Smyrna times., 1940-10-24
CHEMISTRY IN
EVERYDAY LIFE
Problems in Home Solved By
Use of Simple Scientific Prin-
ciples at School Course
CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS

Patrons of the adult education
program at the John Bassett Moore
School will find the proposed caurse
in Household Science both educa-
tional and interesting. Because of
the tremendous significance of sci
ence in everyday life, much of the
worthwhile value may be learned
by the pursuit of common facts to
their underlying scientific princi-
pies. 1t is with realization of this
advantage that this course is being
organized. The only possible pre-
requisite for the course in House
hold Science is a scientific curios-
ity in the why and how" of house
hold problems. No special back
ground in science need be consid-
cred essential. AS planned the
course will point out the problems
of the home and illustrate how
they are solved through the use of
simple scientific principles. AS an
Illustration of this technique let US
consider an example. After a sur
vey of those minute organisms call
ed Protozoa and Bacteria, which so
greatly affect our lives, there will
follow an application of the know
ledge to the best methods of MAX
ing them serve us or do US the
least harm. In this field will ma
turally be studied such topics as
disease control, food preserving
vinegar making, bread making and
other related subjects. Through the
proper scientific approach much
satisfaction should be derived in
meeting those perplexing problems
produced be these ever-so-small
organisms. By referring to elemen-
tary chemistry great many of in
teresting topics will be treated
through the application of simple
facts concerning chemistry in the
home. The selection of good soap,
the use of water softeners, and
chemical analysis of household food
! ingredients are only few of the
worthwhile subjects to be consid-
cred through the study of the mar
vels of chemistry as applied to
everyday life. The Importance of
this ever-broadening field in the
American life demands that the
layman become better acquainted
with its fundamentals. Here will
be given an opportunity for the
public to realize and understand
the great influence of chemistry in
our modern world. Men should
find the study of these physical
principles explaining proper home
/ lightning, heating, and insulating
especially interesting. In this
field of physics, the simplest ele-
ments of electricity, as applied in
our home, to increase its comfort
and enjoyment, should prove val
liable complement to the practical
knowledge already possessed by
most men. In the realm of phys
les, many very worthwhile topics
of study, will bring to the class the
realization of its tremendous i'm
port in the world of science. No
one will fail to gain in appreciation
of how modern physics is affecting
our lives and how it will continue
to do so as long as men have a
scientific curiosity. After a cursory
study of principles, those topics
suggested by the class will be ex-
planned through the strongest de-
vice of science, experimentation
Glass members will choose a sub
| iect Of their interest, and by SIM
pie experiments, make it clear to
themselves. This allows an oppor-
tunity for increasing observation
powers through attacking a prob
lem and following it to its under
lying principles. 1t is only by this
method that one may gain an un-
derstanding of science in the home