Show sJ toil U ECONOMICS F 1 Bs aff W vt washington DC DC an announce moot of unusual significance to both farm and city women was made today by secretary or of agriculture wallace ace to the effect that steps will wil bo be taken shortly to strengthen the scientific work ot of the department as it may be related to home economics A similar statement from secretary wallace is beila banis made today by ass assistant secretary who is speaking before the iho amari american homo home economics association at corvallis bregon oregon ultimately I 1 have in view malting making the home economics cs work an independent bureau said secretary wallace in his preliminary announcement ranking anith me other bureaus of the department deportment and placing at the head of it a woman or of executive ability thorough scientific training and a broad and sympathetic understanding of what is needed to malte make such a bureau most helpful to the women of the country work for women has grown steadily 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 york work a great deal of attention has een given to studies of foods and how best to 0 use them laborsaving labor saving jevicks for the home studies ot of dressmaking and materials etc while work ot of this sort is planned primarily tor for the help ot of women on oil the farms arms much 0 of it is equally helpful to women in me cities and especially to those in moderate circumstances cum stances 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 other bureaus of the department of agriculture attend pe the weekly conferences in the Secre affife and thus bring the viewpoint into the general work of the department |