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New Harmony Homestead, Part Ii, Ferdi Knoess

Green Revolution

No abstract provided.

Flight From The City, Ralph Borsodi

Green Revolution

Serialized content from Ralph Borsodi's book Flight From the City .

New Harmony Homestead Couple Have "What It Takes" To Succeed, Mildred Loomis

Green Revolution

No abstract provided.

Flight From The City, Ralph Borsodi

Green Revolution

Serialized content from Ralph Borsodi's book Flight From the City .

Industrial Arts For Junior High School Girls Household Maintenance And Repairs, Lyman Nels Crane

Graduate Student Research Papers

As the complexion of our modern social environment becomes increasingly technical, the burdens of educating the people for the present and the future become quite cumbersome. Within tho framework of all educational disciplines the challenge of "never-ending" changes must be accepted and the best solutions expedited. To adequately prepare youth for purposeful citizenship within an automated society, educators must be aware of the recquirements and make every possible effort to fulfill them. This study is the result of an attemt to meet some of these changing needs within our society. The requirements thrust upon the housewife of today in basic …

Relationship Between Home Management And Ability To Manage Interpersonal Relationships, Carol Rathbun Fites

Masters Theses

Chapter I

The Problem and Its Background

It is the purpose of this chapter to first present some general concepts pertaining to management, and then to present the problem explored in this study. The purpose of the problem, basic assumptions made, and definition of terms used in the investigation are explained. Also included is the background and importance of this study. A summary concludes the chapter.

The Influence Of Adult Education Classes In Foods And Nutrition On Food Selection By Senior Citizens, Marguerite Collins Massey

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Today there are seventeen and a half million people age 65 or over in the United States. This is nearly one-tenth of our population, and the number is estimated to be increasing by one thousand daily. There are already twenty-five million people age 60 or over, six million age 75 and over, and more than ten thousand over the age of 100. With increased study and research on various factors in the aging process and how they affect the health of elderly people, these figures may go even higher.

A Study Of Time Management – By A Selected Group Of Employed Homemakers, Patricia M. Skrocki

Masters Theses

Chapter I

The Problem and Definition of Terms Used

During recent years there has been a steady increase in the number of homemakers employed full-time outside their homes. When a homemaker resumes dual responsibilities she is faced with an increased need to manage her time well in order to meet the family needs as mother, wife, and homemaker plus meeting the employers expectations of an employee. There has been much speculation concerning time management by these employed homemakers, but there was very little available research on this areas of management.

The Problem

Statement of the Problem. The purpose of this …

The Education Of The Whole Man, Ralph Borsodi

School of Living Documents

The Education of the Whole Man is essentially two books in one volume. The first is a general treatise. This book opens with a challenge to Borsodi’s Indian friends. They must choose a national destiny: Gandhi or Western industrialization. The second section addresses the problem of education in 30 chapters. There are many forms of education: Physical education, emotional education, perceptual education, introspection education, axiological education, volitional education, etc. But these are not different things. They are part of a whole. There are stages of development, from infancy through age twelve, sixteen, eighteen, higher education, adult education. Chapter by chapter …

The Education Of The Whole Man, Ralph Borsodi

School of Living Books

The Education of the Whole Man is essentially two books in one volume. The first is a general treatise. This book opens with a challenge to Borsodi’s Indian friends. They must choose a national destiny: Gandhi or Western industrialization. The second section addresses the problem of education in 30 chapters. There are many forms of education: Physical education, emotional education, perceptual education, introspection education, axiological education, volitional education, etc. But these are not different things. They are part of a whole. There are stages of development, from infancy through age twelve, sixteen, eighteen, higher education, adult education. Chapter by chapter …

Suet Into Soap, O. Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

AT certain times, especially after killing for meat, the farm housewife has a large amount of fat at her disposal. This fat can be used to advantage for making soap.

How do you make soap from fat? Many farm housewives must have asked this question. This article gives an easy to follow description of how to turn suet into soap.

The Relationship Between The Material Diet In Humans And The Health Of The Newborn Child, Carole Dallman

Graduate Student Research Papers

It was the purpose of this study ( 1) to determine the relationship between the nutrition of the mother and the health and well being of the fetus and newborn infant; and (2) to summarize many studies and experiments done in this field from 1907 to 1961.

A Study Of Aging In An Old Order Amish Mennonite Community, Louise Chahbazi

Masters Theses

Introduction

The Old Order Amish Mennonites, undoubtedly the plainest of the "plain people," have a high regard for the beliefs and customs of their forebears. Their forefathers had no telephones, automobiles, electric lights, radios, or church buildings, so the Amish of today work the land with horses, travel in buggies, burn gas lights, gather in homes for worship services, and wear styles of dress which were common in seventeenth and eighteenth century Europe.

