1538 The Cornell Reading-Courses 



Paper. — A simple dietary for one day for a fajnily of four persons, as 

 indicated in the table given. The protein should furnish from ten 

 to fifteen per cent of the total Calories, and this should be compared 

 with the protein requirements of the dietary outHned in the preceding 

 program 

 References 



Foods and household management, p. 302, 307-314. Kinne and 



Cooley 

 Food values. American school of home economics 



Discussion. — Members shovild discuss the dietary to see whether it pro- 

 vides sufficient lime, iron, and easily utilized protein for the growing 

 children and for the adults. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR A FINAL MEETING 



As a social meeting to conclude the series of programs outlined in this 

 lesson a " Calorie supper " might be planned somewhat as follows: 



Small groups of members should be appointed to submit menus and 

 estimates for a supper in which all dishes would be served in individual 

 loo-Calorie portions, or multiples thereof. The total estimated cost of 

 the materials should be divided by the number of loo-Calorie portions 

 they supply, in order to obtain the cost per 100 Calories of food. The 

 menu that provides the most attractive supper at the lowest cost per 100 

 Calories and the smallest expenditure of human energy for preparation, 

 should be selected. A menu card in the form of a dietary should be placed 

 on each table. The energy value and the cost per 100 Calories of each 

 portion should be shown on each card. The columns should be totaled 

 so that each person can see the total energy value, the total cost, and the 

 average cost per 100 Calories for the meal. 



CORNELL STUDY CLUBS IN HOME ECONOMICS 



The Cornell Study Clubs in Home Economics are an outgrowth of 

 the reading-course for the farm home. There are now 40,000 members 

 enrolled in the reading-course, and in numerous study clubs the women 

 are using the lessons as a basis of study and of program making. The 

 clubs meet in some cases monthly throughout the year and in others 

 bimonthly at a central place in the community. The program is made 

 in advance. The lessons are studied at home and discussed at the meet- 

 ings, and the members prepare and present papers on various subjects 

 relating to the reading-course. In many instances other subjects form 

 a part of the program. 



The Department of Home Economics of the New York State College 

 of Agriculture, Ithaca, New York, will be glad to correspond with any 

 group of women who desire to form a club. Sometimes a member of 

 the staff may be sent to assist in organizing, and later on assistance may 

 be given in lectures and demonstrations before the clubs. At the present 



