DEPARTMENT OF HOME ECONOMICS. 



TEACHING. 



This year saw the beginning of the instruction in those courses in 

 Home Economics which have been developed to make a coordinated four- 

 year course in this subject. 



1. A course, " The Home," was offered to freshman students registered 

 in the College of Agriculture who signified their intention of specializing 

 in Home Economics. 



2. A course on " Foods " was given for sophomore students in Agri- 

 culture specializing in Home Economics. 



3. A general or survey course in Home Economics, including some 

 laboratory work and discussion of the more important points in nutrition, 

 food preparation, sanitation, house planning, and the like, was offered 

 to include students in any departments in the University and not special- 

 izing in Home Economics. This course was well attended and has proved 

 to be of great value to the women students in the University. 



4. A course in " House Planning," to be incorporated in the four-year 

 outline, was offered through the courtesy of Mrs. Helen Binkerd Young, 

 who gave her time for this instruction, 



5. A number of courses were offered by the department to winter- 

 course students : 



(a) A course in Foods and Human Nutrition, 

 (b) A course in Sanitation, House Planning, and Household Man- 

 agement, 

 (c) A course in Sewing. 



The teaching work in the department was done by Miss Van Rensse- 

 laer and Miss Rose, with the assistance given by Mrs. Young in House 

 Planning and by Miss Dick, who was employed during the Winter 

 Course to teach sewing. 



INVESTIGATION. 



The great necessity of giving a large amount of time to the actual 

 development of a new department and the very limited staff have made 

 it impossible to spend any considerable effort on investigation work. 



I. Some experiments were made on the cooking qualities, waste, flavor, 

 etc., of various grades of quinces. This was done in connection with 

 the Department of Horticulture. 



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