"The mid-winter meeting of the American Home Economics association, held at New Orleans December 28 to January 2, was a great success," declared Dean Anna E. Richardson on her return from the south, where she had attended this meeting.</p

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THE IOWA HOMEMA]{ER 7 American Home Economics Association Meets "The mid-winter meeting of the Ameri-can Home Economics association, held at New Orleans December 28 to January 2, was a great success," declared Dean Anna E. Richardson on her return from the south, where she had attended this meeting_ Seven hundred delegates from all parts of the United States were present and each and every one was royally enter-tained. Dean Richardson said the hos-pitality shown them was wonderful and that not only New Orleans but all the teachers of Louisiana helped to make the meeting a success. Seventeen hun-dred dollars were raised for the enter-tainment of the delegates which made possible automobile drives, banquets and luncheons in the beautiful city of New Orleans. The theme of this year's meeting of the association was, "The Realization of Our Responsibilities in the Development of the American Home". Each session brought out some different phase of this large subject. It is interesting to note how the program of this meeting corresponds to the de-partment of home economics developed in Iowa State College, One session was devoted wholly to food and nutritional research. The topics discussed were, "The Food Needs of Children," by Dr. Amy L. Daniels, University of Iowa, "Some Points to Emphasize in Teaching Nutrition in College," by Dr. Kathe,rine By LELA JOHNSON Blunt, University of Chicago, and "A Project with Underweight College Wom-en," by Ada M. Field, George Peabody College. Another session treated the sub-ject of "How Research 'Fields Affect the Home". In the Home Economics Education sec-tion one of the most important and worth-while lectures was given by Clara M. Brown of the University of Minnesota on "Some Results of Tests in Home Econom-ics". Some of the very tests discussed have been used at Iowa State College. These tests are given to girls entering college in order that they may be placed in classes in accordance with their pre-vious training. Another interesting sub-ject was that of "Facing Our Responsi-bilities Squarely". This was discusse'i:l. from the national as well as the indi-vidual standpoint. The Homemaker Group was especially interesting to the girls who plan to go from college to small towns or rural dis· tricts. Some of the things that they can take charge of and which are also very beneficial to their community are eve-ning schools for women in small towns, group organization for rural women, com-munity sanitation and adult health. Mary Lindsley, who is manager of the Grace Dodge Hotel, Washington, D. C., and who is one of the most successful women managers in the United States, discussed "Food Costs and the Worker's Coopera-tion". The association strives to bring the latest developments and thoughts in home economics before its members and is very instrumental in keeping them sup-plied with up-to-date knowledge in their work. One of the most important things brought to the notice of the delegates was the report of Senator Joseph E . Rans-dell of washington, D. C., that the Home Economics amendment to the Vocational Education bill, providing for money ~or home economic courses in public high schools, has been re-introduced by Sena-tor Fess of Ohio. Senator Ransdell urged all those present to go back to their re-spective states and arouse active support for this very beneficial amendment. Iowa State College was well repre-sented at this meeting. Miss Viola Bell, Miss Florence Busse and Miss Margaret Baker accompanied Dean Richardson, who besides serving on the executive committee of the association as one of the vice presidents, spoke at the general session on "What Good Management Means in Improving the Standard of the Home". Other speakers on the program who are familiar to Ames students were Mrs. Anna Gilchrist Strong of New Zea-~and, who has visited here, and Dr. Isabel Bevier of Illinois, upon whom Iowa State conferred her degree on the fiftieth anni-versary of the home economics depart-ment. The Evolution of Home Economics at Iowa State DOES anyone object to ramblin~, men-tally I mean? I do hope none of you do as I feel a premonition beyond a doubt that this is one of my rambling afternoons. And, after all, it is quite refreshing and so restful not to think connectedly for once. And it is no evi-dence of poor mentality, believe me. Now there was Omar Khayyam-you -aren't in-terested in Omar? Well then, there was the Old Main Air Line. Surely you don't mean to say you've never heard of the Air Line!' Well, well, and it such an institution too! Now you recall that the boys and girls all lived in Old Main. Yes, I know I've told you before but, well, they really did you know. The first floor wa~ dining hall and class rooms, the second held all the girls, the third the upper classmen and the fourth was "Freshmen Heaven." Of course they were all more or less inter-ested in each other (the students. not the floors, of course!) which was only natural. At present I believe the dormitories have a complicated "buzzer system", a most admirable arrangement I am sure. It lacks but one element to make it per-fect-mystery. It is so obviously what it is, you know, and so-well, inexclu-sive. Anyone is privileged to use it. Yes, VI. Disconnected Rambling~ By RUTH ELAINE WILSON it most certainly does smack of the or-dinary. Now there is nothing, in my mind so intriguing, so capable of adding a flavor all its own as a little dash of mystery. And this, in the words of 0. R. Cohen, is what the Air Line possessed "nothing else but." Now from here we must step to archi-tecture. You must know that the win-dows in Old Main were placed in parallel rows one directly above the other. Also, you must be told that the heating pipes ran from garret to basement and on the outside of the walls. And now for the workings of the Air Line. Let us suppose Sally is composedly studying in her room. It is a balmy sev-en o'clock on a spring evening. Sally turns a listless page. The seven o'clock becomes more balmy. "Tap-t-tap ! " Silence. "Tap-t-tap ! " Sally looks at the heating pipes. "Tap-t -tap ! " Silence. "Tap-t-tap ! " Sally puts down her book, goes to the heating pipes and with the back of a bone side-comb responds, "Tap-t-tap! Tap! Tap!" Then she goes to the hook for her straw hat, ties it on and leaves the room. Now look out of the window. There go Sally and "Rich" across the campus together. How do you suppose they made the arrangement? Proceed to Emma's room. She and Kate (friend roommate ) are squabbling over their "neck ribbons." "T.he long one is mine!" says Emma. Certainly, Emma, we are sure of that, but-what on earth has gotten into your heating pipes? They have commenced a hideous tattoo. Kate rushes to the window. Emma follows. We are amazed. Just below the level of the window sill hangs a basket. On the other end of its suspending string is attached a hand. A boy's head nods from the window two ~tories above. . . Five minutes later. Kate and Emma have forgotten their squabble and are eating pop corn. Where do you suppose they got it? Occasionally there were hitches in the system, but what system doesn't have its hitches? Now take the case of Ruthie Morrison: Ruthie had a brother in Old Main and he was a freshman. Let's see, that puts him on fourth floor. One after-noon Ruthie was entertaining the pre-captress, perforce, and the brother was in need of communication (he had probab-ly made his first date and wanted to know what to wear), and he put in a long dis-tance via the Air Line. The preceptress was curious and Ruthie a poor fibber-

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