The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-04-20
Miss Crowley Plans Changes Following
 Trip To New York
Spends Month in Metropolis Conferred With Leaders in Educational, Physical and Recreational World Need of Clubs Cited to Develop Girlho0d

Several additions to the Water bury Girls Club program for next year which is believed will make the organization more valuable to it's members, will be made at a later date, according to an an nouncement made this morning by Miss Kathleen Crowley, director, following her return yesterday from New York where sha-spent four busy weeks exchanging ideas with some of the country's outstanding educationalist.
 Waterbury Girls Club classes are to continue at present, but numer- ous additions will be made to them because it is the clubs aim to have everything connected with it's pro- gram educationally sound.
 Miss Crowley was in conference last week in New York City with Miss Martha Westfall, Miss Blanche Hnddo and Madame Helena Ruben stein, directors of home making, N. Y. c. Board of eEducation, regard ing courses in beauty culture that could be made practical and used vdcationally to adolescent girls.
 She spent half day visiting classes where dress-making, mill Emery, interior decorating, power machine operation, flower making. beauty culture including permanent waving and cafeteria training, with Miss Florence M. Marshall, prin- cipal of the Manhattan Industrial School for Girls.
 Last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday she visited Teachers College, Columbia University, where she was instructor for three years. She was in conference with Miss Cora M. Winchell, professor of household arts education, here and Profes- sor Van Arsdale. Miss 1sobel Pratt and Dr Thomas D. Wood. One of the most significant Comments on the local work by the Home Econ- orr1ics professors was that while the local standards are high they are not overdone and the profs were glad to note how practical'the work is here.
 pr Thomas D. Wood, professor Elneritas of Health Education stat ed that the locals work in cooking was the most significant education al experiment. that has come to his notice.
 Miss Crowley went to pr Wood, Professor Winchell and Professor Van Arsdale who are the acknow- letiged leaders in the field of Home Economies and Health Education. Home Economics is field which causes the most active discussion always. I suppose the reason for this is because its activities and practical application are so close of nf ent day thinking is often fuzzy and confused in so far as home life and relationships are concerned. It is the purpose of the Girls Club to carry a type of education which is adapted to the needs of the girls of to-day and try to form some intel ligent way of solving the problems which come to the girls as they go into homes of their own. In addi- ton to this we will try to give some practical help in responsibili- ties which are attached to the grown up world and citizenship. T1e social order is changing and our work must progress with it. In our Home Economies program at the Girls Club we have two thoughts in mind. Vocational Home Economics which has for it's pur- pose the preparation of girls for uS2 employment, as home helpers or as teachers. Our unconventional program tries to develop intelli- gent interest towards present living food, clothing and home life with emphasis upon the teaching of .slxtlls which may be needed by all girls and women. The Health Edu- cation program at the Girls Club isFplanned primarily for the enjoy ment and interest for the adoles- cent girl in particular and her small sister in general. The girls of