Show HOME 6 ORGANIZED last thursday afternoon a home economics association tor for brigham city was organized at a meeting called for that purpose and which was held in the tabernacle miss gertrude mccheyne ic of the agricultural college was wa present and it was under her supervision that the organization was given birth the objects of 0 the association is part of the extension work of the college that Is now being perform d all through the state is fet bet forth in a published by the college and which has been freely distributed among the ladles ladies it has the following to say the term home economies economics has ben defined as the economic a sanitary an 1 and aesthetic aspects of food clothing and shelter as connected with breir selection preparation and use by y the family in the home or other groups of people this definition seems to be somewhat narrow at least in expression since it is understood that chal ch 11 ll welfare and eugen eugenics acs the science pr por to the improvement of the raps rac are to be included home econome s teaches to quote the great pioneer in this work mrs euen ellen H richards harda the art of 0 right living and cannot there fire be confined to subjects relating solely to food shelter and clothing no DO watter matter how broad the lines along bich they are studied the girl equipped by a course ina income home economics will not only have mastered the m technique of the management of 0 the homo home and the sciences underlying wi ni n i trl liou swi lEation and the cle cleansing ausing ore operations rations of the home but she wil also have learned bofto use her lime sr er that especially developed talents will not fall into disuse and plans fur for the civic welfare of her community as w well ell as tor for legitimate pleasures and recreation will find her prepared 0 o take her pait therein but the amov valuable training braining that a girl receives is in the preparation for motherhood instruction in the case of the infant so entirely dependent in its first month of helplessness upon the mother and stil sadies dies in the phenomena of its early years so potent in their influence for or good or ill owing to the plastic condition of mind and body are all within the scope of a course in home economics motherhood owing to this de definite preparation becomes a task ot or pleasure yielding results from which both mother and child reat reap a harvest of joy we feel that it is the duty ot of I 1 those still in the years of 0 preparation tor for lifes work to take advantage of I 1 ire opportunities in vocational trailing afforded in these days while we ure those home makers who have 1 already I learned their lessons in the school of experience to give their approval and encouragement to those who are studying and using the advanced methods of these later days in the profession of home making it Is for it the e benefit of 0 the latter class more especially that home erotic associations have been founded home economics associations are for the purpose of bringing about cooperation among the women of a con in the interests of their homes and families some of the results hoped for are the management of homes and the care of the amaly with greater efficiency but with less ipso al sacrifice fic on the part of wives and n r if hers an increased interest in the v vre tre of the community in general a closer bond between mothers and daughters teachers and parents and the establishment of a similar relationship tion tiona ship bip between the women of the confirmed on page ste six HOME ECONOMIC continued from first page state and the agricultural college as that which exists betwee th hs farmers ers of 0 the state and the college e so that home life as well as farm arm activities may derive benefit from expert advice the officers chosen from the body of women present were mrs airs abel S rich president mrs nels jenson first vie P president mrs airs john W peters ape second vice president mrs A G frank third vice president miss aliss javete wal lace secretary and treasurer the following committees were appointed program mrs A L brown mrs C 0 roskelley mrs airs E W dunn miss louella knudson library mrs airs H E webb mrs airs S E hinckley mrs airs george L johnson miss veda hunsaker Hun entertainment mrs airs arthur true son mrs airs D C jensen miss aliss louise berg miss alias irma knudson boys and girls club mrs geo A anderson mrs victor 1 madach alsa olive jenson miss eulalla jensen |