4IO Reading-Course for Farmers' Wives. 



Interesting features have been planned by local committees of each 

 town, consisting of music, papers and exhibits of home work. 



These institutes are similar in character to those started in Canada 

 six years ago, and which have been very successfully conducted on in that 

 province. It is an initial effort in New York State and it is expected thai 

 the experiment will prove them to be of so much value as to make them 

 a permanent feature of state agricultural work. 



WINTER-COURSE IN HOME ECONOMICS. 



The woman's work in the Extension Department at Cornell University 

 has not stopped with the printed bulletin and the correspondence work, 

 but has sought to bring farm women, especially the young, to the Univer- 

 sity for a Winter-Course in Home Economics. For several years the 

 College of Agriculture has had its Winter-Course for men, and with the 

 belief that the home problems are as great and of as much importance 

 as those outside the house, it was arranged last winter to provide a Winter- 

 Course for home makers. The initial effort was most satisfactory to all 

 interested. Some of the most eminent women teaching Domestic Science 

 in the institutions of the country were brought to Cornell University as 

 lecturers, and forty-two regularly registered, together with as many more 

 visitors each day listening to their instruction. Other states have striven 

 for the same end, but few have been able to secure as much as has been 

 ofifered the women of the state of New York. 



Beginning Dec. 6th, 1906, another Winter-Course for women and 

 men is provided in Home Economics. In these pages we give an outline 

 of the courses of study and invite correspondence from the farm homes 

 of the state where there is interest in this course relative to the sending 

 of daughters or sons to Cornell University for this winter's work. 



The first Winter-Course in Home Economics was given last winter 

 (January to March, 1906). It was successful in every way, for the begin- 

 ning of an innovation. It included in its faculty some of the best lecturers 

 from the best institutions in the country. It was much more largely 

 attended than was anticipated. 



Persons attending the course as students, were: 



1. Young women who were interested in the art of home-making. 



2. Some who were interested to get a broad view of the subjects 

 pertaining to Home Economics with the intention of deeper study for 

 purposes of teaching. 



3. Home makers who desired to become acquainted with the newest 

 ideas governing home life. 



4. The wives or sisters of men in attendance on the other Winter- 

 Courses, who found it convenient to attend the winter sessions together. 



