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Show Home Economics Classes to Aid Defense In answer to the heavy demand being evinced by students and townspeople for training in wartime war-time emergency activities, the school of home economics at Utah State Agricultural college will offer of-fer two new courses during the winter quarter commencing January Janu-ary 5, Mrs. Christine B. Clayton, dean of the department, has an- nounced. Entitled "Care of the Sick and First Aid" and "Nutrition and Dietetics," the added courses will be given in six-week periods as weU as full-term classes in order to facilitate greater training, Mrs. Clayton said. The course in home care of the sick and first aid to the injured will include lecture periods and laboratory practice in methods of treatment. One to two regular college credits will be granted. First part of the nutrition and dietetics course will consist of a study of the principles of nutrition with application to physical fitness, while the second half will pertain to simplified dietetics hi ration to the feedng of the sick and the well Mrs. Clayton explained. Those who have a previous knowledge of nutrition studies will be allowed allow-ed to register for the second half of the course only, she added. Five credits will be given for the entire en-tire course. , |