Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-30
TEACH GIRLS
HOW TO MAKE
MODEL WIVES
From All Over State Students
Will Gather During
Fair.
HOLD BABY CONTEST

Ninety seven girls are going to have 4
grand and glorious good time for ten
days at the Girls School of Home Eco
Monies. which will be conducted at the
state fair grounds in the women's build
ing under the auspices Of the state board
of agriculture during fair week.
1t is a coveted honor and privilege to
attend the school, for only one girl from
each county in the state has the oppor-
tunity
She is usually selected by the farming
organizations of her county, which pay
her expenses.
The experimental stage of the school is
part and this second school of home
economics promises to be a dead sure
success among the girls
IN the upper floor Of the women s
building is a large dormitory with 100
individual beds where the gfEls sleep.
Downstairs there is a large dining
room, a kitchen with every modern ap-
pliance and an assembly hall.
Here the girls are instructed in pre-
pairing good things to eat and are taught
correct table service.
There are lessons in homemaking and
dressmaking. too.
Tasteful selections of clothing. individ-
ual style and harmonious color matching
are among the multitude of arts that
struction is given.
They have accessible a., the shows in
the fair. and during their leisure hours
take sightseeing trips through the
grounds
WILL BE MANY
SOCIAL FEATURES.
Then there are numerous social fea-
lures during the ten days. theater parties,
automobile rides through the city, and
visits to the parks
A number of lectures are also given on
subjects closely allied to the home.
Mrs. Charles Lindley of Salem is chair
man Of the committee which will have
charge Of the school this year.
She will be assisted by Mrs. Lewis
Taylor of Indianapolis and Mrs. Charles
Sewan of Otterbein.
There will also be a large CORPS Of in
structors from Purdue university, who
will assist in giving the instructions.
Another big feature in the women's
building will be the better babies -
contest, which will be held for the first
time this year.
Dr. ada Schwartzer Of the Indiana
board of health will have general charge
Of the contest.
There will he prizes for the best babies
from the cities, towns and country dis
tricts.
Triplets and twins will have their own
private contest to which individual
babies are not admitted
The best boy baby and the best girl
baby will also be rewarded.
Babies in the contest must be between
II and SO months Of age, and the en-
tries will be closed Aug. %.
DIR. CLARK WILL
MAKE EXAMINATION.
Dr.. James Clark Of Indianapolis. spe-
cialist in babies diseases, will examine
the contestants
Each examination will be a public
demonstration in the glass enclosure Of
the women's building.
The mother VIII receive the informa-
ton Of the baby's physical defects II It
has any, the kind of, food it needs and
practical instructions as regards it's care.
A chart showing its physical rating
win also be given the mother.
On Monday babies from cities Of 10000
or more population will be examined and
judged.
Those from towns Of under Il. 900 popu-
lation win be judged Tuesday and
Wednesday those from the villages and
farms
Twins and triplets from any part of
the state will have their turn THURSDAY
On Friday the winners from each con-
test viii be assembled on a big platform
in the Coliseum where the prizes will be
awarded.
The champion boy and girl babies will
receive prizes Of SIS each.
The first prize for the twins and triplets
is s25 and the second SO.