Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-12
Development of the Rural Home

we have been essentially a nation
!. OF home lovers. The home repre-
: sents the foundation upon which our
great national success has been
erected. 1t constitutes the basic in.
riuence in the life of our people. It's
continued functioning is essential to
our national welfare. Those who are
concerned with our future destiny
therefore view with alarm and dis
satisfaction the tendency witnessed
on every hand to abandon the old
type of home in which our national
leaders were trained.
In an effort to Offset this tend
ency, the Georgia Estate College of
Agriculture is fdnctioning in some
seventy counties of the state through
the agencyl-of home demonstration
workers. These good women are
emphasizing all sorts and types of
WORK which will tend to build up
ana strengthen our rural homes and
tfoVide the boys and girls with a
satisfactory environment in which
to grow and develop. This work is
thoroughly Consecrated task, and
Is deserving Of the sympathy and
encouragement of all. It is purely
a welfare and uplift work. 1t is en-
, deavoring to bring to the attention
of the homes which are located in
the open country the facilities and
advantages which our city homes
now so generally enjoy.
Are you in touch with what is
going en- along these lines? Do you
realize the important service work
which is being done through the
matter of child nutrition, home i'm
provement and girls clubs? If not,
take time to read this article which
summarizes very briefly and succinct-
ly the activities of the home demon
stration agent in Georgia as thcS
pertain to the fundamental interests
noted above.
In the intensive demonstrations to
correct the widely prevalent condl-
ton of malnutrition among children,
enthusiastic response on the part
of individuals and organizations CO.
operating with the home demonstra-
,tion agents has been met. These
demonstrations have been conducted
by the home demonstration agents
with the guidance Of two specialists
and in cooperation with state and
county health officers, school or
ficials, women's clubs and local ply
sicians.
A report Of the work to date fol-
lows:
Number counties in which
classes were held $1,000. A
Number classes organized -. lOo
Number children enrolled -. $500
Number lectures on nutrition. SGT
Estimated attendance 1896
Number children not included
in classes who were weigh
ed and measures 23,459
Number clinics held for cor
recting physical defects.
Number milk campaigns
Number nutrition exhibits at
county fairs ............. 20
Number teachers institutes at
which work was done 80. 30
Number school lunch demon
STATIONS $3.50. ......'... Low
Scales secured for classes. ~
Number schools serving hot
lunches ....'.. %
These classes have been carried
ON wholly within the schools, and
teachers and superintendent report
fluence on the schools themselves.
The child's physical condition is Wis
ualized by means of a chart, and
he is given certain definite direc-
lions as to what to do in order to
improve his condition.
In some places, the nutrition class
takes the place of the physiology
class once a week, and the children
are marked on what they can do
This not only develops creative at
titude on the part of the children
in the class toward their own health.
but the results seem to inspire ali
the children in the school to train
for/better health.
1t is believed that school authori-
ties will realize from these demon
strations that this work is very i'm
'portant. There is no subject in the
school of more Importance than that
Of teaching the children how to feed
themselves.
This work has interested women's