 | University of Virginia record April, 1914 |  |
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 10:30; Section II, daily, from 10:30 to
12:15; Section III daily, from 2:30 to 4:30. Miss Hamilton, Miss
Leftwich. Domestic Science Laboratory, N. W. Basement Education
Building.
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. 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, from 2:30 to 4:30. Miss Hamilton and Miss Leftwich. Domestic
Science Laboratory, N. W. Basement Education Building.
3. Sewing and Study of Textiles.—This course is designed for those
preparing to teach sewing, and to furnish a fundamental knowledge
of practical sewing. The topics treated will be as follows: Elementary
stitches and their uses; study of textiles—cotton, wool, linen,
silk; economics of purchase of material, kind, price, etc., in relation
to use; adaptation of bought patterns: simple fitting, repairing and
mending; principles involved in making garments—suitability, style,
color, designing. Each student will complete a book of twenty
models, a shirt waist, and two other garments.
Text-Book.—The Dressmaker, Butterick Publishing Company.
Section I, 8:30 to 10:30; Section II, 2:30 to 4:30. Miss Weer and
Miss Stephenson. North End West Range, Laboratory.
4. 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
of methods of teaching foods in rural schools, study of simple equipment
for rural schools, practice teaching done by students with class
as critics.
Daily, 10:30 to 1:15. Miss Hamilton. Domestic Science Laboratory,
N. W. Basement Education Building.
5. Household Chemistry.—This course is to be given in connection
with the work in domestic science. The lectures will consider the
chemistry of air, water, food, and sanitation, with reference to the
processes that go on in the home. So far as their previous training
will permit, students will be expected to study experimentally the
composition of pure and impure air; the chemistry of combustion;
the composition of cleansing agents, their reactions with "hard"
water, their effects on fabrics, etc.; the chemistry of disinfectants;
the chemistry of fermentation and decay; the adulteration and preservation
of food. The laboratory work will consume about two
hours a day.
Daily, lectures 8:30 to 9:30, laboratory hours to suit, before 2 P. M.
Professor Bird and Professor Edgar. West Range Laboratory.
6. Theory and Practice of Teaching Domestic Economy.—This
course is designed for those who expect to teach Domestic Economy—sewing
or cooking—in elementary and high schools. Special
application will be made to rural school problems. The course will
include planning simple equipments, courses of study, cost, lesson
plans, correlation with grade work. Students will have opportunity
for observation and practice teaching. Section I. Daily, 12:15 to
1:15. Miss Weer and Miss Hamilton. Domestic Science Laboratory,
Education Building.
7. Sewing and Study of Textiles—Advanced.—This course is arranged
for those who wish to teach sewing in elementary and high
schools. It will include tests for adulterations in cotton, linen, silk
and wool; methods of removing stains; stenciling; use and adaptation
of patterns; drafting; study of color and style in relation to
wearer; suitability of apparel in relation to use and income; hygiene
in dress. Each student will complete a simple lingerie gown and
two other garments.
Text-Book.—Textiles, Dooley—D. C. Heath & Co.
Section I. Daily, from 9:30 to 11:30. Miss Weer and Miss Stephenson.
North End West Range, Laboratory.
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 as these courses
are planned with special reference to the work in domestic economy.
Note.—A short practical course for those teachers in rural schools
who desire to introduce some domestic science instruction in their
schools will be offered, if there is sufficient demand for it.
Certificate Credit.—Summer School Professional Certificate Advanced
Grade—Domestic Economy 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; Summer
School Professional Certificate—College Grade—Domestic Economy
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; Professional Grammar Grades Certificate
—Domestic Economy 1, 3, and 6.
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