to tell
Of division OF soldiers who have
been working for a number of years
TO make our homes more efficient.
economical and beautiful. Before
giving the results OF this work. we
want to tell you about this soldier, the
county home demonstration agent
She has good general education.
with special training In home eco
nomics. She has a desire for ser.
vice, has tact. and has good health
She is also willing to purchase car.
for II is by this means that she is
enabled to serve as live wire con-
Meeting the home with the school. the
community. the town and city. the
State colleges. and the United States
department Of agriculture. This SOL
dier must measure up to these first
requirements. However. the home
denomination work needs specially
trained officers. Winthrop College Is
our officers training camp. Here dur
Ing the month Of January of each
year these selected soldiers are as
ssmbied for definite and systematic
training In all problems pertaining to
home demonstration work. Then we
feel that our agents on returning to
their respective counties will know
what to do and how to dc 1t. This
training is given free of all charges
to all Of our agents. We next find this
agent at work In the field. She has
ten organised women's home demon
stration clubs, scattered in represen-
tstive communities of her county.
There IL an enrollment of s55 wo-
men In these clubs. Our agent
meets with each OF these clubs at n
stated time once month. giving a
practical demonstration along some
definite line of home economics that
was assigned to her to give while at
Winthrop College during her months
special training. Practically two weeks
of her time Is taken up in conducting
heuhone demonstration clubs and
VI 4n ttAs- homes Of ths, women
We also find that this agent has l52
girls enrolled. who are doing definite
work In gardening. poultry and
bread work.
we have given you an example OF
one OF our county home demonstra-
ton agents. her training apd her field
work. We now have agents in As
counties--every county OF the State.
In "a OF the 45 counties of the
State. we have assistant county home
demonstration agents. This gives us
an enrolment OF SO county and as.
sistant county home demonstration
agents. employed for IL months OF
the year. The State supervisory force
consists of Ave workers. employed for
~ months. We have an Office force
consisting Of secretary and a steno-
grapher. employed for IL months. In
all we have In the home demonstra.
ton organization rs employees.
We now have a regular enroll
ment Of 1000 girls employed in gar
den. poultry and bread work. We
have an enrolment OF 1304s women
engaged In the home demonstration
work. In addition to this regular
enrolment. the increased interest
through the emergency conditions
has caused US to render assistance to
100000 additional women and girls
The regular members Of the home
demonstration clubs for women have
three year curriculum of study.
The first two years we stress food and
sanitation. The hird year is devote
to a study Of domestic art. which EN-
braces sewing. household furnishing
and decoration. In addition to this
systematic study OF home economics.
hundreds OF our women are becoming
experts In poultry raising. gardening,
preserving and butter and cheese
making.
Our literature is distributed to the
people after practical demonstra-
tion by the agent. In this way. lit
croture Ia really effective The ,,,ipd