Milford chronicle., 1958-06-27
DeLGlUdre HOmeniGkers
Short Course

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helps to determine whether we
will have Progress and Peace or
Chaos in the world.
a special birthday party. to COM
memorate the 20th anniversary of
the Homemaker's Short Course,
was held in Agricultural Hall, in
charge of the women, were given
an opportunity to meet all the EX-
tension Staff as well as the Dean
of Women and the State Home
Demonstration President. A special
feature was a large goth anniyer-
sary birthday cake. Folk games
were played thus giving the wo-
men valuable ideas for recreation
to take back for their own clubs
social function.
Two homemakers, who had at
tended all the 20 short courses,
were present: Mrs. Sydney O'Bier,
Seaford, and Mrs. Thomas Short,
Townsend. Later, they were pre-
sented with gold Home Demonstra-
tion pins
Afternoon classes, Monday
through Wednesday, featured ID
water color, Mr. Julio Acuna, Art
Instructor at the University of Del
aware; (2) Flower Arrangement,
DR.. Charles Dunham, Associate
Professor of Horticulture at the
University; CD Children's Books,
Mrs. Augustus Able, Librarian at
Newark Public School; a. Bible
Stories, DR.. John w. Christie, Pas
tor Emeritus, Westminster Pres
byterian Church, Wilmington and
(5) Enameled Jewelry, Mrs. Mari
an Macdonald, All Club Agent
for Kent County. These courses are
given not only from an educational
standpoint, but to help homemakers
develop hobbies; something to fill
leisure hours in later life, when
the children are grown and one
cannot be as active in civic affairs.
Since the home should furnish
spiritual guidance, much inspira-
tion and help was received along
that line from the Bible Stories, as
well as the Vesper services con-
Quoted by Kent County on Monday
evening and Sussex County on
Wednesday evening.
Also along the line of hobbies
was talk by Mrs. Ruth Adams,
Home Demonstration Agent for
Kent County, on her collection of
old fiat irons, stressing the fact
that collecting things is a worth
while hobby. Mrs. Adams said that
collecting items is fun and enjoy
ments, it is educational, not ex-
pensive, affords interesting con-
facts, it broadens your knowledge
and they always make conversa-
tion piece. She spoke of the fiat
irons in terms of the different peri
DDS in which they were used, the
different localities. etc.
Leadership classes were held
each morning, Tuesday through
Thursday.
ID Writing News Stories; Mr.
John Murray, Associate Professor
of Rural Communications, Univer-
sity of Delaware
(2) Giving Reports; Miss jean
nette Thoroughbred, Guidance
Counselor, Newark High School.
CD Leading Discussions; taught
by Miss Emma Reinbold, Extension
Specialist in Home Management
Homemakers were given oppor-
tunities to write news stories and
the good and bad points were dis
cussed, thus making it possible for
them to go back to their clubs and
do better job Of reporting.
In the general sessions on We'd
nesday, Mrs. George Ehinger, Del
aware Mother of 1858, used as her
topic, Your World at Home. Mrs.
Ehinger stated chat a home should
provide physical fitness, promote
mental alertness and provide emo
tional security and spiritual guild
ance.
Another speaker that day was
Miss Helen Straw, Foreign Educa-
tion Branch, Division of Extension
Research and Training, Federal
Extension Service, Washington,
D. c.