. American homes and gardens. omefamiliar with in this way. Even though forced to do thework which they find so congenial, at least they are made tounderstand the processes. Of course there are many girls whose mothers are notqualified to teach them, and to these girls the teaching ofdomestic science in the schools means even more. It wouldbe a great thing if only these girls were to be considered,but I feel that it is a great thing for all girls, no matterwhat their surroundings may be. It is womans province todirect the household, a household, some household, and thereare a, b, cs to become


. American homes and gardens. omefamiliar with in this way. Even though forced to do thework which they find so congenial, at least they are made tounderstand the processes. Of course there are many girls whose mothers are notqualified to teach them, and to these girls the teaching ofdomestic science in the schools means even more. It wouldbe a great thing if only these girls were to be considered,but I feel that it is a great thing for all girls, no matterwhat their surroundings may be. It is womans province todirect the household, a household, some household, and thereare a, b, cs to become familiar with in housekeeping as sure-ly as there are in the reading, writing and arithmetic, and thesooner this part of the girls education is begun the should go side by side all through her years of schoolinstruction with the other parts of her mental training. We will, when girls have had eight or ten years of thistraining in domestic science, see wonderful results, I feel AFTERNOON TEA-STRIPSBy Mary H. Northend. For this take strips of bread and toast them a light brown or dry them in the oven. For topping, take dates and chop them very fine, adding melted marshmallow and spread the mixture over the strips and brown in the oven for a moment only sure. We will see a change in the attitude toward house-work. It is great, it is noble, to be able to make a homecomfortable and artistic in its surroundings, and when girlslearn this, they will learn to be less scornful of the processeswhich make this possible. Perhaps a halo might growaround the once despised dishpan. Right here will be the part the college has to play inthis greater and larger development. Professor Munster-berg put it in these words: Every form and curve of thechair and table, every design in the wall paper and the rug, every variation of the bedor the mirror, of the spoonor the glass, is a part of afascinating story of de-velopment. ... Awoman cannot take anobler power from hercollege life into the t


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