The campanile rang forth its music to nearly 2,000 extra men and women during the Farm and Home Week Short Course, held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5

Dewell, Barbara

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The campanile rang forth its music to nearly 2,000 extra men and women during the Farm and Home Week Short Course, held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5.</p

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THE IOWA HOMEMAKER 11 Farm and Home Week T HE campanile rang forth its mu-sic to nearly 2,000 extra m en and women during the Farm and Home Week Short Course, held from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5. Farmers, homemakers and profes· sional men and women forgot the du-ties of farm, horne and offices and be-carne students again. · The halls lodged a good portion of the women, and lights "blinked" for them at 10 ·o'clock, break-fast served from 7: 15 to 7: 30 and class work began at 8 a. rn. They became regular college boys and girls. The buildings buzzed with excite-ment. People from all over the state were here. For the first time, the new Horne Economics Hall was open for actual use to the women of Iowa. Reg-ular inspection tours were conducted thru the building and the women found it so interesting that it took an hour and 15 minutes to cover it. Coming in thru the front entrance, there was the Catherine MacKay Auditorium to see. In the west wing, the foods and nutrition laboratories wer e inspected and in the east wing the tex tiles and clothing laboratories for textiles, pat-terns and millinery. The tea room and institutional cookery kitchen on the ground floor offered another interest· ing excursion. If the regular students of Iowa State College had their eyes and ears open they profited nearly as much by the short course as the Farm and Horne ·week people. Many well known men RECENTLY a friend of mine (Mrs. ;s), who has a son three years of age, said to me, "Everyone to whom I show the house always says in an amazed tone, a fter seeing Sonny's room, 'Yes, it is nice for Sonny to have a room, but that leaves you without a g uest room'." "How did you answer them?" I asked· Mrs. B. "I reminded them that a guest room ·is used but occasionally during the year," she replied, "while Sonny would use the room every day. It seemed to me far mm·e sensible to give the child the advantage of a room of his own, than to let it stand in idleness await-ing the occasional guest." By way of explana tion, I may say that Mr. and Mrs. B have just com-pleted the furnishing of their new cot-tage, which was built last fall. Proceeding on this theory, Mrs. B has succeeded in evolving an extrem ely attractive room at very small cost. As she explained , " I had almost nothing By BARBARA DEWELL and women were on our campus, and lectures worth hearing were being giv-en at every hour of the clay, in prac-tically every building. Among the noted speakers for the homemakers was Miss Lita Bane, pres-ident of the American Home Econom-ics Association. Miss Bane spoke at the second meeting of the short course on "Some Static in Health Matters." "Health," declared Miss Bane, "is most important. Touchy, irritable peo-ple may trace such static to lack of physical, mental and spiritual health. We are all interested in physical health for three reasons: first, because it makes life more enjoyable; second, because of the desire to prolong the lives of those we love; and third, be-cause of the money appeal. You must guard your health as one of your most precious assets. Take exercise. It is said that m en live by work, play, love and worship. In the country there are vast opportunities for work and wor-ship. P lay is more difficult to manage. Then one must have courage. Glorify the common task, when the static is the worst, call upon your courage, play the game squarely, play it heartily, play until the whistle blows and the game is over." Mrs. Mildred Weigley Woods, a home-maker of Phoenix, Ariz., was another well known visitor on our campus. The girls of the lv1ary B. Welch house en-tertained her and the men and women of the advanced H :>me Management Sonny's Room By GRACE BONNELL to spend except my t ime and energy, but I was more than willing to spend that, in order to give Sonny the most favorable surroundings for his develop-mont, for, according to the psycholo-gist, Tanner, a child is in his most plastic state when he is of pre-school age, and his environment and training at that time have much to do with the forming of his character." I will try to show you over the r oom as she showed it to me. Altho it is a rather small room, it is properly cross ventilated and well lighted by ·a west and a north window. The floor is of hardwood, waxed, and the woodwork is painted ivory. The walls are untinted. An iron crib-bed, painted ivory with blue trimming, stands in one corner, and in the other is a low, old fashioned commode that Mrs. B has . transformed into a dresser. She painted it ivory. Small, brightly colored Dutch figures, grouped to form a scene, adorn the doors of the commode. This was ef-fected by copying a tra n sfer pattern class at a buffet dinner, after which !l-round table discussion was held. Every morning from 8 to 10 discus-sion groups were held in Home Eco-nomics Hall. Topics perta:ining to Art in the Home, Household Administra-tion, Children's Clothing and Food and Nutrition were discussed. · The Iowa Federation of Women's· Clubs loaned an exhibit of modern paintings for the short course. There were also some copies of representa-tive modern pottery. Among the pic-tures were: "The Pioneer," by Robert Amick; "Early Autumn," by George Traver; "Royal Gorge," by Parrish, and "The Whistling Boy," by Frank Daveenck. Samples of Rookwood, Pewabie, Newcomb and Van Brysle pottery were shown. A library exhibit was placed in the seminar room. This exhibit was made up of children's books, professional books, modern fiction, biographies and periodicals. The third floor of Home Economics Hall was made especially attractive be-cause it exhibited colorful and inter-esting designs, most of which were student work. Features of the room were a dining room, a child's room and a living room furnished in the early American sty\e. The short course visitors not only became acquainted with our buildings, but our homes. Teas were given at the home management houses and all the halls and sorority houses entertained the visitors one night at dinner. over carbon 011 the door, then painting the figures. A large old mirror with a wooden frame painted to match the commode is hung low enough so that Sonny may "see himself as others see him." A small chest, on which rest cushions of blue and ivory nursery cre-tonne, is placed under one window, and under the other is a low book rack filled with Sonny's favorite picture books and some other books his mother hopes he will want to read when he gets a little older, for one of her aims is to try to inculcate in him a love for good books. Sonny's little rocker and a small, plain kitchen chair, painted ivory, complete the furniture of the room. 'fhe window drapes are of un· bleached muslin, dyed a soft pink, with a flower motif appliqued on. The at-tractive bed spread is made of un-bleached muslin. Pink g.ingham forms the border, and a scene of children at play is done in the center with crayon, together with Stevenson's verse: (Continued on p age 17) 

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