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Show HOI SEKKEI'ERS' CONFERENCE. Monday morning the first day of the Round-Up a large number of housekeepers house-keepers were at the school ready for th"-- work; The people were enthusiastic enthusias-tic over the conservation movement and Red Cross work. The housekeep-; ers of Iron County are not only learning learn-ing many jiew and valuable ways of handling the present situation but are also turning out a large number of Red Cross articles. They knit while j they listen and are able to spend thair time very profitably this way. After registration the large attand ance of women were entertained by a j very inteiestiiu. leteure on Red Cross I knitting. The lecture was eiven by Mrs. V. F. Knox from Beaver, Among the many interesting topics treated by Mrs. Knox she put special emphasis empha-sis upon the following facts: That cooperation between chaptara is the big thing needed to prodllre the maM mum number of Red Cross articles. Rivalry between towns must be done away with. She congratulated the ron COUnty v. omen ,,ri their Red Cross chapter and praiaad the articles hown her. But she said the apecial maaaage sent (mm headquarter! was: "We aie low all over 'lie country. We must keep in mind this fact: that every time out lingers pause in their knitting that every drop of blood is shed lor you and inc." Monday afternoon the housekeepers housekeep-ers and farmers assembled in a conjoint con-joint session. Music aa given by Ruth Webster, a former student of the school, and by Mr. Frisby. Mr. Homer, for the fifth time since the organization of the institution ;i I an Agricultural Collage, welcomed in his own hearty manner, the people (Continued on last page.) ROUBW MPlsW conference. (Continued from first pape.) of Southern Utah who have stood so loyally to the school Dr. !' S. Harris lectured on the food situation. He impressed upon the people the necessity of saving and conserving food. He suid that the three thinps that the people of the world were the most short of were the three things most vital to the life of the world. These were: wheat, meat and heat. Mr. J. W. Watson told the people 1 some very interesting thing" about the labor problem in the United States' among the rest he stated that there j is no need to fear that there will be any great shortage of labor in this part of the country. Tuesday Morning Sessions. Tuesday, February 5th, Mrs. May-cork May-cork lectured on "Foods A Quart a j Day." She .suid it is possible to live on a quart of food a day and still I maintain the bodily efficiency. The second half of the period was t:ikn up by Miss Kosinn Skidmorc and Miss Johanna Moen. Their subjects sub-jects were, "Clothing and Millinery Remodelling," and Use of Work Materials." Ma-terials." Mrs. Knox also lectured on "Ked Cross (Jarnientn of Yarn." The nfternoon session was given to Miss Kosinn Skidmore and Miss Jo-lianna Jo-lianna Moen, who lectured on "up-to-date Bat Remodelling and Use of ; i ommercial 1'atterns. The lectures given Tusday evening' , were by John U. Webster and F. S. Harris, on the subjects of "UtnhFood-; "UtnhFood-; fields," and "What is Expected of the Utah Farmer." After the lectures the time was spent in n good old Round-up special and all enjoyed themselves immense-. ly. The third day of the Conference of; I the Housekeepers of southern Utah, the women assembled in the gymnasium. gymnas-ium. Here they received necessary and valuable instructions on the care of the "Little one." If any extra meal I is served to anyone it should be to , the children, said Mrs. Maycock. And) j this meal must be well balanced. It , will not be long until calorie will be , , I , as common a measurement as an inch I or a quart. K. (J. Barber, Jr., gave a very in- j teresting lecture on the making ofi cottage cheese which is a universal war dish. Miss ("lata M. Clawson lectured on j "How to Shop Economically." There: were a large number of women in at-' tendance. The instructions given ' were on the choice of the materials ' and the price that should be paid, ac-i ac-i cording to (hat texture, weave and grade. I Wednesday evening the people of, ' Cedar City and the Round-up visitors were entertained in the auditorium of the B. A. C. The speakers were Mrs. Maycock, Dr. Evans, and Miss Hor-tense Hor-tense White. We were very sorry that Mis.s Mcheync was unable to be lien- but the lectures given by Miss, White and Mrs. Maycock contained valuable instruct ions, especially to ithe men, concerning their eating hab- its, and said that they must give up their "goodies." Dr. Evans explained Agricultural Bducation which every man, woman und child in America must take part in. And said that Agricultural education will soon be I world-wide. A number of musical selections were given by members of the faculty and student body. Art Exhibit Creates Interest. The exhibit at the D. A. rooms Showed the excellent talent of the B. A. C. girls and also Hie rial spirit of economy and war saving which has be.siej'.ed our school. The Millinery girls have adopted the rule which our ancestors taught, that t a woman was !Rtort efficient than the man she was entitled to "wear the trousers." They Shave simplified the Idea by making hats from old trouscis. Another war saving device is the transforming of discorded men's clothing into a nifty street dress for women. ! Throughout the week there has been coming from the kitchen the savory sa-vory odors of many delicacies pre-! pre-! pared for the guests. The tables are decorated with tulips ai d green foliage fo-liage which show great skill in arrangement. ar-rangement. This added greatly to ithe atlrtaetioii of the dining room, which has been furnished with cosy ! chairs, a reel couch and other conveniences con-veniences The v, oik of art exhibited at the Round up surpass". any that have In en shown here before, The cxhi- ! bit ion was i ot so large as former ex tloni have been, but the quality there just the same. Tile Artists represented were: .(. H. Meter, in- itrUCtOf in the school, I., i;. Richards and .). T. Harwood, The lectures Thursday morning were given by Mrs. Bona B. Maycock on "Foods Meat Curing," and Miss Johanna Moen on the "Care of Clothing Cloth-ing Cleaning and Pressing." Miss Coldie Faux, who is head of the girls' club work in Utah, lectured Thursday afternoon on the subject of "The (iirls1 Fart in Winning the War." Among other things she said, "it is the duty of the girl to spend a dollar wisely. Otherwise she is a Blacker." The Housekeepers were entertained by the Ladies' Trio, and Male Quartette Quar-tette from I'arownn High school. That uhnol is to be congratulated on the musical ability possessed by the students stu-dents who sang in the trio and quartette. quar-tette. Miss Gertrude McCheync gave a ! demonstration on "What to serve on meatless days." "Chicken, beans, fish, nuts and cheese may be served on such days. These foods have just BS high or a littk higher protein value val-ue than beef or pork. "Save the fata," wai the demonstration demon-stration given by Miss Hortcn. White. To save fats uae butter substitutes sub-stitutes and nuts. Things are surely happening at the College during the fifth annual Roundup. Round-up. Even Mr. Moser is trying to get on the good side of the gentle sex by giving an exhibition in art and a lecture for their benefit. After the Lecture all visitors are to be entertained enter-tained at a social tea given by the Home Economics Club. (To be continued.) |