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Show I A NEW COLLEGE ' COURSE. . Washing machines are going to col-; col-; lege. But in this case the regular procedure has been reversed. It is the institution that is doing the studying. When the University of Nebraska ends its observations next June it expects ex-pects to have new information of much value to housewives. American washing machine manufacturers manu-facturers are represented by a full array of washers which home economics eco-nomics experts of the university and McCall's magazine are using in a series of tests. Each washer maker today knows from factory tests how the housewife can get maximum benefits bene-fits from his machines. The Nebraska study is expected to produce a number num-ber of special discoveries for the benefit of housewives in general. Disused space in a university building build-ing was fflted up at small cost as a home clothes-washing room, to show the ease with which any housewife can equip her home. Each washing done by the investigators is for a family of two adults and three children. child-ren. It is practical work like this that makes our educational institutions of greatest benefit to the greatest number. num-ber. Manufacturers, educators and editors cannot be endorsed, too strongly strong-ly for this cooperation in further lightening womens' household efforts. Millions of homes have washers and the university's study will aid all of j them. |