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DAILY CAPITAL JOUBNAL, SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1913. t-AOa THEE1 II Given Course of Instruction in Domestic t Science and Arts Through Boys and Girls Club. MISS BROWN TELLS HOW SYSTEM HAS SUCCEEDED Tive Tnousand Girls Educated Along Special Lines Through Meetings Once a Week. UNITED PBESS LKASBD WIBX. Manhattan, Kansas, Dec. 22. Five thousands of Kansas girls who cannot af ford to attend school have been given elomentary instruction in a course of domestic science and arts during the past three years through "Boys and Girls Clubs." Not satisfied with leading all other Btates in the percentage of her young people attending college, the State of Kansas planned, out and put through a system of education for those young people attending college, the at home. Miss Florence L. Brown, of the Kansas Agricultural college, who has been in chargo of the Girl's Homo Ecr cnomies club since its inauguration, has Tpceived hundreds of letters from state institutions and private schools and colleges asking for explanation of her system, She has prepared the follow ing article explaining the work, for the United Press: Four years ago when a woman's time was fiiven wholly to the extension of such lines of college work as tho wo mankind of the state should desire, one of the first demands was for such train ing in cookery and sewing as could bo carried on by correspondence. Accord ingly, tho Girls' Home Economics club came in existence. The first year's work wns a failure, not because tho girls were not eager to organize clubs, but because tho material to be used by those clubs wns not prepared. Con sequently my first summer was spent in preparing a course in simple lessons in sewing and another in cookery. With this material to distribute, the work was arranged under a systematic plan and from the beginning of the second year has prospered. Organize Club. The plan by which theso clubs are conducted is as follows: Wherever thore is a group of girls who wish to take a scries of lessons regularly, a club is organized. Wherever' possible, these clubs are affiliated with high schools and we find that as a rulo, teachers make the best teachers for the clubs, though occasionally, we have a woman who is a superintendent's wife or a minister's wifo or Sunday school teach er or a house wife who has a real inter est in girls. The clubs meet usually once a week. Roports of what the students have ac complished at thoir homes during the proceeding week, are road and discuss ed, tho students giving their own ex periences. Work !b then planned for the ensuing week. These future lessons may be explained by tho leader, or by the pupils, and then demonstrations are cither given by the teachor alono or by several of the students. In many clubs the students take regular turns in giv ing demonstrations. Meet in Schools. The meeting places, of course, are optional. Many of the clubs meet reg ularly at a high school or grammar school building or at the home of the leader or one of the students. In oth er clubs it has been .found more con venient for members to take turns en tertaining the organization. When the meeting place is in a school room, mem bers contribute the necessary articlos of equipment and material foT the evening's work if demonstrations sup plement the discussions. Quite often, when the school room is the meeting place, each girl works out her lesson in her own kitchen and prepares a paper which is delivered at the next meeting. At these meetings minutes are kept and sent to my office. The expenses of these clubs is slight. The colleges receive no pay for this work, and give no credit for the courses, the work being solely a means of solf-improvement to the girls, and to carry to them as much ' education iu home economics as posible. When tak en continuously and thoughtfully, they will give to the girl who cannot other wise obtain it, a general elementary knowledge of the subject studied. Cookery Courses Revised. The second year's work was met with such great approval and was so success ful that we wanted to establish the work upon a better basis. Therefore, the course in cookery were revised and instead of being scattered lessens upon tho various phases of the subject they are now arranged in a logical Order based upon the outlines used in the reg ular college courses. We have at pres ent three courses in cookery and a fourth ready for the printer. The first two courses cover the olementary field of cookery in general, dealing with five food principles. The third course is ! given to tho more difficult problems of cookery including some few lessons up . on tho balancing of rations and some ' special diets, whilo the fourth couso is ! devoted entirely to diets for special disenses. 1 In sewing, tho first course is made up ' of elementary steps often termed model work or hnnd sewing and is supple mented by finished articles that will il lustrate tho work. Tho second course is a tape nnd rulo system of drafting mid making of undor garments. A third course is under preparation now and will deal with tho subject of alterations of patterns, enro and cleaning of cloth ing and kindred subjects. Another good featuro about our Girls' club work is through its adoption many schools that cannot afford a regular depart mentcan give their girls tho clomontnry ment can give their girls the elementary created an interest in homo economics which rosults in a demand for such a department in the high schools. Dur ing the past three years 6000 girls in the state have been members of these clubs, and have taken one or two les sons a week. Last year 77 clubs were organized. This was less than the year before because of thoir increased num ber of established domestic departments by high schools. LEHAN ACQUITTED OF CHARGE OF KILLING WOMAN rVNITID PHSB8 LBASRD WIR1.1 Toms River, N. J., Dec. 22. William J. Leehman was acquitted on a charge of murdering Miss Caroline Turner, whose body was found in the woods near hero a year ago. . An exchange says: "Silver is less val uable than eggs." PerhapB it is, but a pocket full of silver causes less uneasiness. House of Half Million Bargains Come and see the biggest won find in our place the biggest acc a threshing machine, ever seen. dishes, latest stylo new and seco women, shoes, suit cases, show ca of new and second hand machine Steam and water pumps, gasolin thing from a needle to a pioce o for everything. The House of a dor in the history of Salem. You will umulation of articles, from a hairpin to Feather bods, bed springs, crockery, ndhand pictures, clothing for men and ses, vacuum cleaners, books, all kinds ry, construction and all kinds of tools, e engines. We buy and sell every f gold. We pay the highest cash price Half Million Bargains. H. Steinbock Junk Co. 233 State Street. Salem, Oregon. Phone