Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-07
"a PUPILS FROM
7OCOUNTIES AT
STATE SCHOOL,
Home Economics Taught at
Playground Under Able
Instructors.

1uSLIuSlOISs
One Of the features Of the State fair
this year Is the Home Economics School.
Few Indiana people realize the value OF
and the comprehensive scope Of this
institution, although it has been an at
traction at every State fair since its con-
ception three years ago by an Indiana
women, Mrs. Charles Lindley Of Salem
This is the only school of its kind in the
country.
The school consists of seventy four 4
pupils from seventy counties. These girls
have been selected by Home Economtcsa
classes, farm bureaus, and competition
in county fairs. s.
On Aug. 20, the school was opened in
the women's building with a faculty con -
sisting Of Miss Florence Boston, Purdue ~
demonstration; Martha Pavey, assistant y
Miss Marcia Orme. Southport, SUPERVISED
Of baking; Miss Mildred Malsbury, ROM
ney, supervisor Of cooking; Mrs. NJ <
Stevenson, chief Of kitchen staff; n
James Piatt, Evansville supervisor of
matory; Mrs. p. W. Stoddard, Indii
apolis, instructor in art; Miss Ne
Flanningham, Purdue, instructor in 81
ing; Dr.. Ada E. Schweitzer, instrue
in health; Miss Bertha Lips house nj
Miss Louise Van Cleav, recreational -
rector. The Board of Women Mana x
consists Of: Mrs. Charles y. Lindley,
Salem, director Of school; Mrs Louis
Taylor, Newburg, director of dining
room; Mrs. Charles \. Sewell, Otterbein,
director Of foods.
GIRLS ARE TAUGHT
SCIENTIFIC METHODS.
These instructors give lectures and
demonstra tons, teaching the girls scten%
tlfc methodist of cooking, ia BILE service,
personal hygiene, art appreciation {and
sewing. This school is Of two weeks
duration and the pupils given oppor-
tunities to perform all the duties attached
to the maintenance and organization of q
modern household. All Of the duties OF
the school, with the exception Of mop
ping, sweeping and the heavier work.
which is done by paid attendants. are
performed by the pupils under khe
guidance of a supervisor. For this pur-
pose there are five groups into which the
students are divided. These are cooking,
serving, taking, di<@S8ashing and DOR
mitory.
The students attending this school
range in ge from 16 TO % and are high
school and college girls, teachers and
housekeepers. The only qualification, in
addition TO excelling in some domestic
science competition is good health.
It is impossible for girl to attend two
such schools unless she is one Of the
two Honor Girls, who are chosen at the
completion of the course Individual
ratings are given for school spirit class
work. adaptabiIity and showing made In
group work. The Honor Girls are per-
mitted to attend the school a second
time, acting in a capacity Of supervisors.
One girl. Martha Pavey, Rising Sun, who
attended the last school at the State Fair
of 1920, is a supervisor this year.
GREAT COOPER ATION
SHOWN IN WORK.
: TIL greatest cooperation has been
shown Mrs. Lindley in providing for The
entertainment and education of the girls
Indiana, and especially Indianapolis,
firms have assisted in this instruction.
/ The Indianapolis Street Railway Com
paDy has taken tho students on two
sight seeing trips over the city.
Saturday of last week, the girls Wis
tied indianapolis, where they were d.
vided into three groups, one Of which
visited the city market to study pTacti-
cal marketing, another made a tour os
the larger department stores. The third
group went to one Of the local shows.
/ Visitors at the school, which will closo
with the end of the fair, have expressed
surprise at the completeness Of the train
/ ing which the future housewives re-
ceived.
Mrs Lindley. director Of the school,
says that she believes the greatest value
/ of the school lies in teaching the pupils
/ the value Of organization In the home.
The girls attending the school and
their homes are: Luena Campbell, Cam4
/ den; Pauline Ladd, Flora; Hazel Stoopst
Vevay; Wilma Bailey, Aurora; Jean ETA
/ liot. Lawrenceburg; Eunice Hadley, Mar
shall; Mary Miles. Liberty; Louise Ask]
erman. Marion: Blanche Flock. North
Pierce; WINCHESTER; Mary PASSWORDS
Brooklyn; Lillian Eaton. Osgood; Truly
F. Fasbraif, Nallonia; Edna WilkersOn.
C Cor AlyGe CLICK E Columbus; L.
Macy: Ethelyn Binkley, Huntington
| Lurene Leak, Linton; Alma EugeL Null
WeiSh. Greenfield; Virgil Koontz. Moore:
/ land Marie Moore. Albion; Mildred
/ Scott. Fairmount; Elizabeth wilkins,
L99gdin; Sarah Entrekim, Acton; Ruth
Rensselaer,; Audrey Lucy. Monticelloi
Audrey Hunter. Monroe; Mary Young
blood. veidersburg; Ruth Nichols, Shell
by; Esther Rice Hartford City; Chrys-
/ tel Kramer, San Pierre: Elizabeth
/ Pomphreys, Columbia City; Fannie
/ Hines. Bonneville: Margaret Meyers,
Marie johnson. Owensviiie: Marietts
Maunsh oTeqsviile Mildred Lake
Garrett; Florence Kelly, Wilma Bennett,
/ ScottsburC: Helen Free, Pennville; Hazel
/ Dillman, twilliams; Anna Mohusren,
Ramsfer NEW EIbanT Earn Sz Hona
! Charlottesville; Elizabeth Gephart. OF
/ terhein; Leila Feigel Lafayette; Louiss
/ Bl6omin gton; Ethel Zareman, Gosheni
/ Leah Vess, Lafayette: Doris Roach,
/ Cayuga; Ruth Miner, Thorntown: Olivd
/ Spivey, ThOTntown: Marguerite De
roy; Minnie Lcbo, Star City: Pearl Nc
/ Gohan, Fowler; Margaret Boltin, Liberty
Center; Bernice South. Plymouth; Myla
/ Anderson. Let's; Christine Ranch. Rom
! ney; Myrtle Roggs, Salem; Mary Z.
/ Lear, RuSSellville