A Petition to Play

With the burning of Margaret Hall on April 9, Iowa State College lost in addition to a dormitory and a historical landmark, the home of the Women\u27s Physical Education Department. In the division of Home Economics, the Physical Education Department is organized not only to teach women skills in the various sports, but to help them enjoy recreation which can be carried over into their lives after college

First Ladies For Their Hospitality

The president\u27s New York home in 1789 with Martha Washington as official hostess, the White House today with Eleanor Roosevelt presiding- One hundred and forty nine years separate the reigns of these two women as first ladies and first homemakers of the United States, but their views on the art of entertaining and making guests feel at home are indeed similar. They offer examples in hospitality which any homemaker would like to follow

Pictures for the Family They Change Houses Into Homes

Good pictures change houses into homes, parlors into livable rooms. Pictures that are colorful, wisely selected, well framed and carefully hung lend interest and an atmosphere of cheer and beauty to every room in the home

The Iowa Homemaker vol.17, no.7

Beauty from Beauty by Peggy Schenk, page 1 Through Masculine Eyes by Jim Henderson and E. L. Anderson, page 2 Use Angles and Lights for Snappy Shots by Jane Helser, page 4 Faces in Focus by Gaynold Carroll and Harriett Graves, page 5 New Style Loves by Sally, page 6 Beds for Beauty by Ruth Dahlberg, page 7 Gems in Pottery by Katherine Taube, page 8 Room for Improvement by Leah Scott, page 9 What’s New in Home Economics edited by Marjorie Pettinger, page 10 In the Still of the Night by Helen Greene, page 12 Short but Sweet by Harriet Beyer, page 13 Dessert Course, a poem by Ronny Ronningen, page 14 Controlled Curves by Gertrude E. Hendriks, page 14 First Ladies by Ruth Sawin, page 15 Complaints of Shopworn Clerks by Ruth Dahlberg, page 16 Behind Bright Jackets, page 18 Alumnae News by Faithe Danielson, page 19 Lamp Light by Mary Bush, page 20 To Whom It May Concern, a poem by Ronny Ronningen, page 20 Heart to Heart by the editor, page 2

The Iowa Homemaker vol.17, no.5

Pause, a Poem by Jean Boland, page 1 Ring Out Those Bells! by Ruth Deems and Jane Binkard, page 2 We Become Independent Homemakers by Ruth Sawin, page 3 A Gracious Lady Carried the Lamp by Kay Hoffman, page 4 No Secrets from the Camera by Dorothy Evans, page 5 Please, Santa Claus by Jo Betty, page 6 Let Them Eat Bread, page 8 Invitation to Fun by Mary Ellen Lynch, page 9 Toyland Specials by Doris Rooke and Jo Betty, page 10 Mixing It Up by Agnes Frandsen, page 11 What’s New in Home Economics, page 12 Alums Make News by Faithe Danielson, page 14 Behind Bright Jackets, page 15 Top with Curls by Winnifred Cannon and Helen Greene, page 16 Home Ecs Watch the Wheels Go Around, page 17 You Asked Us, Gal by Francis Byrnes and Leo Mores, page 18 Lamps for Homemakers by Marian Weinel, page 20 Send Your Personality by Helen Clark, page 21 Christmas in Mid-Summer by Isabel Crowe, page 22 Plums from the Pudding by the editor, page 2

The Iowa Homemaker vol.18, no.2

Special Invitation for One by Jane Helser, page 2 Whether Dress or Mate – Investigate by Dorothy Goeppinger, page 3 A Petition to Play by Ruth Sawin, page 4 Hold Your Horses by Berniece Williams, page 5 Fashion Maypole by Barbara Field, page 6 “Veishea-timing” by Beth Cummings, page 8 Learn All to Do All by Alvina Iverson, page 9 Fifty Grads Go to Work by Faithe Danielson, page 10 Throwing Bouquets by Winnifred Cannon, page 11 What’s New in Home Economics edited by Marjorie Pettinger, page 12 Behind Bright Jackets edited by Winnifred Cannon, page 14 Pie for All by Evelyn Burchard, page 15 “You Can’t Print That!” by Beth Johnson, page 16 Homemaking in the Hills by Carolyn Roller, page 17 Dear Someone, by Helen Greene, page 18 Picnic Precautions by Ida Halpin, page 20 Browned With Precision by Anne Halder Allen, page 21 From Carving to Kitchens by Ruth Dahlberg, page 22 Busy Summering by Betty Burbank and Henrietta Dunlop, page 23 Bowls With a Past by Jean Metcalf, page 2

Pictures for the Family They Change Houses Into Homes

Good pictures change houses into homes, parlors into livable rooms. Pictures that are colorful, wisely selected, well framed and carefully hung lend interest and an atmosphere of cheer and beauty to every room in the home.</p

A Petition to Play

With the burning of Margaret Hall on April 9, Iowa State College lost in addition to a dormitory and a historical landmark, the home of the Women's Physical Education Department. In the division of Home Economics, the Physical Education Department is organized not only to teach women skills in the various sports, but to help them enjoy recreation which can be carried over into their lives after college.</p

We Become Independent Homemakers

Boldly inquiring into the more personal affairs of Iowa State Home Economics students, the Homemaker distributed a questionnaire to 120 women. Purpose was to determine what this representative group believed to be the practical value of their home economics training, their enjoyment or financial returns from it. The results are significant.</p

First Ladies For Their Hospitality

The president's New York home in 1789 with Martha Washington as official hostess, the White House today with Eleanor Roosevelt presiding- One hundred and forty nine years separate the reigns of these two women as "first ladies" and "first homemakers" of the United States, but their views on the art of entertaining and making guests feel at home are indeed similar. They offer examples in hospitality which any homemaker would like to follow.</p