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Show HOPE OF TOMORROW Future Homemakers of America Membership Now over 200,000 We are the Future Homemakers of America. We face the future with warm courage, And high hope. For we are the builders cf homes, Homes for America's future. Homes where living will be the expression of everything That is good and fair. a WRITTEN by pupil delegates at a meeting of the national executive council of the Future Homemakers of America in Chicago Chi-cago In the summer of 1945, the foregoing creed dramatizes the broad objectives of a booming high school home economics club already al-ready numbering over 200,000 members mem-bers in 45 states and Hawaii and Puerto' Rico. High school home economics clubs are not a new idea but the Future Homemakers movement represents v:-- ADVISEE ... Dr. Basel Frost Is national adviser of the Future Homemaker of America. the first effort to co-ordinate all such activity in a central organization. Under the stimulus provided by home economics sections in state departments of education, the American Home Economics association, associ-ation, and home economics schools and departments in colleges, independent in-dependent units have thrived for 15 years, with recognition of the un- limited possibilities offered for learning and teaching. Designed to stimulate Interest In home economics and integrate high school activities with organization work, the Future Homemakers movement evolved from plans drawn by the American home economics eco-nomics association and the home economics service of the U. S. office of-fice of education in 1944. Within a few months, it was accepted by the state departments of education and vocational education and the state home economics associations of a majority of states, including Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the District Dis-trict of Columbia. 'Toward New Horizons.' When the pupil delegates of the Future Homemakers met in Chicago Chi-cago last summer they were fully prepared for formal organization of their club. Besides writing their creed and constitution, they developed devel-oped policies and procedures, drew a work program for the year, decided de-cided upon red and white for their colors, the red rose for their flower, flow-er, and an octagonal emblem. Fittingly, Fit-tingly, they chose "Toward New Horizons" for their motto. National in scope, the Future Homemakers are broken down into regional districts, with state and local lo-cal chapters. Presently, Myrtle Hilton of Tip-tonvllle, Tip-tonvllle, Tenn., is president; Anita Lehman of Baton Rouge, La., is vice president; Emma Jo Lewis of De Land, Fla., is recreation chairman; chair-man; Joan Du Flessls of Swamps-cott, Swamps-cott, Mass., is secretary; Barbara Ann Boggs of Sutton, W. Va., is vice president and Marie Bresnan of East Haven, Conn., Is national project proj-ect chairman. Other officers Include Irene Trout of Milwaukie, Ore., treasurer; Barbara Bar-bara Parker of Carson City, Nev., vice president; Margaret Worlton of Lehl, Utah, public relations; Phyllis Marshall of Vermont, 111., parliamentarian; Deania Burnworta of Independence, Kans., vice president presi-dent and Lois K. Mueller of Seymour, Wis., historian. Wide Latitude Allowed. While the pupil members of the Future Homemakers are permitted the widest latitude in the formulation formula-tion and development of their programs, pro-grams, they are assisted by experienced experi-enced advisers, including Edna Amldon, chief of the home economics eco-nomics service of the U. S. office of education; Mrs. Dora S. Lewis of the executive board of the American Ameri-can Homemakers association; Emily Haydock of the National Education Edu-cation association, and Dr. Hazel Frost Successful in developing a home economics club In Oklahoma sev. eral years ago, Dr. Frost, as national na-tional adviser of the Future Home-makers, Home-makers, has been largely credited with the phenomenal growth of the new movement In assuming her position with the Future Home-makers Home-makers In 1944, Dr. Frost applied the same principles she employed in Oklahoma In making the new organization or-ganization close working partner of home economics classes. Though mostly composed of girls, the Future Homemakers also admit ad-mit boys to membership. |