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annual conference. We have found this to be objectionable be- 

 cause of the difficulty in getting rooms for students for such a 

 short time, especially when this time cuts into two semesters. It 

 seems advisable on this account to have the course another year 

 for the seven weeks immediately preceding Christmas. 



Let us anticipate a little and see what we are planning for 

 another year. We hope to be able to add more courses and to 

 broaden out a bit — a course in preventive medicine has already 

 been promised us. To those courses we already have will be added 

 more advanced courses in home economics, but just what form 

 these courses shall take we cannot say at this time. We would 

 like suggestions, for you know better what is needed than we do. 

 Tell us what you want for another year. Also you know the names 

 of many young women who might be interested in this work, young 

 women just through high school, young women in the homes, who 

 will find that the time so spent is much more than justified. Will 

 you not help us by sending the names of these young women? 

 This year many names came to us after the course had started. 

 In a course which lasts only seven weeks it is important that all 

 names should be in early and all students enrolled as soon as pos- 

 sible. Send in the names now and we will get then on our mailing 

 list and will see that each one receives information, regarding the 

 short course work. 



A LESSON IN DRAFTING PATTERNS. 



(Miss Nelle Carter, Department of Home Economics, University of Missouri.) 



Materials needed for drafting are : Several yards of wrapping 

 paper that is a yard wide, a foot ruler, a yardstick, a tape meas- 

 ure, a pencil, a few pins, a yard of cotton tape and a large table. 



A SHIRT-WAIST DRAFT. 



All measurements should be carefully taken. Remove belt 

 and collar if possible and pin a tape securely in place to indicate the 

 normal waist line. The following measurements will be needed 

 and should be taken as directed: 



Bust. — Stand behind the person being measured and pass the 

 tape measure over the fullest part of the bust, one inch below the 

 hollow of the arms. Place a pin at the top of the tape measure at 

 the center back. Add three inches to this measurement. 



