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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, for teachers who desire
a better understanding of the care of the body, and for 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 Richardson,
Miss Weer, and Miss Metz. 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 Richardson. 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 Richardson, Miss
Weer, and Miss Graham. West Range Laboratory.
4. Home Management (Advanced).—Home care of the sick—invalid
diet. baths, kind, purpose of each, precautions, best method, time;
ventilation of sick room—importance, methods; general care of sick
room—dust, sunlight, order, furnishings; the nurse—clothing, exercise,
food, rest; making of bed—arrangement of bedding, method
of moving patient; co-operation with physician—giving medicine
promptly, regarding directions conscientiously.
Daily, West Range Laboratory. Hours to be arranged.
5. Study of Foods or Dietics (Advanced).—Review of food principles—study
of each in detail, study of foods to suit special physical
conditions, study of caloric value of foods, making of menus, study
for rural schools, practice teaching done by students with class
as critics.
Daily, West Range Laboratory. Hours to be arranged.
6. Sewing (Advanced).—Study of textiles, tests of adulteration,
cotton, silk, wool, methods of removing stains; study of color—choice
to suit use, harmony; use of patterns—choice to suit use, methods of
altering, precautions in using; study of style of garment—to suit
figure, to suit use; drawing of design for garment—style, measurement,
trimming; study of cost—kind of material, width, cost per yard,
number of yards, test for adulteration, test for color, reason for
choosing color; kind of trimming—color, amount, cost; cost of other
items used in garment, value of time required for making, total
cost of garment. Each student will complete these garments, following
this outline.
Daily, West Range Laboratory. Hours to be arranged.
7. For two weeks beginning July 8th, Miss Ella Agnew, Director
of Demonstration Work for Girls in Virginia, will conduct demonstration
classes in canning vegetables of all sorts and will give instruction
in methods of organizing girls' tomato clubs, canning clubs
and demonstration work generally. These lectures will be open free
to all members of the Summer School, and the place and hours will
be so arranged as to accommodate as large a number as possible.
Note.—A fee of fifty cents will be charged in each course except
seven for material.
Note.—It is recommended that students wishing to specialize in
domestic economy take Hygiene 1 and Chemistry 5 (see Household
Chemistry page 25) as these courses are planned with special reference
to the work in domestic economy.
Certificate Credit.—Summer School Professional Certificate—Domestic
Economy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; Special Certificate—Domestic
Economy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6; Professional Grammar Grades Certificate
—Domestic Economy 1, 2, and 3.
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