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hours in the Margaret Hoover Shop. Her lecture periods were speut in 

 conference with the Instructor in charge. 



INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT (H. E. 20 and 21) . 



The growth and development of this work during the past year has 

 been very satisfactory. The lunch I'ooni ])roject at the East Lansing Higli 

 School has been continued, and this experience has been invaluable to 

 the students. 



Institutional Management classes were conducted in the Womans' 

 Commons and in the Flower Pot Tea Room. The course consisted of 

 practice work in the kitchen of the Woman's Commons, complete prep- 

 aration of meals, menu plaiming, study of e(j[uipnient in various Insti- 

 tutions, and observation of lunch rooms, tea rooms, cafeterias and hotels. 

 If the Institutional Management classes are carried on in the same 

 manner next year, more definite arrangements should be made with 

 the Director of the Womans' Commons. 



•wo M A N S' CO INI M ON S : 



At the beginning of the spring term, 1923, all of the Home Economics 

 students on the campus were required to take their meals at the Womans^ 

 Commons or at the College Residence. This was done because of the 

 fact that so many of the students were eating at irregular hours and 

 did not select the proper food. The Commons, this past year, has been 

 operated the same as formerly; that is the Home Economics Division 

 has assumed complete responsibility for all over-head expense and service. 



At the end of the school year, the Commons paid to the College |1,200 

 for rent and all expenses incurred, including Miss Borgman's salary, with 

 a balance of cash on hand amounting to |3,414.00, for replacing old 

 (equipment. 



It is the opinion of the people in the Household Science Department 

 that all food purchasing, as well as the general management, should be 

 under one head. Under such an arrangement, all foods required by the 

 various departments could be secured at wholesale rates. 



FLOWER POT TEA ROOM : 



The Flower Pot Tea Room was opened the latter i^art of January 

 under the supervision of Mrs. Harriet Y. Colvin. The purpose of running 

 this Tea Room was to give Advanced Institutional Management (H. E. 

 22) to the students desiring to take this work. The demand for this 

 course is greatly increasing and, in order to vary the different types 

 of problems, it was thought desirable to open the Tea Room, since it 

 offered a type of training impossible to obtain in any other capacity. 

 The training in the Tea Room includes serving, assisting in the prep- 

 aration of food, managing the dining room at times, and the students 

 were given the entire responsibility of taking care of Sunday night 

 luncheons. This develops independence and self reliance, which the stu- 

 dents have no opportunity to obtain in a larger Institution, such as 

 the Womans' Commons. In addition, they have the problem of manage- 



