Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24

Ut IHE MAINE HUME
ECONOMICS SOCIETY
Definite suggestions for the i'm
provement Of instruction in child
care and training in the State were
presented by Miss Esther McGinnis.
director of Home Economics at the
University Of Maine, at the regular
spring meeting Of the Maine Home
Economics Association held Satur-
day in the Senate Chamber at the
State House.
Miss McGinnis presented the re-
port Of the committee on the child
care survey. of which she Is chair
man, showing the result Of the
missionaries sent to all Home
Economics teachers and to the teach
err training institutions in the State.
She told Of the work of the organi-
cations of the State interested in this
line Of endeavor, pointed out what
the Home Economics departments
are doing, finally put forward the
recommendations.
The meeting was attended by a
good representation of the Home
Economics Teachers of the State to-
gether with delegations of students
from the normal schools. and a very
profitable program was carried out,
arranged by the president of the as
ISOLATION, Miss Florence L. Jenkins,
State supervisor of Home Economics.
and Miss Esther McGinnis, director
of Home Economics at the Univer-
sity of Maine. The principal speaker
was DR.. w. S. Taylor. professor or
Philosophy at the University of
Maine. whose subject was Mental
Aspects of Child Training"
-- Makes Recommendations
The report presented by Professor
McGinnis contained the following
conclusions and recommendations:
That the State Association go on
record as favoring the establishment
Of courses on child care and training
in Home Economics curricula in the
State.
That more emphasis be put on
management and training as well as
on proper physical care.
That more opportunities for actual
contact with children be developed
if possible, as for example, the use
of an actual baby in demonstrating
correct bathing and the use of real
clothes in discussing babies clothes.
That the cooperation of experience
ed people in the community as
mothers, nurses, and doctors be Sc
cured.
That the committee commends very
highly the fact that there is a pro-
posed unit on child care and well
fare to be offered at the summer
session at Castine and suggestive
outline for a course on child care for
use OF the teachers in the State, is
to be published by the State depart
ment.
That teachers avail themselves Of
any possible opportunity for making
themselves more confident and as
sured by actually caring for a child
during the summer months.
That it is suggested that the teach
ers consider the possibility of having
some pre-school children come TO
school one afternoon a week for sew
eral weeks as a. part of the labora-
tory course in child care.
That the State Library be request
ed to add some of the recommended
books on the training and manage
ment of children for the use of
teachers and that through the news
letter the attention of teachers be
called to the available books.
That the Association express APP
probation of the splendid work of
the Division of Infancy and Child
Hygiene Of the State department of
Health which is being carried on all
over the State.
Business Matters Transacted
The Association voted to appropIi-
ate the sum of SIS to assist in paying
the expenses of the president, Miss
Florence L. Jenkins of Augusta, State
supervisor of home economics, as
delegate to the annual convention of
the American Home Economics Asso-
citation to be held June IS to July
at Minneapolis, MINI.
Miss Jenkins appointed a commit
tee consisting of the secretary treas
urer. Miss Estelle Mason Of the Uni
versity of Maine. Miss Mary Palmer
of Pennington Normal school. and
Miss Pearl Green of the University of
Maine to make a study of the finan-
cial condition of the Maine organiza-
ton. This committee made it's report
at the afternoon session.
Through the efforts of Miss Helen
N@oSAA
omics at Pennington Normal school,
arrangements will be made to secure
Miss Helen E. Goodspeed, director of
Home Economics at the University of
Arkansas. as the principal speaker at
the fall meeting of the State Associa-
ton which will be held at the time Of
the next State Teachers convention
at Bangor. Miss Goodspeed is recog-
nized as one of the outstanding Home
Economics speakers in this country.
An appropriation of $50 was voted to-
wards the expenses of this speaker.
A contribution Of $40 was voted for
the Ellen H. Richards scholarship
fund for students in Home Econom-
les. This scholarship fund which is
handled by the American Association
is in memory Of Miss Richards, who
was the founder of Home Economics.
A goal OF $4,000 has been set for this
fund in the country.
Address by Or. WI S. Taylor
The Importance of teaching chill
dren to develop the right attitude to-
ward fear, dreams, morals. sex, and
towards mankind in general was en-
phasized by the speaker of the morn.
ing, DR.. w. S. Taylor Of the Univer-
sity Of Maine.
Speaking of the proper development
OF children's attitude towards fear,
DR.. Taylor declared that it Is crude to
shame the child or to command him
regarding his fear. Humane parents
often endeavor to direct the child's
attention from his fear. That is
good method with some children, but
better general method is to explain
to the child his fear and neutralize
the fear by facts and other interests.
Regarding the development of the
child's attitude towards morals, the