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year's freshman class, all studeuts were required to take a course of lec- 

 tures given b}^ the dean of the division, dealing with the Development of 

 Home Economics. The purpose of this course was to acquaint freshmen 

 with the character of Home Economics as a profession, the opportunities 

 for service afforded and the types of specialization offered. Heads of 

 departments in the sciences (pure and social), English and language, art, 

 and education were asked to address the class upon the relation of their 

 subject to Home Economics, The State Leader of Home Demonstration, 

 representatives from Public Health Nursing, Board of Health, Social 

 Service Bureau, Tuberculosis Association, were invited to discuss with 

 the students the relation of their profession or organization to Home 

 Econoanics. The results obtained were a broader vision of Home Eco- 

 nomics itself, of its relation to other professions, an understanding of 

 the reason for requiring pure and social sciences, and the fundamental 

 need in every day living for scientific knowledge of nutrition, hygiene, 

 and sanitation. 



A Xew Undertaking in InMiiiiiional Manaf/cmcnt: In Febniarj^, 

 1022, the Home Economics Division assumed control of the Flower 

 Pot Tea Koom. This was particularly desired as a laboratorv 

 for students to give institutional training in tea room work. A trained 

 insti^uctor was employed as manager of the tea room and students Avere 

 put in to do all parts of necessary work. Here tlie students obtain the 

 view point of institutional management as a whole. They are able to 

 do tliis more easily because of the smaller size of tlie tea room compared 

 with the size of an organization sncli as the Woman's Oomnions. 



In the Flower Pot, the students have had the additional problem of 

 management to make a profit, which has not been any part of the training 

 offered in the Woman's Commons. The tea room offers the additional 

 opportunity of meeting the public face to face and finding out what the 

 public wants, how it wants it, and the difficulties which must be met. 



There was turn-ed over to the Alumnae Council |465.00 in casli and 

 1175.00 paid for debts incurred previous to our assuming control of the 

 Flower Pot, which indicates the possibility of making a legitimate profit 

 through organizations of this kind. 



The field work in clothing has been no less significant and far-reaching 

 than that in food and nutrition. 



Clothing Problems (H. E. 54) : Tliis course involved a careful study of 

 children's clothing in relation to health, personal comfort, cost, care, color, 

 design, choice of material, convenience in manipulation, and a child's 

 reaction to these. An investigation was made of the needs and prablems 

 in children's clothing and of the garments on the market. Some gar- 

 ments have been made which we feel are an approach to an ideal wardrobe 

 for a child. This study revealed that the ready-made garments were not 

 adequate in many respects, nor were the commercial patterns used by 

 mothers for home-made garments entirely satisfactory. 



Some of the problems worked out included — 



Changes in the conventional methods of fastening boj'^s' trousers : 



a. Reversal of the placket. 



b. Longer plackets. 



c. Substitution of drop front for the fly. 



d. Change of position of buttons. 



e. Reduction of number of buttons. 



