Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-28
WEST VIRGINIA
SCHOOLS ARE TEACHING
FOOD coNsE RvArtoN
Course Of Study 10 Outlined and APP
proved by National Eaaoa-
tionaI Assoclatiow.


The schools and colleges through
out the country arc being asked by
the United States Food Administers
ton to incorporate in their course
of study instructions in the principles
OF food conservation. This course
was recommended by resolutions
passed by tho National Educational
Association and have been approved
by Herbert Hoover, United States
food administrator. All the leading
schools and colleges OF West Vii~
ginia have been asked to cooperate
in extending the school work, and
many OF the schools already have
four of tho high schools took mp
these courses last year, according to
report to the food administration.
made by M r. Shawkey, state super
intondent of free schools, and he
further says that he believes that
every school that has a teacher conf
petent to do the work has doxe
more or less Of II.
West Virginia Wesleyan College
has also been teaching the food con-
servation in their department of
Home Economics. and w b Flemv
ing, president OF that institution, says
that their school will gladly CO.
operate to the limit in the good work
: which the food administration Is
doing. Letters from c. b. Clark,
president Salem College. and g. A..
! Tague, head Of Morris Harvey Col
lege, also report Chat they viii co.
operate with the food administration
In this work.
During the months Of last spring
~ special workers We're ASSIGNED
through a cooperative plan between
the food administration and the
West Virginia University to give
! demonstrations in the use OF substi-
! tutes for wheat -four to groups Of
women consisting OF members OF
women's clubs, church societies.
| parent-teachers' meetings, associa-
lions, lumber and mining camps.
boarding house cooks, colored people
| and foreign settlements. These meet
ings were held in AZ counties and
| 21,135 homes were represented The
results thus far show reduction
of flour consumption from 80 pounds
per week per family attending these
| special meetings to IA pounds per
| family.
The lot farm womens clubs with
membership Of over 1900 women,
adopt annually q plan OF work for
the advancement of the homes Of
their communities Monthly meet-
ings are held TO consider sils ppog-
ress made and to further dewelop
the plan of club work.
The girls and boys now hAvc q
membership of 2.173 and are grow
ing vegetables, canning, making but-
ter and taking regular courses or
study in better home methods.
It is doubtful II any state In the
union can make a better report than
West Virginia for food conservation
work in the schools. All schools
of West Virginia should have in
structions in the principles Of food
conservation. This should include
Interpretation of food conservation
regulation. Instructions should be
given concerning the quality of sap
ply, amount of such foods and the
probable consumption. The food
problem is big one, not only in
war times, but in times Of peace.
and every child should be taught the
proper uses of foods and the rela-
tive nutritious value OF different
food products. The course of study
from which these suggestions are
taken were prepared after the Ma
tional Educational Association had
requested such course in reso-
hutton passed at the national meet
ing in Pittsburgh
George e HuDns Of Charleston