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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

1. Study of Foods.—This course is arranged for teachers who
desire to begin the study of domestic science, to teachers who desire
a better understanding of the care of the body, and to all young
women who wish to make their education more practical. The lectures
will treat of food principles, practical diatetics, marketing,
cooking and serving of meals, and the chemistry of cookery. Each
student will be required to do the practical work in actual cooking
each day.

Section I, daily, from 8:30 to 9:30; Section II, daily, from 9:30 to
10:30; Section III, daily, from 10:30 to 11:30; Section IV, daily,
from 12:15 to 1:15; Section V, daily, from 3:30 to 4:30. Miss Knowles,
Miss Weer, and Miss Porter. West Range Laboratory.

2. Home Management.—This course is supplementary to Course
1 and in addition the following topics will be treated: home decoration;
house furnishing; home sanitation—ventilation, disposal of

garbage, removal of dust, care of milk, preservation of foods, danger
of flies, provision for light and heat, etc. The lectures will be made
more vital by the use of charts and demonstrations and field work
will be carried on as far as possible.

Daily, from 10:30 to 11:30. Miss Knowles. West Range Laboratory.

3. Sewing and Study of Textiles.—This course is designed to
prepare teachers to give a beginners' course in sewing and to furnish
a fundamental knowledge of practical sewing. The topics treated will
be as follows: cloth and its uses; plain stitches and their proper
uses; some fancy stitches and their uses; button holes; drafting and
cutting patterns; the making of plain garments. At the close of the
session each student will have her completed book of twenty models,
a completed shirt waist, and at least two other completed garments.
Students will be expected to provide material for their own garments.

Section I, daily, from 3:30 to 4:30; Section II, daily from 4:30 to
5:30; Section III, daily, from 8:30 to 9:30. Miss Knowles, Miss
Weer, and Miss Graham. West Range Laboratory.

Note.—A fee of fifty cents will be charged in Courses 1, 2, and 3,
for material.

Note.—It is recommended that students wishing to specialize in
domestic economy take Hygiene 1 and Chemistry 5, as these courses
are planned with special reference to the work in domestic economy.

Certificate Credit.—Summer School Professional Certificate—Domestic
Economy 1, 2, and 3; Special Certificate—Domestic Economy
1, 2, and 3; Professional Grammar Grades Certificate—Domestic
Economy 1, 2, and 3.