The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-06-11
SUPREME GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT At k OF P GRAND SESSION
FIRST FEDERAL BOARD CONFERENCE
IS HELD AT HAMPTON INSTITUTE.
Purpose of Vocational Home
Economics is Outlined; Color
ed Teacher Training Staff
Closes Successful Program.

Hampton. Va. June 16.-"The large
purpose of home-economics instruction
in vocational schools and classes is
self-improvement together with home
economicsJ1NS2 9 A3 39A
and community betterment." declared
Adelaide S. Baylor, Washington, d. c.,
FeGera B6epd Basep5 r home
ton. at the close of the first five
day conference for the Colored teach
er-training staff Of the Southern re-
HSnt0n El9m' which fnst,vtfs W4s recently held at
., Miss Baylor who was in charge of
the conference, said:
Nine Of the thirteen States with
Institution approved by the Federal
Board for training Colored teachers
| of home economies, had a represent
tatiye present at Hampton. The fol-
ginia, North Carolina. Florida, Ala
Dama, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
/ Kentucky, and Louisiana. The miss
ing States were: South Carolina, Geor-
gla, Mississippi, and West Virginia
Five State supervisors of home
economies assisted with the confer
ence at Hampton-Guyton league.
MISSISSIPPI; IsI, Martha Thomas, Tennes
| Ivol Spafford, Alabama; and Ora Hart
Avery, Virginia.
Hampton Institute made available
all its facilities for making the con-
ference success Carrie A. Lyford
who is the director of the Hampton
| Institute School of Home Economics
gave her entire time for five days
to assisting with the conference pro-
gram, which included (1l a field trip
for community study: (2) a visit to,
and study of, the Hampton Institute
the Whittier School which Is used
as center for observation and prac-
tice teaching by Hampton students:
i Ci( a visit to typical, local. rural
Vol nod 81.
of the industrial exhibit of the Color
; ed schools of Elizabeth City County.
which was displayed at the county
court house"
Program Based on Needs.
: Miss Baylor also stated that in or
: vocational home-economics. there must
! be developed program which is bas-
ed on actual indiyidual; home, and
e% eXampin sbnwed the e iiete tP apg
in home economies that, since house
) wives are caring for poultry, cows
and gardens, instruction must be given
in the common activities of the home
3 both within and without. with a view
to increasing the amount of produc-
tive work and thereby enarging the
: family income.
while the teacher" said Miss Bay
lor. ''is the the chief factor in train
, ing for home making, her valuable
time and energy must be conserved
anu ner lnSlTuCllOn must De Indue
: more efficient by the use of suitable
, plant and equipment, including charts
t posters exhibits, illustrative mater
ials, bulletins, textbooks, reference
works, typewriter and mimeograph'
ed notes.
"If the community is known by q
t skillful teacher. there will be avail
able people who can contribute from
their experience and furnish valuable
materials for the teaching of home
, economies. Souch people will include
: for example. merchants, manufacture
: ers, dealers in special wares garden
ers. poultry raisers, and small farm
, ers."
Conference Program.
, While the conference was held un-
der the direction of Anna e. Richard
= Continued on page S.)