Show t iEs SHOULD mv GIVe MORE ATTENTION S STO TO THE HOME College President resident Advocates Advocates Advocates' Better Training for Women Women Women Wo Wo- Wo- Wo men and Mothers I f fOne One of oC the most important f fields for agricultural colleges Is training for women women wo wo- men In the opinion of Dr E. E G. G Peterson Pe Pea terson newlY newl appointed president of or the Utah a agricultural college Ho He says sars that home economics Is Is' of ot as great ar an al' economical value as any other department depart ment of f education in any university o of or college cOllego of ot the world SHe S He points out that by teaching the mother the proper meth method d of f feeding her baby there will be an appreciable decrease in the child death rate Dr Peterson says that he knows of cases cases' J where mothers through Ignorance have havo feel fed young babies in such a a a. way as asto to o cause their heir death as quickly as though they had given tho baby babl arsenic J If It people knew ImeY the proper means of ot 1 dieting themselves says Dr Peterson Peterson- there would be less t ian an one fourth th the calls for doctors Then from ur un esthetic viewpoint vi f home economics teaches housewives how to artistically arrange their homes Concerning Concerning- his pet hobby obby Dr Peterson Peterson Pe Pe- Pe terson says S Development of the home economic ec work of the college Is ono one of the most most promising phases of ot our work The work of agriculture agricultural engineering engl engi mechanical arts and business business' administration has become more o or or lez less leas standardized and while all these phases of work will continue to grow rapidly for many years because of tho the truly stupendous nature of our agricultural resources and problems yet they have during the last quarter of a century grown to such large proportions that their continued growth in th the future will be in a measure automatic Training for women is the fine finest ted educational ed cd opportunity of the day The Tho great social waste Is in the home Tho rhe he states state's main maln educational concern should be to train the mothers and those will be the mothers of the future Since the early pioneer days In Utah we have e had wonderful women and wonderful mothers The sacrifice and devotion on their part in building up our state is la lathe the most touching and the most thrilling thrilling thrill- thrill thrilling ing ing- part of our history j 1 Ut Utah h homes today to all the world S stand for purity cleanliness and high religious devotion The pioneer women and those who came Immediately after them did wonders in educating their children and nd in maintaining In all other olber 1 9 ways a high standard of home life i A world of new facts and principles have been discovered by scientists and investigations in all aU fields covering th the th last four or five decades These facts and principles bear a very important relation to home life Ilfe So the new m mother moth moth- ther th- th er must know now much more than those who have gone before Home economics includes the essence of modera modern modern mod mod- ern era sanitation nursing child fe feeding home business management modern methods of teaching the young the mother will always be the greatest teacher home decoration cooking sewIng sewing sew sew- ing art and literature in the home Dr Peterson contends contends' that cit city 1 boards of education could well afford to spend more money d developing vel home homo j economics in the public schools |