The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-24
AN EDUCATIONAL
 CAMPAIGN FOR
 BETTER HOMES


 Mrs M. 0. Johnson has been ap- pointed by Secretary Hoover to serve as chairman of a committee to conduct a Better Homes Cam paign in Wrangell
 MT. Hoover is president of Bet l ter Homes in America, an organiza- ton which each year sponsors a nationwide educational campaign for Better Homes. The campaign is sponsored locally by such organiza- | tions as Chambers of Commerce. Parent-Teaeher Associations. Wo= mems Clubs, Boy and Girl Scouts. and others having an interest in | improved housing and home life A committee of volunteer citizens is formed by the chairman appointed by National Headquarters, and the program is planned with advice and assistance from that source. The program consists of education through lectures. debates, discus sions, and demonstrations, and has it's culmination in Better Homes 1 Week, which in 1927 will be April 24 to May H. During that week hundreds of new small houses will be shown throughout the United States which have been planned for l convenience and comfort, and built l and furnished to meet the needs 1 and the incomes of families of mod i est means. Old houses will be re- conditioned, and ineonvenient one remodelled to show how, at slight l expense. such houses can be made 1 into attractive. comfortable homes Better Homes in America has no l commercial connections, being sup ported through public and private l gifts. Headquarters activities are in charge of Dr. James Ford, of the faculty of Harvard University, as 1 Executive Director.
 The purposes of Better Homes il America are:
 l l. To make accessible to all citi- l zens knowledge of high standards in house building, home furnish l ing, and home life.
 2. To encourage the building of sound. beautiful, single-family houses. and to encourage the re- conditioning and remodeling of l old houses
 l Although peculiar conditions in certain places. and the circum- l stances of certain families make it l necessary that there shall be apart ments and tenements, it is strongly l felt that the happiest and most l wholesome home life is possible for a family with growing children only in a detached single family house. Such a house then should be the American ideal, and should be made accessible to all Ameri- can families.
 3. To encourage thrift for home ownership, and to spread knowl- edge of methods of financing the purchase or building of a home. 4. To encourage general study of the housing problem and of problems of family life, and to help each community to benefit from it's study.
 5. To encourage the furnishing of homes economically and in good taste.
 c. To supply knowledge of the means of eliminating drudgery and waste of effort in housekeeping, and to spread information about public agencies, which will assist housekeepers in their problems.
 T. To encourage the establish ment of courses of instruction in home economics in the public schools. and particularly the con- struction of school practice houses and home economics cottages where girls in our public schools and col leges may by actual practice, learn the best methods of conducting household operations and of home making.
 S. To promote the improvement of house lots, yards and neighbor- hoods. and to encourage the mak ing of home gardens and home playgrounds.
 g. To extend knowledge of the ways of making home life happier through the development of home music, home play, home arts and crafts, and the home library.
 10. To encourage special stud and discussion of the problem O. character building in the home.