Home Economics Research at Iowa State

Electricity in now available to 15,- 000,000 homes in the United States, says Miss Zula M. Dowler in a thesis A Study of the Operation Cost of an Electric- Oven prepared at Iowa State College. Electricity is expensive, but an attempt to reduce the cost by adopting more efficient methods may make it more widely used

The effect of mass media on the short-term cognitive development on the participants at a Tarrant County extension garden seminar

The majority of the Texas population now lives in urban areas. In rural areas, the traditional Extension audience prefers to receive Extension information at an Extension meeting, from a county agent??s visit to the farm, or a farm demonstration. A rural county Extension agent can invite their target audience to a seminar and probably have almost the entire audience attend. In an urban county, most county Extension agents would not even have a location large enough to hold their target audience. The Extension seminar/meeting model has been successful for many years and will continue to meet the needs of the rural Extension audience and most urban audiences. To determine the preferred delivery method in an urban audience and test the delivery method for gain in knowledge, participants at two garden seminars were asked to complete a questionnaire after attending breakout sessions about landscape maintenance practices. The same information was delivered by different methods; newspaper, television, Extension fact sheet, and a presentation. Participants were asked questions about what they learned in each session, how they preferred to received information, what was their primary source for information, how they perceived their landscape knowledge expertise before and after treatment, and about their past contact with Extension. Results indicate a gain inknowledge from newspaper, video, fact sheet, and presentation; most participants preferred and were receiving most information about landscape maintenance from print media particularly newspaper; participants who perceived their expertise as high before and after the treatment scored higher on the landscape knowledge test; and over half the participants had some previous contact with Extension. The results may be used to guide urban county Extension agents to select education delivery methods to effectively deliver best management practice information to homeowners about landscape maintenance

The Iowa Homemaker vol.7, no.4

Table of Contents The Home Library by Charles H. Brown, page 1 Fashion Forecast for Fall and Winter by Miss Marie Stephens, page 2 The Place of The Child by Lydia Swanson, page 3 Home Economics Research at Iowa State by Dorothy McDaniel and Melba Nisewanger, page 4 Cooking Utensils of Today by Zula Dowler, page 5 Girls’ 4-H Page by Frances Jones, page 6 Home Economics Training in Choice of Life Mate by Marcia Turner, page 8 Community Laundry of the Des Moines Roadside Settlement House by Margaret Davidson, page 10 Who’s There and Where by Cleo Fitzsimmons, page 12 Iowa State Home Economics Association Page, page 9 Preparation for Nutrition Research by Melba Nisewanger, page 10 Who’s There and Where by Cleo Fitzsimmons, page 1

The Iowa Homemaker vol.7, no.7

Home Economics Vocational Education by Melba Nisewanger, Antescript Acid Milk in Infant Feeding by Winogene Wunder, page 1 The Romance of Silverware by Margaret Marnette, page 2 The Noise That Annoys by Marcia E. Turner, page 3 Home Economics Research at Iowa State by Melba Nisewanger and Dorothy McDaniel, page 4 Make Your Own Small Electrical Repairs by Grace L. Pennock, page 5 Girls’ 4-H Page by Corline Morrell, page 6 Value of Rural Clubs in Bettering Farm Life by Vida Secor, page 7 Iowa State Home Economics Association by Marcia E. Turner, page 8 No Furnaces in New Zealand Homes by Dr. Lillian B. Storms, page 10 Who’s There and Where by Vera Caulum, page 12 The Hygiene of Clothing by Alice M. Rosenberger, page 13 The New in Jewelry by Marguerite Stotts, page 1

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Home Economics Research at Iowa State

Do you realize the amount of research in Home Economics that is being done right here at Iowa State College? At least 32 major problems in research have been completed by the graduate students in Home Economics this year. In Foods and Nutrition, nine have been completed; in Applied Art, four; in Textiles and Clothing, ten; in Home Administration, three; in Institutional Management, two and in Vocational Education, six. In addition to these problems done by graduate students, members of the faculty have done some studies, and at least 15 minor problems have been studied by undergraduate students.</p

Home Economics Research at Iowa State

"Electricity in now available to 15,- 000,000 homes in the United States," says Miss Zula M. Dowler in a thesis "A Study of the Operation Cost of an Electric- Oven" prepared at Iowa State College. "Electricity is expensive, but an attempt to reduce the cost by adopting more efficient methods may make it more widely used."</p

The Iowa Homemaker vol.7, no.4

Table of Contents The Home Library by Charles H. Brown, page 1 Fashion Forecast for Fall and Winter by Miss Marie Stephens, page 2 The Place of The Child by Lydia Swanson, page 3 Home Economics Research at Iowa State by Dorothy McDaniel and Melba Nisewanger, page 4 Cooking Utensils of Today by Zula Dowler, page 5 Girls’ 4-H Page by Frances Jones, page 6 Home Economics Training in Choice of Life Mate by Marcia Turner, page 8 Community Laundry of the Des Moines Roadside Settlement House by Margaret Davidson, page 10 Who’s There and Where by Cleo Fitzsimmons, page 12 Iowa State Home Economics Association Page, page 9 Preparation for Nutrition Research by Melba Nisewanger, page 10 Who’s There and Where by Cleo Fitzsimmons, page 12</p

The Iowa Homemaker vol.7, no.7

Home Economics Vocational Education by Melba Nisewanger, Antescript Acid Milk in Infant Feeding by Winogene Wunder, page 1 The Romance of Silverware by Margaret Marnette, page 2 The Noise That Annoys by Marcia E. Turner, page 3 Home Economics Research at Iowa State by Melba Nisewanger and Dorothy McDaniel, page 4 Make Your Own Small Electrical Repairs by Grace L. Pennock, page 5 Girls’ 4-H Page by Corline Morrell, page 6 Value of Rural Clubs in Bettering Farm Life by Vida Secor, page 7 Iowa State Home Economics Association by Marcia E. Turner, page 8 No Furnaces in New Zealand Homes by Dr. Lillian B. Storms, page 10 Who’s There and Where by Vera Caulum, page 12 The Hygiene of Clothing by Alice M. Rosenberger, page 13 The New in Jewelry by Marguerite Stotts, page 15</p