The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-05
WOMAN's COURSE AT
UNIVERSITY
Elaborate Program For Week In
cludes Interesting lectures

Monday, June 15, will mark the
opening of the third annual Rural
Woman's Short Course at the Uni
versity of Maryland.
While there are a few features
of the program still in the making
the courses of instruction have been
outlined and the Necessary staff OF
instructors from the University OF
Maryland and outside sources Sec
ured. Practically all the social
events, and they will be numerous
this year, have been scheduled and
an unusually interesting list OF
special events is rapidly being
completed.
Following the original policy OF
making the Short Course provide
continuous yearly instruction in the
various subjects offered, courses
this year will be scheduled for three
classes, corresponding in subject ad
vancement to the usual freshman
sophomore and junior classes. This
arrangement will make ample pro.
vision for those who have ATTENDED
courses in previous years as well as
for those who enroll for the first
time.
Better aceomodations and facili
ties for conducting the Shor,
Course will be available this year
Several buildings other than the
Agricultural building will be as
signed for class use and special pur-
poses. All daily instruction work,
for instance, will be given in the
recently completed Dairy Husbandry
Building where the most modern
equipment and adequately fitted
laboratories will be available. The
classes in landscape gardening will
utilize the greenhouses. The mil
| linery shop, that proved so engros-
sing last year that class work was
interrupted, will be located in the
Gymnasium and will be open Mon
day afternoon before classes start,
with specialists on hand to help in
The selection of suitable hat frames
md decorations.
The courses of instruction will fol
.ow the same lines as in former
years. Foods and nutrition, cloth
.ng, household management, house
furnishings, millinery, health, home
lairying, poultry, landscape garden
ing and parliamentary law are the
general headings under which
curses will be given.
Music during the Short Course
will include community singing
under the direction OF Mrs. Harriet
Baker Lowe, of Peabody Institute
and New York City: folk songs and
dancing under the instruction OF
Miss Burrows, of the Washington
City schools; and special music
under the direction OF DR.. Homer G.
House, of the University OF Mary
land.
Other special features planned fol
the program include talk by Miss
Bess Rowe, of the Farmers Wife on
the survey, why l Want My Daugh-
ter To Marry Farmer" and talk
on home economics and journalism
oy Miss Caroline b. King woman's
editor of the Country Gentleman
Miss Clementine Paddleford, OF
Farm and Fireside, also will be pres
mt to secure stories on achievement
If Maryland women.
The social calendar includes an
Informal perception in the Gym
lasium from 1880 to 9 O'Clock
Monday evening; reception by Dr.
and Mrs. A. F. Woods at 8 O'Clock
IN Tuesday evening; tea al
ierneaux Hall by the Home Eco
lomics Department of the University
If Maryland from $3.50 to S o'clocl
Wednesday afternoon; a party by
he Progress Club of College Park at
he home of DR.. and Mrs. H. j: Pat
erson from $3.50 until O'Clock
Thursday afternoon; colonial party
n the Gymnasium at 8 O'Clock
Thursday evening; and a sightsee-
ng trip and picnic in Washington
,or l O'Clock Friday afternoon.
The colonial party on Tuesday
evening will take the place OF stunt
light and those attending the Short
Course are requested to bring with
them old dresses, hats, parasols
Paisley shawls, etc.
Those attending the Short Course
are requested to report at the in
formation bureau which will be
maintained in the Mall of the Agri.
cultural Building. Here guides will
be on hand to assist with registra-
ton and in locating rooms.
See or write to your Home Demon
ltration Agent, Miss Lillian Ruth
Grimm, Elkton, Md, about registra:
ton cards.
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