3. Incomes, and how they should be divided to keep all ex-
penses in good proportion, for food, clothing, etc.
m.
1. Household accounts and how to keep them. Various kinds
of books to be used.
2. Budgets. Necessity for making and method.
3. Budgets made for various incomes.
IV.
1. Ways of making extra money. Data collected by students
from friends and magazines.
2. Ways of saving money. Data collected in same way. Co-
operative buying. Housewives' League.
3. Sale of various materials made by pupils, as candy, cake,
jellies or other foods, clothing, etc. Materials and time counted
and profit estimated. Proceeds used for Home Economics
library.
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Fifth Month — February.
I.
1. Children : the purpose of the home. Literature and
pictures from the "Child's Welfare Society" of New Orleans.
Eules : ' ' How to keep the baby well, ' ' collected and arranged by
pupils.
Guard against soothing syrups and wrong methods of keep-
ing baby well. Also emphasize right methods of keeping it con-
tented.
2. "How to train the baby to become a good citizen": rules
collected and arranged by pupils.
3. Food for babies : milk, composition, quality, care. Im-
portance of mothers' milk for babies. Difference in chemical
composition.
II.
1. Various "baby foods," and what they are composed of.
How to make gruels. Pure water and plenty of it.
2. Care of milk in the house. Review of cattle, care, food,
handling of milk, etc.
3. How to wash and dress the baby. Demonstration by
trained nurse or intelligent mother.
Cooperative Work.
in.
1. Make a model outfit for a baby, including the layette and
several kinds of comforts, or collect them in an exhibit.
2. Same.
3. Same.
IV.
1. Baby basket: willow split may be used, or small trunk
with a tray. Pockets around sides of tray, one for small articles ;
large clothes placed under tray.
At end of two weeks the collection should be complete even
if not all made by class.
2. Time to fill in lessons lost on holidays.
3. Same.
Sixth Month— March.
Clothing.
I.
1. The clothing of primitive peoples.
2. The Consumers' League and ready-made clothing. Costs
and how to buy.
3. Millinery, and how to save money by making hats at home.
Millinery : work of Audubon Society.
11.
1. Evolution of spinning and weaving. What knitting
machines have meant in securing leisure for women.
2. Individual dressing. Adaptation of color to the indi-
vidual.
3. Adaptation of styles, of "line," to the individual.
III.
1. Laundering. Kinds of soaps: making of soft and hard
soap from grease: washing powder and other detergents. Blue-
ing, starches, effect of acids and alkalies on different fabrics.
2. Laundry equipment : practice. Charcoal irons, gas irons,
electric irons. Home-made ironing boards and sleeve boards and
benches. Problems for manual training classes.
3. Ironing, and receptacles for clean clothes. Practice work.
IV.
1. Mending clothes. Various problems presented through
illustrative material. Work done at home and credited in class.
2. Cleaning clothes: removal of various spots. Brushing
and pressing. Dainty care of clothing made a habit. Dye stuffs
and how to use them intelligently.
3. Storing of clothes : through summer or winter months.
Dust-proof bags. Use of labels. Moth preventives.
Seventh Month — April.
I.
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3. Incomes, and how they should be divided to keep all expenses in good proportion, for food, clothing, etc.
m.
1. Household accounts and how to keep them. Various kinds of books to be used.
2. Budgets. Necessity for making and method.
3. Budgets made for various incomes.
1. Ways of making extra money. Data collected by students from friends and magazines.
2. Ways of saving money. Data collected in same way. Cooperative buying. Housewives' League.
3. Sale of various materials made by pupils, as candy, cake, jellies or other foods, clothing, etc. Materials and time counted and profit estimated. Proceeds used for Home Economics library.
Fifth Month — February.
1. Children : the purpose of the home. Literature and pictures from the "Child's Welfare Society" of New Orleans. Rules: "How to keep the baby well," collected and arranged by pupils.
Guard against soothing syrups and wrong methods of keeping baby well. Also emphasize right methods of keeping it contented.
2. "How to train the baby to become a good citizen": rules collected and arranged by pupils.
3. Food for babies : milk, composition, quality, care. Importance of mothers' milk for babies. Difference in chemical composition.
1. Various "baby foods," and what they are composed of. How to make gruels. Pure water and plenty of it.
2. Care of milk in the house. Review of cattle, care, food, handling of milk, etc.
3. How to wash and dress the baby. Demonstration by trained nurse or intelligent mother.
Cooperative Work.
in.
1. Make a model outfit for a baby, including the layette and several kinds of comforts, or collect them in an exhibit.
2. Same.
3. Same.
1. Baby basket: willow split may be used, or small trunk with a tray. Pockets around sides of tray, one for small articles ; large clothes placed under tray.
At end of two weeks the collection should be complete even if not all made by class.
2. Time to fill in lessons lost on holidays.
3. Same.
Sixth Month— March.
Clothing.
1. The clothing of primitive peoples.
2. The Consumers' League and ready-made clothing. Costs and how to buy.
3. Millinery, and how to save money by making hats at home. Millinery : work of Audubon Society.
1. Evolution of spinning and weaving. What knitting machines have meant in securing leisure for women.
2. Individual dressing. Adaptation of color to the individual.
3. Adaptation of styles, of "line," to the individual.
1. Laundering. Kinds of soaps: making of soft and hard soap from grease: washing powder and other detergents. Blueing, starches, effect of acids and alkalies on different fabrics.
2. Laundry equipment : practice. Charcoal irons, gas irons, electric irons. Home-made ironing boards and sleeve boards and benches. Problems for manual training classes.
3. Ironing, and receptacles for clean clothes. Practice work.
1. Mending clothes. Various problems presented through illustrative material. Work done at home and credited in class.
2. Cleaning clothes: removal of various spots. Brushing and pressing. Dainty care of clothing made a habit. Dye stuffs and how to use them intelligently.
3. Storing of clothes : through summer or winter months. Dust-proof bags. Use of labels. Moth preventives.
Seventh Month — April.