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Show NEW BUREAU WILL HELP HOME ECONOMICS WORK. An announcement of unusual significance sig-nificance to both farm and 'city women has been made by Secretary of Agriculture AVallace to the effect i,Viat steps will be taken shortly to "Strengthen the scientific work af the Department as it may be related to home economics." A similar statement state-ment from Secretary- Wallace is being be-ing made today by assistant Secretary Secre-tary Pugsley, who is speaking before the American Home Economics Association As-sociation at Corvallis, Oregon. "Ultimately I have in view making mak-ing the home economics work an in dependent bureau," said Secretary Wallace in his preliminary announcement, announce-ment, "ranking with the other bureaus bu-reaus of the department, and placing ,at the head of it a women of executive execu-tive ability, thorough scientific training, train-ing, and a broad and sympathetic ! understanding of what is needed to make such a bureau most helpful to i the women of the country." Work for women has grown steadi'y in the Department of Agriculture. In 1915, what has been called the Office of Home Economics was created as a part of the extension service In this home economics work a great deal of attention has been given to studies of foods and how best to use them, labor-saving devices for home, studies of dress-making and materials, mater-ials, etc. While work of this sort is planned primarily for the help of vjmen on farms, much of it is equally eq-ually helpful to women in the cities, and especially to those in moderate circumstances who must exercise economy and get the greatest value for the money spent. The woman chief of the proposed new bureau will rank with the chiefs of the oilier bureaus of the Department Depart-ment of Agriculture, attend the weekly conferences in the Secretary's Secre-tary's office and thus bring the women's viewpoint into the general work of the department. |