The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-13
WITH THE FUTURE HOME MANAGERS AT
THE OKLAHOMA COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

The students m the household
management class In the Oklahoma
College for Women are proving that
u Is possible 10 live very comfortably
on 1890 a year. This family cor.
sists OF three adults. two student
and member OF the faculty OF
home economics. This course a the
latest addition TO the home economics
department In the Oklahoma College
Tor Women. folio wing the course In
Tea room management. which was an
other new feature given the first
semester The practice house Is
under the supervision OF Mrs Ber.
tha NJ. Jones, head OF the home econ.
omics department. The six students
In this course are Rate Portwood
OF Norman, Iva Chandler OF Fran.
els. lila Mangum OF NARROW. Vivian
Teeter OF Apache. Arvilla Davis OF
blanchard and Gladys whIrlow Of
ikingfisher. The juniors and sen. |
Tors who are majoring In home econ.
omics are the only students who are
'permitted to take the course, this
year, as the accommodations are
limited The class Is divided in
three parts, each consisting of two
students. One sroup lives nj the
practice house during certain pc.
riod OF weeks. aaother group has
the problem of cleaning, and the
third group takes charge OF the II.
nances.
According TO Tabcr. who has made
a study OF family budgets, the amount
which should be spent for food for
family OF three living In a house Is
30 per cent Of a $1,000 income. or
$50 per month. The family in the |
practice house at q. c. w. has lived |
within this income and the average
amount spent for food for the pagt
two months is eleven cents per per.
son per meal. The budget Is divid-
cd into the following items: Rent.
iuel, cleaning, equipment. and food.
The last item Is also divided into
smaller parts, meat. fish. and eggs.
mix and cheese: butter fats. and
oils; bread and ccraels; fruit and
vegetables. sugar and syrup; tea.
coffee and cocoa; and miscellaneous.
A. pint of milk IS provided per day
per person and no more is spent
for meat than fruits and vegetables.
The menus are made out at the |
beginning OF the week. by figuring |
the amount Of food on hand and
the amount that can be spent for
each item Of the .ood budget. There
Is very little waste in the kitchen
and the students pride themselves
on being able to serve left-overs
attractively. They also try to pre-.
pare just enough so there will be
as little left over as possible.
The fireless cooker and pressure
cookers are used to advantage. AL
cheap cut Of meat was prepared one
evening in the pressure cooker,
cooking vegetables with it Ia Span
ish style, and the meal was ready
TO serve within half an hour. Often
The students have guests for dinner
On Sunday, starting dinner in the
Iireless cooker before they go to
Sunday school and church, so that
when they return 1t takes only a
short time to hav, dinner ready to
serve.
The practice house is located
lcross the street from the admins
ration building and it is new and
,ery convenient. The students have
ried to give the house very home-
ike appearance, and guests are inn
PRESSED with the feeling of hospital
ty and comfort. There are three
'ooms in the apartment. The living
Dom and bed room are tinted with
washable paint, which is sanitary
md is of a neutral tint which makes
! good back ground for the colored
,rints, which are copies of some of
he best pictures, which hang upon
he walls.
The fireplace is the center o.
interest in the living room and adds
great deal of cheer and beauty
0 the life Of those living in the
lpartment. A large fernery also =