Purdue debris . vy Harmer. a graduate of theSchool of Domestic Economy of the Kansas Agricultural College. She re-signed in 1908, and .Mrs. Henriette W. Calvin took the position and was suc-ceeded by Professor Mary L. Matthews who came into the department in1912. .Miss .Matthews graduated from the School of Agriculture in 1900 andfrom the University of Minnesota in1904. The work of the Home Economicsdepartment is divided into the instruc-tional work given at the University,the extension work which reaches thepeople of the State, and the Experi-mental Station work, which is a newdivision added


Purdue debris . vy Harmer. a graduate of theSchool of Domestic Economy of the Kansas Agricultural College. She re-signed in 1908, and .Mrs. Henriette W. Calvin took the position and was suc-ceeded by Professor Mary L. Matthews who came into the department in1912. .Miss .Matthews graduated from the School of Agriculture in 1900 andfrom the University of Minnesota in1904. The work of the Home Economicsdepartment is divided into the instruc-tional work given at the University,the extension work which reaches thepeople of the State, and the Experi-mental Station work, which is a newdivision added to the department thisyear. The students graduating fromthis department go into various linesof work. At present a large per centof the girls are teaching Home Eco-nomics in High Schools and Voca-tional Schools; a small number havegone into lunch room and tea roomwork; several are at present acting asDietitians in hospitals; while other-are engaged in extension work, andmany have established homes of theiri


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