Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-01-19
STUDY week
FOR WOMEN
Mrs. Frances E. Whitley. of
Webster City to Speak
at Ames College
Short Course.
TALKS ON CITIZENSHIP
Special Women's Program
Planned for Week of
Feb. 9.

Home problems will have a place as
us'lai III the wOmen's program of the
great winter short course ut Iowa
state college the week of Feb o. but
there will be !; new emphasis this time
AN emphasis on women's place in
community service and leadership.
Incre Is a reason for that emphasis.
During the war great number of wo-
men found themselves busy with many
community activities. They were war
. activities, and most of them ended
when peace came. but the interest of
women in public affairs was not end.
ca; it was merely started. Moreover.
Tie communities of the state had dis
covered the usefulness of women in
inns fleld and put new tasks upon them.
Iilen, too. women are citizens and they
Know the responsibilities of citizenship
and how to fulfill them. SO today
the number of women who are active
III community affairs is gleater than
ever and short courses that fit their
interests and needs must give place
TO community service and leadership.
Health Movement.
In the weeks short course at Anes
tnls new emphasis is very sensible
ana practical. For instance, Mrs. Wal
ter McNab Miller, national leader
IN health crusades, will speak not ONLY
on personal health problems, but also
make clear woman's relation to public
health movements. Miss Alma Binzel
OF the University of Minnesota Will
speak on the parents obligation to
democracy. Vocational educational
movements will be explained by the
state supervisor in Iowa, Miss Ruth
Cockburn. "WOman's part in thrift
movements will be presented by Mrs.
w. II. Snlder, prominent in Iowa Fed
Grated club circles. Mrs. j. A. Dewitt
OF ottumwa and Mrs. Frances T..
Whitley OF this city. both Iowa
leaders, will speak Oh questions of citi-
zcnshlp and community activity.
I!lose widely known economics ex-
tension leaders. Miss Neale Knowles.
and Mrs. Louise Campbell will speak
on the rural wOman's part in cOmnlrI-
lily development and public affairs.
From the standpoint OF the horne the
program is unusually helpful. 1t does
not deal so much with the old time
subjects of cooking ana sowing Nut't
with questions of home management
and especially OF child rearing. The |
latter emphasis is timely, because of I
the discovery of the past year or two
that an alarming proportion of school |
are underweight because of /
Meal planning" THE
school lunch Milk an essential food
Tor children and "Ihe school girls
dress are among the subjects that
will be presented by members of the
home economics staff of the college.
Miss Binzel will deliver series of
lectures on Making the most of our
children" Other specialists will deal
with home furnishing. women's read
ing. organization of the household and
the housewives time. home sanitation,
pure textiles and thrift.
Other Divisions.
"A wealth OF information OF interest
TO many women will be at their com
mand in the other divisions of the
Farm and Home program as it is call
Ell. bookkeeping or poultry raising
will prove worthwhile TO some. COun-
try planning and community memorial
structures will be presented in lee
lures and in large exhibits. Fruit and
vegetable growing will he dealt with,
md OF course, all phases of livestock.
arm crops. soils, horticulture and ]
farm management. Every evening
here will be Il great mass meeting
With speakers OF national prominence.
This week of special study is offered
Tree to iowa women. AS far aS posi-
Die those who come will be housed in /
he wOmen's dormitorips of the college.
or regular college will be suspended
or the week and the regular students ,
will lie at their homes.