Milford chronicle., 1922-05-19
HOLD A COOKING
CONTEST in SUSSEX
HOME ECONOMICS STUDENTS OF SUSSEX
COUNTY COMPETE AT GEORGETOWN
TO ENTER STATE RACE.
HELD AT DOVER YESTERDAY
OVER TWO HUNDRED GIRLS FROM ALL
TOWNS in SECTION PARTICIPATE
in The CONTEST.

An interesting contest in connec-
! tiOn with the efforts of the State
Board of Education to increase skill
in the culinary art among girl stu
dents in the home economics classes
in the schools under the jurisdiction
of the State Board of Education, was
held in the domestic science room of
the Thoroughbred Building at George
town on Tuesday.
Students from schools at Ocean
View, Selbyville, Frankford, NIiIlsboro,
Lewes, Milton, Milford and George
town participated in the contest, the
schools from south of Harrington
comprising one district and those
from east of Harrington comprising
another district in Sussex county.
Prize winners in these two Sussex
districts were to meet prize winners
from Kent and New Castle counties to
determine the winner of a statewide
contest Thursday in Dover for a prize
of $1OO.
The first honors in Tuesdays con-
test were awarded to Martha Pepper,
Georgetown, for the district south of
Harrington, and to Iva James, of
Laurel, for the district east of Har-
rington.
Credits in the contests are award
ed as follows: For appearance and
procedure, 10 per cent; food habits,
20 per cent; organization of work, 10
per cent; speed, 10 per cent, and for
the meal, attractiveness, 10 per cent;
palatability, 20 per cent; relation to
other meals of the day in regard to
cost, combination, food values, ETC.,
20 per cent.
The junior contest was between
groups of four from the various
schools. In the district south of Har-
ringtOn the result was: Delmar, first;
SeafOrd, second; Laurel, third. In the
district east of Harrington the result
was: Milton, first; Georgetown, Sec
ond; Lewes, third.
The contests were decided upon the
merits of the contestants in preparing
a fOur-cOurse meal, consisting of soup,
entree, salad and dessert. Over 200
students participated, and several
hundred patrons of the schools were
present.
Another interesting feature of the
meet was the Sewing contest" In
this the girls showed the benefits of |
their training by exhibiting dresses
which they had made at cost of less
han $40; which would have cost from
$50 to $95 in city shops. There was
10 award in this contest.
The meet was held under the direc- !
ion of Mrs. Jennie Bear, state super
yisOr of home economics in the public
schools. The judges in the sewing con-
est were Miss Kathryn VroOman,
state home demonstration agent; Mrs.
George Swain, Georgetown; Miss Dor
THY Emerson, county club agent. The
judges of the cooking contest were:
hrs. Jennie Bear, Mrs. William D.
ADAMS, Georgetown; Mrs. Andrew
Garvil, Georgetown. The latter bears
he reputation of being the very best
artist in Sussex county.
Delaware is the only state in the
Union in which it is required that
eachers in home economics must be
college graduates with two years
PRACTICAL experience.
The participants in Tuesdays con-
est have been gaining practical as
yell as theoretical knowledge of cook
ng and serving meals in the homes of
ONE of the leading citizens in the
owns in which they reside during the
asst few weeks.