Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-03-02
HOME ECONOMICS
PRACTICE HOUSE

HS SlIiStOll I1lgH SCHOOL new
plan was introduced and carried ou
to make practical application of tht
work given to the student in school
This was in the form of a Practise
House. The house ~chosen for p,r.
4 poses OF economy was the instructor
\ home, which has four rooms, including
a bath and sleeping porch. The Prac-
tice House was maintained a month
and the Home Economics classes were
divided into four groups, four girls
/ living at the house for period of one
week. The girls had complete charge
under the supervision of their instuct-
For. and the work of the home was
divided according to the following
| schedule:
Manager and Hostess-Respon
FOR house; Plans meals; purchases
food; figures days expense: meets
guests; serves at table: wakens family:
l'hclps make beds; cleans bath: neces-
sary mcnding.
Cook-Assists i'll planning meals
places order with manager does all
cooking; wahses tea towels; cares for
kitchen fires: washes dishes: keeps
hkitchen pantry clean, mops floor daily.
Helper and Laundress-- dries the
dishes; bings in wood and coal: builds
and attends to living room fires, takes
+ out ashes; waits on table; washes all
linens and personal linen.
Maid-Airs bed (All linen off each
time;) take off soiled linen; Makes
beds. with managers help; wash win
dows OH Monday; cleans two bed
rooms and living room and porches
thoroughly every day.
Each girl performed. each duty
For example, on Monday. one OF the
girls was manager; Tuesday she was
cook; Wednesday. helper; Thursday
maid: Friday. manager.
During the month 80 guests were
entertained at dinner, which. with the
people of the house made an average
OF people for each meal This was
done at an average cost OF S3.oS per
day ,or Is cents per person per meal,
An types OF serving were carried out,
each girl having an opportunity to act
as hostess at the table once. doing ali
the carving and serving. Elaborate
meals were not served. the idea be-
ing to have such meals as a woman
would ordinarily serve. For example
dinner would consist of soup, OF
salad. two vegetables, meat, bread
dessert and a beverage. Breakfast
and lunch were very simple, leftovcrs
of the previous dinner usually form
ing the basis of the next days lunch
The following theme is a reaction
of the student to the Practice House
idea
Several weeks ago our cooking
teacher, Mrs. Riker, introduced new
plan, which she called the Practice
House. Each week she took four
girls from her classes and had them
stay at her home They were given
complete management OF the house
Each day each girl was assigned 2
new duty. They took turns in being
manager, cook cooks helper and
laundress and maid.
Every day they had company ioi
dinner and the hostess and maid pre-
sided at the table. Sometimes the
hostess was compelled to carve q
roast and quite often her temper
nearly escaped For it was very hard
,Yhen they had never even attempted
such a thing before.
The cooks work was the hardest
though. She not only had to cook
the meals but clean the kitchen thor
oushiy each day and plan the meals.
She was kept busy every minute.
The COOKS helper aided in all the
cooks work and served at the table
during meals.
The maid had to make the beds
clean the bed rooms, wash the win
dows and such things.
We all worked quite hard but we
took plasture in it for ii it was done
we'll we received praise aplcnty, and
l thing most people don't object tc
working when their efforts are appre
ciated.
But don't make the mistake OF
thinking we did work alone, for we
didn't. We had fun besides, We went
to the show one night and made cands
another night, and other nights w.
were often entertained for few
minutes by Miss Godon. an accom-
plished musician