THE DEMONSTRATION WORK 



pertains to the home and its environment, just as the success- 

 ful man agent is called upon in all matters pertaining to the 

 farm and its management. 



This, therefore, is a new and wonderful contribution to 

 education and civilization, which has been made by American 

 women in the early years of the 20th Century. 



Director Symons, of Maryland, in his 1919 report says : 



^^Home Demonstration Work stands today as the biggest piece 

 of educational work that women have ever attempted to do. There 

 are no limitations to the duties of a home maker, and it is only 

 by education in the science of home making that home problems 

 can be made easier. 



"The war brought an unusual change in our home conditions, 

 and the average home maker was forced to become educated along 

 the lines of health, food, thrift and sanitation. The trained Home 

 Demonstration Agent was naturally best suited to give information 

 and assistance in these problems. She was called upon to advise 

 and help in every phase of home making, from renovating old 

 clothes to the proper food for the baby. She was expected to teach 

 the art of soap making as well as that of preparing apple jellies. 

 There is no other profession that calls for such varied lines of 

 work as does that of home making. Home making is referred to as 

 a profession, and that is just what it is. There is no art of which 

 a girl should feel more proud of being accomplished in, than the 

 art of home making. ' ' 



They have established standards of performance which 

 will call for close application and" zealous persevering work 

 by their successors, but the new day is calling for new 

 achievements by women and these have not failed to answer 

 the call. So many of them have visions of the future possi- 

 bilities and zeal to carry out their own fond hopes. Their 

 realizations, in this age of science and invention, actually reach 

 beyond the ideals and dreams of the seers of the last decade. 

 President Bryan, of the Washington Agricultural College 

 outlined the objective of the Home Demonstration Work in an 



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