go STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE ; ~ 



HOME CARE OF THE CHILD (H. E. 34) : 



This course was giveu ou child welfare including lectuces and demon- 

 strations hy a trained woman on the care of well children and how to 

 keep them well, both physically and mentally. When the new Home 

 Economics Building is completed, it is hoped that this course can be 

 given more attention and be so developed as to compare very favorably 

 with the same type of work being offered at the Merrill-Palmer School 

 in Detroit. 



PLANNING OF THE NEW HOME ECONOMICS BUILDING. 



A great deal of time and thought has been spent by the Home Eco- 

 nomics Faculty in remodeling the plans for the new building. Inasmuch 

 as a well equipped kitchen and dining room will be installed in the 

 Union Memorial Building, it was deemed advisable to cancel the plans 

 for a cafeteria in the Home Economics Building. The changes that were 

 made have been passed upon and approved by the Building Committee 

 of the State Board of Agriculture. 



The equipment for the building has been carefully worked out by 

 members of the Home Economics Faculty but, at the time of writing this 

 report, no equipment has been ordered. This has been delayed, awaiting 

 the appointment of a permanent Dean of Home Economics, so that she 

 might have an opportunity to pass upon the equipment before it is 

 installed. 



CHANGES MADE IN DORMITORIES AND HOUSE MOTHERS : 



At the beginning of the school year there were ten Dormitories — 

 Woinans' Building, Abbott Hall, Senior House, Virginia Halladay House, 

 Johnson House, Waterbury House, Black House, CVdlege Residence, 

 Corcoran House and the Kathryn Friday House, Avith the following 

 House Mothers : Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Murdock, Miss Yakely, Mrs. Peterson, 

 Mrs. Dow, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Eastman, Mrs. Corcoran and Mrs. Weamer. 



In November, Mrs. Reason was appointed House Mother at the Wonians' 

 Building. 



During the winter, the epidemic of Influenza and Scarlet Fever was 

 so great that it was necessary to give up the Kathryn Friday House for 

 hospital use. The girls were placed in the Black and Corcoran Houses. 

 Later when the Lambda Chi Alpha House burned, the Kathryn Friday 

 Dormitory was used at a ''Frat" House until the close of the year. 



Mrs. Murdock resigned at the close of the winter term, and Mrs. 

 Weamer filled this vacancy as House Mother at the Senior House during 

 the spring term. 



It is recommended that great care be exercised in tlie selection of 

 House Mothers for 1923-24. The House Mothers should be women of 

 broad training, experienced with young people and of the type qualified 

 to bring about the building of strong characters, 



