Evening star., 1922-09-17

should be educated is problem
which has become increasingly
complicated since she touhu
that she had chance to enter many
new occupations formerly closed u
her Previous to this PERIOD 'ne
American girl of the leisure classes
has always been educated in the
especially ornamental and graceful
arts and the girl of the middle ana
lower classes has had very super
ticial education in strictly cui'uFai
subjects In neither group mas II
been thought. till quite receh'is'
practical to teach a girl the proper
and intelligent manipulation OF nome
machinery.
II has always been left to the girls
mother to give her any instruction
along this line that she may nave
seen fit to give. In too many hoIies
has the we'll meaning. unselhsh
mother slaved herself over the hu-
merous petty but important house
highly polished white hands anu
ulebcian contact with hot dishwater'
any calIouses from sweeping: any
broken nails from general mousse
cleaning. ~,
In Others, where the servant PROB
lem is a prime factor. the Sirl ma >
not even felt the occasional uheass
rwinges of conscience "hlch the
daughter of the shaving mother feels'
IT is quite true that there are no"
throughout the country many pun
Tic schools which have classes in the
household arts. including cooking
dressmakinG and millinery. but even
so there are thousands of girls VINO
10 not take such courses only
limited number who are training Win
particular positions in view. such as
dietitians and instructors IN nouse
hold economy in private schools anu
colleges where these subjects are en-
nhasized in accordance with tle
newest methods of teaching. take
these courses.
In the technical high school of our
own city the number Of boy stuoeHts
far outnumber the girls and az tile
four other high schools the hlaJoI
of the girls take the strictly academic
and cultural subjects rather than the
practical scientific studies. such d
chemistry and physics. which do SO
much to explain the little important
things of life as it is lived TO-DAY.
Ancient V. r
diocre talent developed by sketchiAs
rroups of fruit and vases i'll charcoai
NAV help to stimulate some inter
ests that will later be helpful to tne
girl studying them, but unuoupIeul'
the basic principles of interior deco
ration, the preparation OF Varleu.
we'll balanced menus and the eSac'
chemical knowledge as to why II IS
wrong to leave any food in an opened
tin can will prove practically heiplui
10 the girl when she rnarries. AN"
most girls will marry. -
Now that exclusive specialization is
beinr advocated in the many voca-
,;o,aI courses there is even less pos
sib;iitv for the average girl VINO
inTcnds to specialize in business SUD
iacts or prepares for some particular
profession to acquire the knoWieose
of the practical things that make the
wheels go around smoothly at nome.
Nouadays a girl really has to con-
slider that she must fit hersef eH-
nertIy for two jobs. whereas her
brnthor has to concentrate his eHorts
on only one. The major portloi y.
:, mans support toward nome
G,aurial II is much easier to hand
avsr SO much money for certain
things than it is to plan ones tiil,e
IN sea that such things are accom-
nlished in the best way and at tue
most reasonable expense.
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r-SDOrBTEDLY the development OF
l the community idea in cooking
housing and taking care OF chiioreH'
as being tried out in a numoer Vi
American cities at present, Will he
of great assistance in helping to ad-
ius. the problems of the professional
woman who wishes after marriage
to continue her professional WORK.
II surely would not be harmful. no"
ever for every girl to have a snort
really practical course in domes'ic
science along with her training TOT
possible career.
An efficiently run home is not posi-
ble. even with the best servants pr'
curabIo. unless the woman At the hsTh
of that home understands thoroushlI
everything in its operation anu
maintenance and can put hsr nhsel
ON any weak spot in that macA'heiE
and see that it is corrected:
The married woman OF today. more
than of any other period. Is really
domestic engineer in charge OF
more or less mechanical social unit.
Even girls who do not marry may
have such responsibilities caring Tor
their parents home. 1t therefore pc
hooyes every girl to consider tnls
aspect of her educational prooieIn
Verv carefully. before deciding to
eliminate it entirely from her cur