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The Iowa Homemaker Vol.29, No.4, Margaret Wallace, Mary Kay Pitzer, Virginia Foth, Janet Sutherland, Elinor Chase, Peggy Krenek, Elizabeth March, Margaret Leveson

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Maybe They’ll Whistle, Margaret Wallace, page 3

These Labs are Just Like Home, Mary Kay Pitzer, page 4

What’s New, Virginia Foth, page 6

Vicky, Margaret Wallace, page 7

A Jessica Weise Original, Janet Sutherland, page 8

How to Help Your Dry Cleaner, Elinor Chase, page 13

Africa in Clay, Peggy Krenek, page 14

Your Study Styles, Elizabeth March, page 16

Food Photography, Margaret Leveson, page 20

This Book Tells You How To Do Home Economics Writing, The Iowa Homemaker

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You need to know how to write. Don't reply, "I just can't write, I haven't got the knack; besides why should I have to know anything about it?" It won't change matters at all. These days home economists are asked to prepare promotional material, recipes, magazine articles, speeches and a world of other such things every day. You're going to be a full-fledged home economist soon, so you see, you do need to know how to write.

A Senior Answers A Freshmen's Questions, Marjorie Turner

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A one-act play by Marjorie Turner

Vicky, Frances Bosnak

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Vicky went window shopping for new clothes and is trying to decide where to spend her summer job money. One thing she's sure of-whatever she buys, the versatility of this fall's fashions will make each dollar stretch, for this i,s a year for separates. Here's what Vicky saw

Exercise For A Slimmer You, Katherine Williams

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Take a look in that full-length mirror. Satisfied with what you see? Why, what's the matter? Don't you have those Betty Grable legs or .that Lana Turner figure?

Operations Cleaning, Marian Ismert

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Your disgusting days are over when you come to college? Not on your life. Come Saturday afternoon and your roommate shouts, "Get the dust mop and broom- let's get it over with." And so you get into your old blue jeans, a T-shirt and kerchief, all set for what looks like a good day's work.

There's A Career For You In Taste Testing, Jo Ann Breckenridge

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If discovering a new taste treat in food is a thrill for you, read on-this could be your future.

Mrs. America Expects Perfection From You, Amelia Sansom

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Mrs. America expects plenty from us as home economists. All of us who have been in close contact with homemakers for any length of time know that their faith-or maybe more accurately their hopes-as to what we can do for them sometimes seems to know almost no limits. I can well remember the amazement of a staff member of one newspaper home economics department when a voice on the other end of the phone said, "Say, can you tell me what to do to keep a 3-months-old baby's hair from turning red?" Fortunately few worry about this problem.

Presenting Barbara Knapp Miss Iowa Homemaker, Barbara Parsons

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Last spring you selected an outstanding student in your department. Then it was our job-and a tough one-to select one as "Miss Iowa Homemaker." We think Bobbie Knapp, a child development major, pretty well fills the bill as a top-notch home economist. Here's her story.

How Do You Rate As A Roommate?, Mary Alice Halverson

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Before you came to college, you made up your mind that living with a roommate was going to be wonderful. You knew you wouldn't be content living alone. You'd get fed up talking to yourself and talking back to a radio soon loses its charm. The only answer, of course, was a roommate. The college sent you her name and you probably spent hours composing a witty, friendly letter to her. But now, after seveeral weeks of living together, you're not so sure that the next nine months will be as swell as you'd hoped. You ...

The Iowa Homemaker Vol.29, No.3, Mary Alice Halverson, Barbara Parsons, Amelia Sansom, Virginia Foth, Jo Ann Breckenridge, Marian Ismert, Katherine Williams, Frances Bosnak, Margery Turner

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How Do You Rate As A Roomate?, Mary Alice Halverson, page 3

Miss Iowa Homemaker, Barbara Parsons, page 4

Perfection From You, Amelia Sansom, page 6

What’s New, Virginia Foth, page 7

Taste Testing, Jo Ann Breckenridge, page 8

Operations Cleaning, Marian Ismert, page 10

Exercise for A Slimmer You, Katherine Williams, page 13

Vicky, Frances Bosnak, page 15

A Senior Answers A Freshman’s Questions, Margery Turner, page 21

Quotes, page 23

Home Economics Writing, page 24

"Not So Technical" Is The New Curriculum, Patricia Durey

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Most women at Iowa State have heard the complaint that the home economics curriculum is too technical. A lot of them have done some of the complaining themselves.

Just What Is Success?, The Iowa Homemaker

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Most likely to succeed! But is she? Members of her class and her associates in clubs and honoraries agree that she is "most brilliant' and "most likely to succeed." Was theirs a sure instinct when they paired her exceptionally fine, original mind with "success"?

It's Not A Three-Ring Circus It's A Track Meet, Donald Hansen

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in the year eleventy-seven thousand B.C., a prehistoric man chased a fair cave lass up a few glaciers and around a couple of mountains, at that, so the story goes, was the origin of the sport called track. All Clyde Caveman got for his efforts was the dubious honor of fathering the human race. But born in all men is the urge to excel, a competitive spirit, and Clyde was no exception. Put together these inbred characteristics and you have the most ancient of sports, track and field.

Stop That Moth!, Gretchen Hall

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Soft breezes and warm sunshine are coaxing you into bright cool cottons.

Whether You Choose Modern Or Traditional It's Your Dream Home, Patricia Close

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You may wait half a life-time before you build that dream house of yours, but even if the chances are slight that you will ever get it, don't stop dreaming. An active imagination may inspire you to improve the only house you can afford-or make it do until your dream comes true.

Focus On Photography, Margaret Leveson

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Spring brings the camera fans back into circulation, loaded for bear or any other subject that might chance to come within range. And this army of lens lovers is a formidable one, growing in size and expenditures year by year.

Vicky Plans Her Wardrobe For Summer Travel, Margret Wallace

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This summer, Vicky is going to play. "I've worked enough summers," she decided. "This vacation I'm going to travel!"

Storybook Farmhouse, Janet Sutherland

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You'd almost believe this story book farmhouse came straight from Grimm's fairy tales. And surprisingly enough, it was planned to be that way by its owner, Miss Kjaerstine Mathiesen, who farms 160 acres of land near Harlan.

Make Yours Distinctive Glassware, Katherine Williams

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Imagine yourself as the perfect hostess, presiding over a dinner or buffet luncheon. You have a variety of all the tableware you want, and the choice is yours. What would you choose? But in real life that choice isn't so simple when you must limit yourself to one pattern.