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 ing the better nourishment and in surrounding them with the re- 

 finement and attractions of a well-ordered home, will contribute 

 alike to the mutual prosperity of this country and the general wel- 

 fare of the farmer. 



The Agricultural and Home Economics Departments of this 

 University should go hand in hand in definite enterprises that will 

 give mutual assistance to the vast army of faithful women who 

 are bearing the heavy burden of keeping the farmers' homes pure 

 and sweet, and who are rearing the future masters of our vast 

 agricultural State. 



The recognition of an equal responsibility and interest in the 

 family welfare involved in her position of housekeeper means much. 

 It represents to her the difference between an automaton and an 

 individual. It is the expression of individuality in a sphere which 

 is peculiarly woman's. 



THE CARE OF THE BABE. 



Mrs. Chas. W. Greene emphasized the great value of regu- 

 larity in giving the baby its bath, exercise, food, and sleep. She 

 told of scientific experiments to prove that sleep in a dark, quiet 

 place is more restful than in a light, noisy one. She showed some 

 baby clothes which could be easily put on and taken off, and told 

 of many little ways in which discomfort to the baby could be 

 avoided and opportunity given for healthy development. 



APPLICATION OF KINDERGARTEN IDEAS TO THE AMUSEMENT OF CHIL- 

 DREN IN THE HOME. 



Mrs. John S. Ankeney, Jr., told how it was possible for a 

 mother to invent and adapt many games for her children that would 

 easily instruct as well as amuse them. 



THE WOMAN WHO SPENDS. 



Miss Bertha M. Terrill, of Chicago, spoke on the necessity for 

 the training of women who are to spend for the family its income. 

 She emphasized the fact that it requires as much skill to so spend 

 this income that the maximum amount of satisfaction and develop- 

 ment of family interests may result, as it does to earn the money 

 to be so spent. 



In the olden days most of the things used in the home were 

 produced at home and the housekeeper's chief work was that of 

 production. Now most of the things produced by the man of the 