Estimates made on the basis of recorded church membership in the Mennonite Yearbook place the Amish population of the United States at approximately 57,000. Their high birth …

Special Occasion Sweets : Ideas For Desserts When Celebrations Demand Something Different, O. Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

GATEAU, the French word for cake, means any decorated cake which may also be used as a sweet.

Gateaux are often so attractive they become the centre piece or decoration for the dinner table, their colours deciding the colour scheme used.

An Exploratory Study Of The Family Centered Homemaking Program For The Ninth Grade, Kathleen Louise (Cadieu) Carlson

Graduate Student Research Papers

The modern goal of home economics education is a curriculum centered about the family as it lives, works, and plays in a time of rapid social, economic, scientific, and world change. Many schools present home economics as cooking and sewing. It seems evident that home economics education, to meet needs in today's families and prepare young people for assuming responsibilities as future homemakers, must plan programs of greater depth and breadth than those of the past. This paper will (1) explore possible means of coordinating and integrating the specific area of family relationships with the general home economics curriculum and …

What Older Nebraska Women Eat, P. C. Fry

Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station: Historical Circulars

There are many Nebraskans who have reached the status of senior citizens. These Nebraskans in their 60's, 70's and 80's have attained a special place in our society. We can learn much from studying how they have eaten through the years and comparing their diets with what we have learned from similar studies in other states.

That Prize Winning Fruit Cake, H M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

IT is the ambition of most women to make the perfect fruit cake. Some try over and over again, hoping that some day they will produce a prize-winning cake.

Farmington State Teachers College Home Economics, Farmington State Teachers College, University Of Maine At Farmington

Home Economics

Farmington State Teachers College Home Economics Department program description booklet.

Christmas Gifts To Make, O. Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

MOST of us appreciate a small, thoughtful gift much more than a"bought in a hurry" gift.

Here are a few suggestions for simple gifts that can be made, giving pleasure to both the maker and the recipient.

They are also useful for stocking stalls for fetes.

A Top For A Teenager : An Embroidery Motif, O. Evans Scott

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

WHEN a girl shows an interest in sewing, encourage her by allowing her to make something for herself.

Choose something simple that can be finished quickly without Mother's help—a difficult, time-consuming article may cause a flagging of interest.

Sugar Bags - Just Sugar Bags : Brunch Buns, H M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

DID you all buy bags of sugar and make jam, and bottle fruit, while the soft fruits were in season?

I do hope you saved those sugar bags—also the bits and pieces of gay drip-dry cottons left over from home dressmaking.

You will find there are plenty of useful and attractive articles that you can make with these things.

Favorite Recipes: Submitted By Graduates Of The School Of Nursing Of The Jefferson Medical College Hospital, Julia Tyler Gaskill

Jefferson History Books

Favorite Recipes of the Jefferson Nurses Alumnae, 1900-1960.

Factors Affecting The Enrollment Of Students In Homemaking Programs In Junior And Senior High Schools Of Southwestern Michigan, Cecile L. Herscher

Masters Theses

Chapter I

Introduction

Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this study is to determine some of the more important factors which affect the enrollment of students in homemaking programs in selected junior and senior high schools of Southwestern Michigan and to use these findings and conclusions in suggesting ways in which homemaking may become more effective in the educational program of the junior and senior high schools of Michigan.

A Study Of The Experiences To Be Included In A Homemaking Program For Adults Of The M. F. Nichols School Community In Biloxi, Mississippi, Gwendolyn N. De Marks

Tennessee State University Alumni Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Paper Bags In Cookery

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

Clean paper bags are handy in the kitchen and provide a convenient aid to coating meats, etc., with breadcrumbs or flour.

Farm And Home—Diet As An Aid To Regularity, Helen M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

Constipation is the source of many human ills, and in a large percentage of cases it originates in incorrect food habits, carelessness, and laziness. The treatment of obstinate and long-standing constipation is a matter for a medical adviser, but in this article I have tried to set out some methods of preventing the trouble.

Farm And Home—Kitchen Measures Save Time, Helen M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

The accurate weighing of cooking ingredients is apt to take up a lot of time in the busy housewife's day and it will be found that a much more speedy and convenient method is to substitute measured quantities such as cupfuls or spoonfuls for the weights.

Home-Made Shampoo

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

Keep all scraps of toilet soap and make this soap jelly shampoo. It is particularly good for dry hair and is much cheaper than prepared shampoos.

Farm And Home—Those Precious Nylons, Helen M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

Stockings are an expensive item in any woman's budget and these hints on extending the life of your precious nylons will be welcomed by most budget-harassed housewives.

Farm And Home—Some Ways With Apples, Helen M. Gloster

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 3

Now that the new season's apples are becoming available, the housewife will be J-1 looking for new ways of cooking and serving this ever-popular fruit. Perhaps some of these recipes will enable you to "ring the changes" on the family menu.