Show STUDENT LIFE Domestic Science ' Domestic "Science deserves the thoughtful attention of everyone who works to build up humanity It has great significance from a physical point of view but a still higher interest when we look at it from the spiritual side To feed the body in such a way as to make it healthy Is much to feed it in such a way as to build up the character is still more The old adage “Tell me who your companions are and I will tell you what you are” has been somewhat remodelled by a modern scientific writer “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are” “He who dines well plots not Then save every sinner By making life on earth One good jolly dinner” It is the object of this branch of education to promote that knowledge of household science which shall lead to improvement in household architecture with attention to home sanitation to a better understanding of the economic value of foods and fuels health and happiness and to systematize domestic service and place it on a higher plane When we think of what careful preparation is now deemed necessary to qualify teachers we need not wonder that so large a number of mothers who have domestic knowledge themselves but are not trained in the art of teaching do not know how to successfully train their daughters And when we think of the many mothers who have not even a high grade of knowledge we are not surprised that hundreds of girls are now growing up in ignorance of this most vital science The department of scientific domestic education is rapidly growing and is recognized as one of great importance in the curriculum of even grammar schools inasmuch as such knowledge will in the future be of more practical benefit to many of the students than a purely classical scientific or literary course It is aimed to make the course an application of scientific principles and knowledge to daily life IIow many an inexperienced house keeper has had her days and weeks of trial for 71 the lack of so considered little things They are part of the events that make life pleasant or painful In matters small or great the standard of living that prevails in the home indicates the quality and effectiveness of some woman’s work The household in all its bear- ings on individual and social life is destined to occupy a foremost place in human thought and endeavor A MALICIOUS EXPOSURE Amy — How I should love to overhear the conversation of several highly intellectual men Edgar— Tooh! I’ve been with them They always begin on books but soon get to talking about something good to eat Hostess— So you are going to be married Ethel? Ethel— Yes Hostess— I thought you said you intended to remain single Ethel — I did but I have been taking lessons in cooking and I don’t want to waste them “Though Greek and Latin be the lady’s boast They’re little valued byher loving mate The kind of tongue that husbands relish most Is modern — boiled and served upon a plate” Samuel Johnson All human history attests That happiness for man— the hungry sinner Since Eve ate apples much depends on dinner— Byron To eat and enjoy is one thing to repent and apologize later is quite another “Mamma” said Bobby “what is that white stuff on my berries?” “That is what we call whipped cream” answered his mother A few days latter Bobby dined at a neighbor’s and being offered some ordinary cream he asked: “Haven’t you folks some four-year-o- ld spanked cream?” Agricultural Atoms A short account of the work of two of our former students is well worth reading as it shows what perseverance and energy applied |