Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-05-23
Short
Course
Slated

land homemakers soon Will be
descending on the University
of Maryland campus for their
29th Rural Women's Short
Course. to be held June 1918.
It will not all be "readin'.
'riting and 'rithmetic" for these
mothers and grandmothers who
are already versed in their
three RS. But they will throw
themselves into an intensive
week of studies so they will
come out ready to do a better
lob as homemakers and citi-
zenS.
The theme Of this years
conference is Living in This
Changing World" with the &C.
cent on youth leadership, as
well as special panel discus
sions on health and safety.
In addition to the II courses
offered in a variety of subjects.
a new class this year will be
offered in All Leadership
Training. with the theme
Youth Needs Leadership"
Teen-Age Session
A discussion session on
Living With Our Teenagers"
will also be a feature OF one
of the programs which will
replace the regular Thursday
afternoon assembly meeting.
Leader of the discussion will
be DR.. Evelyn Mills Duvall of
Chicago, author, educator and
homemaker.
The Thursday afternoon
program will include other
"discussion-type" ssembly
group sessions on family life.
citizenship and civil defense.
and health and safety.
Addressing the health and
safety session will be a. panel
composed of Aubrey D. Gates.
field director of the American
Medical Association: DR.. Page
c. Jet, practicing physician
of Prince Frederick in Calvert
County. and Mrs. Agnes Bea-
ton of Washington. director of
the women's division of the
Automotive Safety Founda-
ton.
Other short course speakers
scheduled to address assembly
sessions include Representa-
tive Walter H. Judd Repub-
lican. of Minnesota; DR.. Dan
lei A. Polling, editor Of the
Christian Herald magazine;
Miss Helen Irene Smith, just
returned from a two-year as
signment as home economics
advisor with the United States
Operations Mission to Beirut,
Lebanon, and Miss Frances
Scudder, chief of the Divi-
sion of Home Economics Ex-
tension Programs for the
United States Department of
Agriculture extension service.
Opens Course
DR.. L. Ralph Tabor, pastor Of
the First English Evangelical
Lutheran Church of Balti-
more. will be the speaker at
the Monday evening vesper
service opening the weeks
course.
In addition, there will be
special tours, visitors day. a
tea sponsored by the Short
Course Alumnae Committee
and Maryland State Council
of Homemakers' Clubs. eve
ming entertainment, a recep-
ton given by University Of
Maryland President DR.. VIII
son H. Elkins. and the gradu-
alton ceremony on Friday
afternoon.
The homemakers' study
schedule offers them a choice
Of classes in such subjects as
foods and nutrition, home fur
nishings. public speaking and
personality development. hui
man developmentA in family
life, home management, land
scape gardening, parliamentary
law. clothing. home arts, press
and radio. flower arrangement.
international relations, recrea-
ton, development Of self con
fidence, leadership and music
appreciation.
The course closes on Friday
afternoon with a formal cere-
mony during which recogni-
ton is given those women who
have attended the short course
for a total of four years.