liiw, A\M Ai. i:i:i'(>i; r (U' TiiK on. i»oo. 



Women need llie inspiration and iiplook of intelligent service, of 

 scientilic iiietho<ls, ol' artistic acc()nii)lisliiiient in even very practical 

 afl'airs. 



Much is said about llie iuiprovemenL ot Ihe raw luaterial. What 

 is the use of it all if women are not trained for the selection and 

 jireparaiion of llie raw material? 



liousokee].'ing- is beliind tlie times. The house has the poorest 

 workshop of any industry in existence. Here is needed the co-opera- 

 tion of men. The same masculine inventive genius which brought 

 water to the barn is needed to bring it to the house; to attach the 

 sauie power to tlie washing machine wliicli is used on his saw or 

 tlireshing uiachine. Men have carried a certain business calculation 

 inl(» tJieir fariuing which prevents their using worn-out, out-of-date 

 tools and equipment; tlie sauie business thrift should prevent un- 

 liandy conditions in the kitchen, and lack of labor saving devices, 

 l-'aruiers do not Want their sons to work in the way they and their 

 fathers worked. Neither can they attord to allow their wives and 

 daughters to work under such disadvantages as the old-time kitchen 

 presented. 



Millions of dollars are spent in the United States every year for 

 domestic service. This includes large amounts not only for wages 

 but for waste and for food. Until this amount is safeguarded by 

 training and intelligence, wasted effort and wasted material con- 

 tribute to the high cost of living. 



We recognize the fact that the men who are working in the in 

 stitutes are doing a splendid work in teaching the adult people of 

 the country. In your institutes there are young men and young 

 women needing inspiration, direction, incentive. We want more 

 intelligent men and women in the homes. Better conditions will 

 l»revail to prevent women from feeling that they are machines, goods 

 or chattels; they must believe they are a part of the economy of 

 the household and a progressive part. Institutes should help girls 

 to feel that they should have an exalted attitude towards house- 

 work and their positions as wives and luothers. 



If a man or woman went out to institutes this year and feels 

 that he inspired his neighbors for higher ideals and for better con- 

 ditions he has done more than to earn his salary. 



SOME THINGS OUTSIDE THE FARMYAKD GATE 



By FRED W. CARD, fiyl^ania. Pa. 



All Institute Lecturers realize, yet are sometimes prone to forget, 

 that the i)roduction of crops and the making of money is not all 

 there is of farming. These, while iinportant, represent only one 

 phase of successful agriculture. Most of us agree, therefore, that 

 some things aside from these ought to be discussed on the insti- 



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*IIciii. .Imuics Ffnisi . Oaiiy and FikmI Conimissionpr of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was 

 to have delivered the first addiess of the morning on the subject of "Difficulties Encountered In En- 

 forcing The Cure Food Laws," but was prevented by press of official duties from attending the 

 Institute. 