Main 224 LADY COOK SAYS CHILDREN SHOULD NOT BE TOLD FALSEHOODS BY BY LADY COOK. (Written for the United Pres). New York, Dec. 22. Parents may be assured that the welfare of their chil dren and the future of the race lie to a large extent in their hands. Their ac tions and habits and beliefs will gov ern those to come. If they fail, so will the others. If thoy do their duty wise ly, the children will follow tleir exam ple. Parents not only mould their own children, but their children's children to many generations. It, therefore, is the first duty of parents to strive dili gently, earnestly and heartfully to de vise the best methods of instructing their children in the care of their bod ies and the proper and God-given uses of its functions. Naturally, one sys tem of instruction would not do for all children, for some children rrature more quickly than others. The teacher of spelling or algebra has to grade the children so that the children more ad vanced, or quicker to grasp, will not be retarded by those who are slower to learn. So should the teacher of eugen ics exercise discretion in instructing the child. After the age of 10 or 12 the full detail of the wonders of our con ception and growth should be taught. If all parents followed this method it would do more to stamp out evils among children of tender years, and the opportunity for older children taking advantage of younger ones than any other one thing. Let a child bo mysti fied nnd it will be curious. Adopt an attitude of mystery and refusal to ex plain, and the child will gain from oth er children as ignorant of tho truth as itself, tho knowledge which tho parent wrongly withhold. Ignorance of eu genic truths, I am happy to say, does not always result in loss of virtue. In fact, it is an astounding fact that there is as much virtue in the world as there is, considering the eugonic ignorance of the majority of the children and youths. But bringing a child up to ma turity without loss of virtue is not all of a parent's duty. The parent is far from blameless if the son or daughter, after marriage, makes the mistake so frequent in the life of the young mar ried couple mistakes that are rue solely to ignorance of the most important mat ters, and mistakes which some times results in so much misery and so many broken marriage ties. Human passions have been found to be terrible forces, like steam or. fire, and instead of studying them in order to regulate them in accordance with their own true laws and their adapta tion to the world's well-being, they have been feared merely, fought down, and suppressed. There can be no argu ment sensibly made against full and complete instructions for young people about to be married. When one enters into a businoss as an employe or part ner, he first makes a study of that business. And yet how few are the young couples who are going into a life partnership in tho business of life and souls, who know the details of the "business." It is either parents do not realize what this ignorance may cost, or that tho parents aro too prud ish too replete with that false, mock modesty, which is nothing short of criminal. By all means, tho conplo should bo taught the use and regulation of the functions of tho body, and the instruction should be as complete and full as the instruction accorded tho stu dent who is to become a nurse or a doc tor or a clerk. EPIDEMIC OF MURDER AND THEFT CONTINUES IN FRANCI (UNHID PniSR LiD WIBH.l San Francisco, Dec. 22. Tho police wore still without a clew today to the burglar who shot and killed Edward Driscoll, aged 17, Saturday evening, when young Driscoll caught him nt work in his aunt's homo here. Perpetrators to tho thefts of a quan tity of revolvers and ammunition from Spiro Harness company and of tho typewriters from the press room near tho mayor's office in the city hall were also unaccounted for. Long lists of burglaries and holdups were reported, both Saturday and Sunday nights. The outlaws' activities on both nights were early in tho evening. In many cases they operated on well-lighted streets and in the much-frequented parts of town. THE CHRISTMAS STORE EVERYTHING IN OUR STORE REDUCED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CONTRACT GOODS 4 . 1 0 1 .B it M THE CHRISTMAS STORE EVERYTHING IN OUR STORE REDUCED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CONTRACT GOODS THE HOME OF PRACTICAL GIFTS We have gathered a large and varied assortment of dainty yet inexpensive Xinas gifts. You are sure to find what you are looking for here. LEATHER GOODS Traveling Bags, Suit Coses, Hand Bags, Traveling Cases, Toilet Cases, Card Sots, Bill Books, etc. All at re duced prices. GLOVES All the wanted kinds, colors and siz es, a bigger and better stock than ever. All at roduced prices. HANDKERKHIEFS The daintiest and always welcome gift. A large assortment o choose from in plain and hand embroidered. AU at reduced prices. Graceful and artistic toilet pieces for milady's dressing table. Mirror?, Trays, etc. All reduced. Silk Hosiery, Silk Kimonas, Silk Petticoats Neckwear, Waists, Linens If you don't know what to give Merchandise Orders Dennison's and Volland's Complete Line of Xmas Cards, Seals! Books and Christmas Dressings U. G. SHIPLEY COMPANY CAPITAL JOURNAL WANT ADS BRING RESULTS IMPORTANT The Portland Mausoleum Company have under construction in City View Cemetery, Salem, one of the most beautiful and substantial Community Mausoleums, of medium size, erected in the United States. An opportunity is afforded a limited number of families to purchase compartments in this perma nent burial monument. The cost is less than the "old way," and provision is made for perpetual care through the endowment fund WHY NOT PROVIDE"THE BETTER WAY?" Price of regular compartments will be advanced 10 per cent on December 1, 1913. Salem representative room 301 Hubbard building. Phone 239. Take a Warm Salt Plunge at , , Newport, Oregon The hot salt water Natatorium at Newport will be open dur ing the Christmas holidays, beginning December 24, and the people of Newport have arranged a week of special festivi ties, to include a musical entertainment, banquet, dance and other special features, including skating rink. Round Trip Fares Salem to Newport and return $5.15 Eugene to Newport and return $5.80 Albany io Newport and return $4.00 Corvallis to Newport and return $3.75 With corresponding low fares from all other points, and re turn limit six months from date of sale. Hotels and numerous cottages will be open and excellent accommodations at low rates provided. There Is Health and Pleasure In a beach outing at this season UGUENBibrlAbTAI ROUTE5 Call on nearest Southern Pacific agent for further partic ulars, train schedules, etc., or address JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. MR. 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