Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-13
WOMEN STUDENTS
At K. j. REDUCE
COST Of LIVING
They Have Succeeded, BY
Cooperation, in MAKING
so Cents Do the Work Of
ST: Everybody Lends Aid.
Rv The Associated Press)

Lawrence, Kans., Nov. l2.-How
X. L. women students have sue
ceeded in making so cents do the
work of dollar is told by Eulalia
Dougherty, q junior student from
Logan, Kans. Miss Dousherty lives
at the Lakotah house, one of the
four cooperative houses provided
at X. L., where women students
are living on $25 a month.
She gives this account OF the ac-
tivities of her fourteen comrades in
the Lakotah house:
They are working out a scheme
whereby $25 monthly is made to
pay a $50 board, room and washing
bill.
1T takes work. planning and
tact, this project, but with we'll
balanced meals, regular hours and
tonics of common sense, they are
not only adding pleasure but health
and economic training to their COL
lege and life work.
1.-The expense of hired help is
not allowed and the planning of
meals, of rooming facilities and the
ordering of food are entirely cared
for by the students.
"A day Of interesting experience
es is shown by the dash and spirit
with which they accomplish the
homely tasks. At $50 o'clock in
the morning two Of the women
leave their hospital beds on a big
cut door sleeping porch for the
| preparation of breakfast which IS
announced at 7;l5 o'clock. The
menu consists of oatmeal, with real
| cream. bacon or ham, fruit, milk
or coffee. A change of menu comes
each morning, thereby allowing the
exact amount of calories to be
given.
After breakfast two dining room
girls prepare the table for lunch
\ while one woman washes the
| breakfast dishes. At the same time
the living rooms. halls. porches and
bathroom are cleaned by various
other partners. The same kind of
work is continued for six weeks
After this period, the president
changes the schedule of work.
Luncheon is served at 1890 and
| the dishes washed by two women
who, with the two dishwashers at
| night, have charge of. the kitchen
scrubbing. Luncheon Is cooked by
one of the two cooks who also have
| the preparation of the dinner at
night The cooks handle the pur-
chase of food. All food is exam
ined before it is bought. Very few
| things are bought over the tele
phone, especially such things as
meats and perishable vegetables.
Dinner is served at 6 O'Clock
and is the one big meal of the day.
| The fun hour comes after dinner
and lasts until s o'clock when the
quiet hour begins. At 10 o'clock
the study hour stops and all lights
are out by eleven.
THE idea for the cooperative
house started in the office of DR..
Alberta Corbin, adviser of women.
| She with other t,ormltory enthusi-
asts conceived the idea that clean,
! healthy rooms should be provided
for the 40 per cent students who
were entirely or partly self-sup-
porting. The women have tried
again and again to obtain dormi-
tories for the overcrowded student
| body. The cooperative house was
started TO take the place of the
dormitory for a short time.
zone of the most interesting fea-
lures of the housework is the can
| ming of the winter supply of fruit
and vegetables. Miss Janet Fink of
Topeka and Miss Ruth Clouse of
| Cunningham have charge of the
preparation of food and it is under
their direction that the canning is
done"